by Dr. Jason Gray | Mar 3, 2017 | Exercise Progressions, Functional Assessment, Neck Exercises
Abnormal posture and muscle imbalances are widely regarded as primary sources of neck pain. This three part series will discuss assessment and corrective exercise recommendations for some of the most common muscle imbalances and movement faults affecting the cervical...
by Dr. Jason Gray | Feb 16, 2017 | Exercise Progressions, Lower Back, Our Blog, Trunk Exercises
The classic Bird Dog exercises are invaluable in the early stages of back pain rehabilitation. But there’s a problem. Many of these classic exercises are not challenging enough to be useful in the later stages of treatment. The basics are simply too basic. One...
by Dr. Jason Gray | Feb 4, 2017 | Corrective Exercise Tract, Exercise Progressions, Lower Back, Trunk Exercises
Excessive lumbar flexion is widely recognized as a common mechanism of lower back injury. As such, minimizing spine flexion in an attempt to reduce tissue stress is a primary objective in the treatment of many back pain patients. And this needs to be done as early as...
by Dr. Jason Gray | Jan 26, 2017 | Exercise Progressions, Lower Back, Trunk Exercises
The Side Bridge is a fundamental exercise for trunk protection and stability. In a previous article I discussed the basic Side Bridge exercise progressions. This progression contained a series of base exercises that are most appropriate in the earlier stages of spine...
by Dr. Jason Gray | Jan 11, 2017 | Functional Assessment, Lower Back, Our Blog
The Bridge is a great exercise for the glutes, as well as the spinal stabilizers. But it can also serve as a simple (but very effective) assessment tool for lumbo-pelvic-hip (LPH) stability. In this article I’ll discuss how to use the Bridge as a test for LPH...
