Muscle imbalances are a common cause of neck pain and dysfunction. As such, clinicians must be able to assess and correct these imbalances. That’s the topic of the this three part article series. My objective is to discuss assessment and corrective exercise recommendations for some of the most common muscle imbalances affecting the cervical […]
Deep Neck Flexor 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 spine. In this first article we will discuss the cervical flexors. Subsequent articles will cover the extensor and […]
Advanced Bird Dog 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 solution is to use the Bird Dog only with more deconditioned […]
Training the Hip Hinge
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 possible in the treatment process. However, most of […]
Advanced Side Bridge 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 rehab that focused on isolating the lateral trunk muscles. But the Side Bridge […]
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