by Dr. Jason Gray | Apr 18, 2017 | Exercise Progressions, Lower Back, Trunk Exercises
Training trunk stability and control is a critical goal with low back pain treatment. Traditional exercises like curl-ups, bird-dogs, and side bridges are a great starting point. But developing strength and control of trunk rotation is also an important (but often...
by Dr. Jason Gray | Mar 23, 2017 | Exercise Progressions, Neck Exercises
Muscle imbalances are a common cause of neck pain. As such, clinicians need simple and effective tests to assess movement and muscle balance in the cervical spine. And they need to know what to do when dysfunction in uncovered. That has been the topic of this three...
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...
