21 Nov Prone Ys – Head Lift
HOW: Start by lying face down with your arms out to the side of your in the shape of a "Y". Tuck your chin slightly and lift your head off the ground while still looking down. Then lift just your upper back off the...
21 Nov Prone Ts – Head Lift
HOW: Start by lying face down with your arms out to the side of your in the shape of a "T". Tuck your chin slightly and lift your head off the ground while still looking down. Then lift just your upper back off the...
21 Nov Prone Overhead Press – Head Lift
HOW: Start by lying face down with your arms by your side. Tuck your chin slightly and lift your head off the ground while still looking down. Then lift just your upper back off the ground - not your lower back. While keeping your...
21 Nov Kneeling Thoracic Spine Extension Mobilization
HOW: Get set up first by placing a barbell around thigh height on a rack. You can also perform this exercise on a box, bench, or any other object around that height. Then get down on both knees and place the end of your...
11 Nov Tabletop Hip Internal Rotation – AROM, Foam Roller
HOW: Get set-up laying on your back with your hips and knees bent with your legs in the air. Place a foam roller, yoga block, your fists, or any object you feel comfortable with to squeeze in between your distal thighs and knees. Perform...
11 Nov Quadruped Multifidus Lift – Hip Extension
HOW: Get set-up in a quadruped position on your hands and knees, have one knee on an elevated surface. To begin the exercise, lift the leg off the ground that is not on the elevated surface and even out your pelvis and low back...
11 Nov Chest Opener – Hands Behind Head
HOW: Get set-up with your hands behind your head in a seated position. To perform the stretch, pinch your shoulder blades back together and move your elbows out and back to open up your chest. As you do this also focus on lifting your...
28 Oct Tall Kneeling Hip Extension
HOW: Start in a tall kneeling position with both knees down on the ground. The first step is to posteriorly tuck your pelvis by imagining you're tucking a tail between your legs. Next, keeping this tuck, squeeze your glutes and core very hard and...
28 Oct Supine Pelvic Tilt
WHY: This exercise will help you to learn low back and pelvic body awareness. Learning body awareness in these regions is important when trying to manage pain now and in the future. This exercise also promotes motion in this region and can help with...
28 Oct Half Kneeling Hip Extension
HOW: Start in a half-kneeling position with one knee down. The first step is to posteriorly tuck your pelvis by imagining you're tucking a tail between your legs. Next, keeping this tuck, squeeze your glutes and core very hard and drive your hip forward,...