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...
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 Single Leg Balance – Off Step
HOW: Find a step or elevated surface. Line yourself up sideways to the step and place your leg on it. Push yourself up and hold a single leg balance position. FEEL: Keep your core and glutes squeezed as hard as you can to maintain...
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,...
27 Oct Bird Dog – On Swissball
HOW: Begin on your hands and knees with a swiss ball under your stomach. Engage your core slightly then lift one arm up and the opposite leg towards the ceiling. Your shoulder blade should drive the arm movement, your glutes should drive the leg...
27 Oct Prone Swimmer
HOW: Lay face down with your arms overhead. Lift one arm up and the opposite leg towards the ceiling. Your shoulder blade should drive the arm movement, your glutes should drive the leg movement. FEEL: You will feel the muscles on the back of...
27 Oct Prone Swimmers – In Extension
HOW: Lay face down with your arms overhead. Elevate both arms and legs off of the floor into a superman position. Lift one arm up and the opposite leg towards the ceiling and repeat back and forth. Your shoulder blade should drive the arm...
27 Oct Mountain Climber – Slow, Band
HOW: Begin in a high plank position making sure your shoulders, hips, knees, and ankles are in a straight line with resistance and around your feet. Keep your core engaged then lift one leg up and drive the knee towards your chest. Return and...
