28 Apr Pillow Adjustment For Bedtime Neck Pain

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Do you wake up with neck pain, jaw pain, or headaches? Did you know your sleeping position and your pillow set-up could be contributing to these symptoms!? SIDE SLEEPERS! Try out this simple trick that may be the key to improving your morning and daytime aches....

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28 Apr Learning Thoracic & Scapular Position With The GravityFit TPro

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A lot of people have asked us for cues and tips for promoting optimal trunk and scapular position. Specifically, people want to know how to make sure they’re doing exercises correctly on their own without someone cueing them. One solution - neuromuscular re-education with the...

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28 Apr Core Activation Warm-up Routine

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The "core" is a loose term thrown around the health and fitness industry, especially when it comes to "core training". There is a lack of consistency when people discuss the term "core stability", however an article by Tricia Majewski-Schrage, Todd A. Evans, and Brian Ragan...

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28 Apr ACJ Separation Rehab Sample Exercises

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Demonstrated here are 3 example exercises that could be incorporated in a late-stage acromioclavicular joint separation injury rehabilitation program. Acriomioclavicular joint (ACJ) separation injuries are a common shoulder girdle injury in athletes. This is due to the mechanism of injury, which is usually a direct force...

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28 Apr Improve Your Turkish Get Up

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If you only have time for one exercise and want a full body workout, the Turkish Get Up should be considered! The TGU requires...

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28 Apr FRC Principle: Passive end range holds, lift offs, and hovers

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These videos focus on the FRC principles: passive end range holds, passive end range lift offs, and hovers. These techniques help to improve muscular strength, joint resiliency, and muscular and neurological control. The concept of of irradiating tension throughout my body remains in the techniques. The...

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28 Apr FRC Principle: PAILs & RAILs

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These videos emphasize FRC principles: progressive (PAIL) and regressive angular isometric loading (RAIL). These techniques help teach the central nervous system (CNS) how to control and function in newly acquired ranges. Utilizing isometric contraction teaches the nervous system to have ACTIVE control over a particular...

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28 Apr FRC Principle: Controlled Articular Rotations (CARs)

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This video focuses on the FRC principle: controlled articular rotations. The concept of CARs is that the joint capsule relays multidirectional and rotatory information to the central nervous system (CNS). For this reason, the rotatory component of CARs is imperative and should not be overlooked....

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26 Apr Sample Exercises For Cranky Shoulders

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Here are some of my go to exercises for active individuals that are dealing with some painful shoulders. If reaching overhead is giving you issues, do a few sets of these exercises pain-free and try reaching overhead again. I like to describe how a healthy shoulder...

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26 Apr How To Introduce And Progress Cutting For Athletes

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Check out this video that demonstrates a step-by-step process for cutting. Cutting is a foundational movement in sports that incorporates acceleration with a change in direction. Cutting movement analysis is a hot topic because dynamic knee valgus is common. As we have said in previous episodes,...

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