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The Side Bridge: The best exercise. ever.

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Published on: January 3, 2021

Intended Audience:  anyone who has not already been doing this for years

OK, OK.  There is not just one perfect exercise for everyone.  But this one comes close and for reasons you don’t expect.  The side bridge is an exercise that is typically thrown into the category of the “core” and people think it is just done as a replacement for oblique ab crunches.  While yes, it is a great replacement for that exercise it provides so much more. (more…)

The danger of hip extension - self care for Labral tears.

Categories: hip pain, physiotherapy
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Published on: January 28, 2021

Audience: Therapists, Strength Coaches and Patients

Purpose: Pointing out that not everyone has tight hip flexors and stretching the Psoas may be a very bad thing

Warning: “Danger” is a little dramatic,  my apologies for any hysteria I have caused.

Anterior hip pain is common and many of us feel a pinching, catching or inside thigh pain with squatting and other hip movements.  Physiotherapists and chiropractors will see this everyday and it is often challenging to treat due to its multifactorial cause.  This pain can manifest during walking, squatting (a pinching sensation felt during a squat) or during different exercises. There are certainly many causes and one possible cause of this anterior hip pain is stress applied to the anterior capsule of the hip joint.  In severe cases this can lead to what is called a labral tear. Functionally, you can refer to the dysfunction as excessive anterior femoral glide. (more…)

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