There are 17 muscles that position and move the scapula. If you think the muscles are the key to scapular stability, you’re only partially correct.
Bill Hartman
Structure doesn’t always equal pain
It’s normal for tissues and structures like bones,tendons, joints, and spinal discs to change as we age. Just because there’s a change doesn’t guarantee it is a source of pain. In many cases, function can be restored and activities can be resumed with effective treatment.
Short Topic: There’s a squatting controversy? Seriously?
Optimal varies with imposed demands (load, speed, surface, fatigue, visual cues, stance width, pelvic position, hip joint shape, etc.). Squatting is not as simple as knees out being better than knees in or toes out being better than toes straight. Variability is the ideal. It would be desirable to be able squat in many different […]
Thoughts on Long-Term Athletic Development and Training Young Athletes
This was actually a Facebook post that did pretty well in the “likes” department so I thought I’d build on it a bit for a blog. Thoughts on long-term athletic development… 1. In a sporting environment, athletes perform based on learned prediction models associated with experience. 2. Research supports the understanding that motor [movement] variability […]
Perception, Threat, Pain, and Purple
A brief thought/memory on perception of threat, the brain, and pain… Back in the mid 90’s I worked in Florida for a bit and met Chris who was another PT at a beach party. He was heavily tattooed, had spiky hair, and multiple earrings in each ear. In talking to some co-workers who knew him […]