The orientation of the pelvis and thorax influence the shape of the axial skeleton as well as the position of the glenoid and the acetabulum. This, in turn, influences muscle orientation and action to produce the available range of motion that is available during movement or table tests. In this video, manipulate the Padawan’s position […]
Breathing exercises
Manual Therapy to Increase Shoulder Flexion and Cervical Rotation
In the heterarchy of treatment, I rarely do manual therapies as my first line of intervention. Patients and clients always achieve more when they can create changes themselves and learn self-management. When a local influence is needed that the client cannot produce themselves, then manual therapy may be useful to create an opportunity to make […]
Bill Hartman’s Weekly Q & A for The 16% – December 8, 2019
Links to this week on YouTube: Bill Hartman’s Weekly Q & A for the 16% – December 1, 2019: https://youtu.be/U_qdZevvS9U The IFAST Podcast #5 with Mike Robertson and Bill Hartman – How we train the pros: https://youtu.be/Onnpa5gsfa8 A Simple Self-Test to Assess Your Breathing: https://youtu.be/djkJmqL1di0 Simplifying Lower Cervical Mechanics: https://youtu.be/jGzj__fcYn8 Power Output from The Inside-Out: […]
Power Training from the Inside-out
Power training is often measured or expressed as a product of our extremity movement. The reality is that if we are unable to move or control the forces produced internally, then our power production in any movement is compromised. We can manipulate exercises to emphasize different aspects of internal force management, but we need to […]
Simple Self-Tests to Assess Breathing
We can use shoulder flexion and hip flexion as self-tests to assess your ability to breathe effectively. There are other simple tests like a toe touch or squat, but they may allow compensatory strategies to achieve the end result. I’m more in favor of the asymmetrical tests as you can test both extremes of inhalation […]