It’s Squat Week! Today is a follow-up question from yesterday when I talked about left shifts in the squat, so today is a right shift question. Grap your @neurocoffee and let’s dig in. From Alex: Would all the same strategies apply for a right hip shift or would it be somewhat different? I know you […]
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Q & A for The 16% – Left Shift in a Squat/Left Sacrum Compression
Here’s a client case for today’s Q & A that may be of interest. Sit back with your @neurocoffee and enjoy. From Dori: I have a client with an ongoing sense of pressure in the left sacral area and left upper back/lower cervical area when she squats. She shifts to the left when she squat […]
Q & A for the 16% – Single Leg Stance Hip Mechanics
Here’s a great question to lead into the weekend on some pelvic-hip mechanics and recognizing how one manages the propulsive phase of gait. Hope you’ve got your @neurocoffee in hand. From Mikhael: If someone is standing on one leg (left) and another leg is flexed in hip and knee 90 degrees then the standing leg’s […]
Q & A for The 16% – A Runner with IT Band Syndrome… Really?
I think the representation of the IT Band is still misunderstood even though we have some good dissection information that should have clarified things 14 years ago. Hope you have your @neurocoffee handy. From Tony: I have a runner diagnosed with a right IT Band friction syndrome where he gets pain with running at the […]
Padawan Lesson: Understanding Relative Motion and Orientation of the Hip and Pelvis
Padawan Lesson: Expand your view of what you’re measuring at the hip joint. Relative motions are occurring at all times. The pelvis should and will orient differently as you move the hip through its excursion. If we can appreciate this, we can better recognize what the body is demonstrating, and our interventions can be better […]