The subscapularis is a muscle under your shoulder blade that is often tight with those individuals that have a painful arm or shoulder. Since the subscapularis plays a big role in stabilization of the shoulder, tightness is often associated with an impingement that can effect the bursa and the rotator cuff. Check out the video [...]
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Does Pilates help increase abdominal and upper extremity strength and endurance?
August 1, 2010 – 2:28 PM
One of the common questions I get from patients in the clinic is “will doing Pilates help me” and then I answer their question with another question “well, what are your fitness goals?”. If you need to increase your core strength, flexibility, and muscular endurance, then the answer is an unequivocal YES! Pilates can be a [...]
Proximal stability before distal mobility
May 21, 2010 – 9:42 PM
If you have ever been a patient of mine, you have probably heard me talk about certain treatment principles that I strongly adhere to. One such principal is “Proximal stability before distal mobility” which simply refers to the fact that we must first have good mobility and strength along our core (mid-line structures along our spine) before we can [...]