The spine is an accumulation of bones, ligaments, and water + collagen in the form of intervertebral discs. The spine lays in the middle of your body AKA mid-saggital without curving or twisting laterally. This isn’t news to many of you, but when looking at the spine from the lateral view we see what looks almost like a snake as...
If you google “Baseball Strength and Conditioning in San Diego” I am certain you will find a ton of results. Every strength and conditioning coach has their own twist on their training and it most certainly continues to evolve as we steadily find more research studies to support exercise selection, training modalities, and the way we track objective information over...
Plantar Fasciitis is a very frustrating injury for many people, and is all too common with about 2 million patients treated for it annually in the United States. If you’re suffering with this condition, you know it can produce a range of symptoms, and the pain often undulates in severity, from sometimes very sharp and severe (often in morning and...
Last post we discussed how posture can influence pain in different ways. Sitting at a desk for long periods of time leads to x, y, and z; muscles certainly become overactive (a muscle or group of muscles that are short, tight, and strong) as well as underactive (lengthened and/or weak) which may contribute to pain on a daily basis. Part...
Defining “bad” posture is tricky. What really constitutes as “bad” might be different from person to person. However, there are some general guidelines that the majority of people can benefit from. First, if you sit at a desk, staring at a computer or phone most of the day, you may have forward rounded posture. This presents as the shoulders being dumped...