I have been keeping busy down here in Miami, Florida. I am about a quarter of the way through my first semester as a PhD student and I have been kept busy with teaching my first class (Introduction to Athletic and Sport Injuries) and by being a research assistant for my adviser as well. I have also had the opportunity to keep myself busy yet physically active by taking
Supposedly this is a painting of the first chiropractic "adjustment"
That is the question that was asked of me recently by a client. This question was offered to me in a hushed manner as if it was a taboo or risky thing to ask somebody.
In reality, I can understand the demeanor of the question due to the previous issues between the chiropractic profession and societies
"Tight Hamstrings, The Epidemic That Never Existed."
-Dr. Erson Religioso, DPT
Trying to touch my toes at my first SFMA seminar.
This little nugget of knowledge developed during a conversation that my good friend Dr. E of The Manual Therapist and I were having together after his recent post. It is crazy how many times you will hear people mention how tight
Howdy Folks! Today I wanted to take a quick moment to comment on some discrepancies that I have noticed when hearing people discuss thoracic mobility and the need for thoracic extension. Anyone that is familiar with the Functional Movement System is probably well aware of the lack of thoracic mobility that many people seem to suffer from. This is something that you often
Howdy Readers! Today I wanted to take some time to report on a case that I was presented with during this previous basketball season. Then I will discuss how I addressed the case and what I wish that I could have changed about the case. I will also be using my findings from the patient's Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA), and so here is the SFMA acronym legend:
FN:
Today's post
is the fourth part of my self-SFMA(Selective Functional Movement Assessment)
case study series. Specifically, We will look at and break out my
dysfunctional Multi-segmental Flexion movement pattern from my SFMA Top
Tier Post.
I'm jealous of those that can do this.
Here are the links
for the first three posts of this series:SFMA
Today's post is the third part of my self-SFMA(Selective Functional Movement Assessment) case study series. Specifically, We will look at and break out any dysfunctional upper extremity movement patterns from my SFMA Top Tier Post.
In the first post/video, I was dysfunctional/non-painful (DN) for the Upper Extremity Pattern One (Combination of
Time to make an assessment of myself
Today's post is second part of my self-SFMA(Selective Functional Movement Assessment) case study series. Specifically, We will look at the dysfunctional cervical spine movement patterns from my SFMA Top Tier Post. In the first post/video, I was dysfunctional/non-painful (DN) for the Cervical Flexion Pattern,
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Dorsiflexion. This important motion occurs at the ankle and is seen when the dorsal(top) aspect of the foot and the anterior(front) aspect of the tibia(shin) move closer together. This motion is seen with and is necessary for proper execution of many basic human movements including squatting, running, walking, jumping and more. This motion is a vital part of most functional
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