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For long arc quad with ankle pump, go ahead and straighten the knee all the way out. When you get it all the way straightened out, bring the toes up toward the nose and keep it there. Hold real strong and then point it down, up and down ten times.
So once you're in the position, you're going to bend the knee up and you can use a strap a belt or even a sheet at home. And then go ahead and kick out against that belt so that you're getting a little resistance there. Good. And then relax and gently pull that up just a little bit farther. And t...
For diaphragmatic breathing,Ā go ahead and put one hand on your chestĀ and one hand on your stomach and take a deep breath in.Ā We want all the movement to be coming from the stomach,Ā so your hand on your chest should be staying nice and still,Ā while the one on your stomach is moving up toward ...
Ā For the half kneeling dorsiflexion stretch with the kettlebell, you're going to grab the bell and put your foot out to the side at a right angle to your down knee. You're going to stay up nice and tall, shoulders back, and you're going to lean forward, keeping that heel down on the ground. And y...
Now we're going to take a look at both evaluating the person's multifidus and then also starting to show them how to contract it. We ultimately want to get a volitional contraction of the multifidus. So we're going to palpate the iliac crest. And then we're going to go inward and find the spinous...
For the lean, lock, lift exercise with weight, you will bend the left knee up. Hug your arms around it. Bring your knee all the way up to your chest. Lean toward that right side. Straighten your knee all the way out and bring your toes up toward your nose. And then go ahead and lift the leg up, k...
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Let's go ahead and bring your right foot out to the side. Slide it out. Keep that knee nice and still. Good. And let's see the left foot. Let's do both feet at the same time. And let's do internal rotation on the right and keep that foot, nice and flat. So that's really limited. Letās go ahead on...
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For lower body extension rolling start with both arms overhead. For this rolling pattern, you're going to keep your arms and your upper body completely still like you can't move them. You're going to begin the pattern by bringing the leg over and across your body, while keeping the upper body rel...
For upper body extension rolling, start with both arms overhead and then bend the lead elbow. Looking at that elbow by turning your head and you're going to pretend that you cannot move from the waist down. You're going to initiate the rolling with your elbow and your head looking, keeping the le...
Hey, everyone! Today we're going to be discussing a push to base and return for lateral speed and agility. So what we'll do is instruct our athlete to get in the starting position, finding our ready athletic base. We will then push in the direction we want to go with the opposite leg. So push and th...
I remember him vividly.
He was a cantankerous old farmer. You know the type. Rough and rugged exterior but would do anything for anyone at the drop of a hat. At 72, he was still working on the farm daily.
Heād had a total hip replacementĀ and was resistant to physical therapy from the beginning.Ā
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