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Spinephysicaltherapist.com I am a Physical Therapist at Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates in Matthews NC. When I

I am a Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist (COMT) with background in Maitland, dry needling, SFMA, Titleist assessment and I’m a CrossFit level 1 trainer.

07/23/2022

People suffering from low back pain have difficulty activating their abdominals—many hold their breath.

Did you know your diaphragm is considered one of the deepest stabilizers of your spine.

Many don’t understand how to use their diaphragm and subsequently will use it in the exact opposite way it was intended. This is called paradoxical breathing, and is described as your belly going in when you breath in and your belly going out when you breath out.

An article in Journal of sports Physical Therapy states

“The subsequent insufficient exchange of gasses is thought to lead to respiratory distress and musculoskeletal imbalances. Similarly, Breathing pattern disorders(BPD) known as hyperventilation syndrome and tachypnea alters the body's pH producing respiratory alkalosis; which results in an array of symptoms including headache, dizziness, chest pain, trouble sleeping, breathlessness, light sensitivities, exhaustion, and cramps. The cause of paradoxical breathing and hyperventilation syndrome is not always known, but can be associated with stress or an emotional response to a traumatic situation. The secondary symptoms of BPDs, such as frequent yawning, inability to take a deep breath, fatigue and panic attacks, may resolve with an appropriate intervention.”

Could trauma and disease create breathing difficulty; and could breathing difficulties create further dysfunctions.

Respiration issues
Muscle imbalances
Thoracic back pain
Low back pain
Neck pain from accessory muscle breathing.
Increased risk for chronic syndromes

The list could go on…..

What do the following people with pain have in common: -Powerlifters -Yoga instructors -Stay at home moms who works out ...
07/23/2022

What do the following people with pain have in common:

-Powerlifters
-Yoga instructors
-Stay at home moms who works out 6 days a week
-80 year old man who has never had worked out a day in his life
-20 year old CrossFit’er
-50 mile runner
-40 year old construction worker

They are all missing some fundamental movement pattern there body needs in order to produce effective and efficient motion.

Now I don’t mean we don’t have occasional strains and pains, but I’m talking about serious injury, one pain after another, or chronic pain.

I have found your body doesn’t start hurting unless there are some fundamental components of your movement missing.

I had a patient say this today and it perfectly sums up physical therapy.

She said this after her second session with an almost aha moment, “the basics are really important.”

👉👉👉Yes they are

09/11/2020

Anybody have forward shoulder posture? How about with working out ?

Let’s work on getting our shoulders back with both.

Two mobility exercises
1. Posterior capsule -let the weight push your shoulder down into the ground
2.posterior capsule/IR- keep shoulder back the whole time while pushing into IR

Three activation exercises
1. Subscap-shoulder back and rotate mostly to IR
2. Rhomboids - feel your shoulder Blade do the work.
3.lats - activate your lats with retraction, IR and extension.

08/13/2020

The only 3 foam roller exercises you will ever need to do for your legs.

07/07/2020

From our last video, we can progress the same technique to hanging abdominal exercises. Remember to maintain neutral spine all the time!!!

06/27/2020

When we work out we must always maintain an active neutral spine. Not maintaining a neutral spine is a common fault during most exercises, and in this video I will detail how we lose control of our spine during lower abdominal exercises.

06/20/2020

An easy exercise that therapists and patients get wrong all the time. If done right you won’t need resistance.

05/08/2020

I hate stretching hamstrings!! Do you ever wish there was another way? Here are my three exercises for longer hamstring(posterior chain).

Especially for people with lordosis or increased arch.

1. Cat-cow with just the cat. Maybe do 10 reps with holding 10 seconds.

2 Slow lowering with reverse crunch. Slowly lower each vertebrae to the ground. Pause at the end while keeping legs as straight as possible while back is fully in touch with ground. 10 reps and maybe a couple of sets.

3. Inch worm. Make sure to go into handstand position getting legs as close as you can to your arms using your abs. Keep legs straight. Maybe 10 reps and a couple of sets.

Enjoy your elongated hamstrings (posterior chain).

03/31/2020

Let’s take a look at another fault in the way people bend and lift.

03/20/2020

In this fault, people tend to arch their low back. Especially when trying to stand after bending in some way.

03/04/2020

Fault 2 with bending. Keep your weight even and your butt back !!

02/17/2020

Improper bending (also known as lumbar spine flexion) may be the single biggest cause of low back pain. Most people think their bulging disc and disc degeneration caused their low back pain. While that may be correct, the real question is “what caused that injury to be symptomatic?” It’s not the primary cause of ongoing symptoms. Your poor bending led to your spine wearing down which then eventually caused pain. Your MRI shows the injury but does not show the root cause of the injury. Guess what? If you can learn to bend the right way (in other coming videos) you can be pain-free again. This is because you are dealing with the underlying cause—your poor movement.

02/07/2020

Proper bending

03/21/2019

Have difficulty with the plank ?? Start here . Have low back pain? make it easy on yourself. Want good exercises to start with for training abdominals ??

03/15/2019

Glut Activation is key to preventing low back pain. The bridge is foundational for a lot of movements. Do you want to be be athletic? prevent low back pain ? Find your gluts/butt muscles !!!

03/07/2019

What do these positions have in common ? The plank is foundational for all movements. From CrossFit to golf. To gymnastics to squats.

03/02/2019

Proper bridge, I'll give you a hint, don't use your back.

03/02/2019

How I believe the proper plank is performed? Most people I see are either not in a good position or are not activating properly.

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