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08/21/2025

If your neck, jaw, or head constantly feel tight no matter how much you stretch, you might be dealing with an overactive Superficial Back Line of fascia.
This chain connects from the bottoms of your feet, up the back of your legs and spine, and over your head to your forehead. When it’s working well, it helps keep you upright without strain. But when it’s out of balance with your deep neck and core muscles, it can pull your head forward, overload the neck, and set off headaches, jaw tension, and even TMJ symptoms.

A simple two-part exercise — first fully contracting the entire chain, then lengthening it head to toe — can help reset its timing and restore better alignment. This takes extra load off the muscles that trigger head, neck, and jaw pain, helping you move and hold yourself with less effort.

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‼️Take advantage of our Summer of Savings sale — the Stretch Out Strap® is now available at a discounted price!

08/19/2025

💥 Thoracic Mobility

🟢 Use the Original Stretch Out Strap for thoracic mobility exercises like the one shown here to open posture and mobilize the upper body.

🌀 The Original Stretch Out Strap is on sale until September 2nd! Link in bio 👆

08/14/2025

‼️Take advantage of our Summer of Savings sale — the SenMoCOR™ JPE Test Kit is now available at a discounted price!

👉 The SenMoCOR™ JPE Test Kit includes everything needed to assess patients for cervical joint position error including a handbook, target and a laser headlamp.

08/12/2025

‼️The SenMoCOR™ System is now available at a discount as part of our Summer of Savings sale!

The SenMoCOR™ System is clinically designed to assist users with:
✅Cervical fine motor control
✅Stabilization exercise
✅Detection of motion
✅Sensory motor control
✅Controlled mobility exercise
✅Postural training
✅Angle reproduction exercise
✅Balance training
✅Joint Position Error (JPE) assessment
✅Post-concussion rehabilitation exercise

08/11/2025

Feeling tight in your neck, shoulders, or upper back? Try these 4 gentle roller moves to ease tension, improve posture, and relax:

1. Arm Overhead
Lie lengthwise on the roller,reach one arm overhead and then switch
Reps: 6–8 each side

2. Shoulder Protraction & Retraction
From the same position, gently reach your fingertips toward the ceiling (shoulder blades lift), then draw them back (shoulder blades glide toward the roller).
Reps: 8–10 slow and steady

3. Arms Overhead
Reach both arms overhead with control, only as far as is comfortable, then return to center.
Reps: 6–10

4. Arm Circles
Circle both arms outward and around, moving slowly and keeping ribs soft. Reverse after a few.
Reps: 4–6 each direction

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08/08/2025

🌀 Specialization in Pain Neuroscience Education with Adriaan Louw

✅ Check out this month’s “Next Level” episode in collaboration with featuring Adriaan Louw, PT, PhD on the topic of .

💥 Discover why EIM’s Pain Neuroscience courses can help take your career and quality of patient care to the Next Level!

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08/07/2025

✨ Gentle Hip Adduction and Abduction

✅ For those struggling with hip mobility following an injury or surgery, the Knee Glide can be a great tool to reintroduce small movements at the hip.

✅ Do this movement seated on the floor or lying supine, as shown.

💥 The Knee Glide by is on sale until August 18th! Link in bio 👆

🌀 Join us along with Viktor Uygan on August 27th for this free PROtalks webinar!Discover how external resistance tools c...
08/06/2025

🌀 Join us along with Viktor Uygan on August 27th for this free PROtalks webinar!

Discover how external resistance tools can transform proprioceptive feedback, motor control, and movement confidence. In this session, we’ll explore simple yet powerful techniques that enhance whole-body integration and support clients of all levels. Whether you’re a fitness professional or movement enthusiast, you’ll leave with fresh ideas that inspire both teaching and practice. The session includes practical movement applications using the Konnections Band.

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08/05/2025

🌀 Knee Glide

👉 Safely strengthen the knee and shoulder with this simple yet highly effective tool for physical therapy and low-impact exercise.

✅ This demonstration by highlights how to use the tool while seated for safe and effective knee rehabilitation.

👉 The Knee Glide is on sale now! Link in bio 👆

08/01/2025

Feeling stiff or sluggish? These 7 foam roller moves will wake you up:

• Single leg hip opener + lumbar twist
• Blossoms cat
• Runners lunge + hamstring stretch
• Knee folds
• Tick tocks
• Bridges
• Bent knee swan

🌀 Focus on breath, not reps—go where it feels best.

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07/31/2025

📚 The Treat Your Own series are on sale now through August 11th!

👉 These patient handbooks provide easy to follow self-treatment plans to quickly and effectively alleviate and manage debilitating pains, even for the long-term sufferer.

✅ These books distill the essence of the McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy, as taught to medical professionals worldwide, in an understandable format.

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