The Frog Stretch: The frog stretch is a stretch that I have actually been doing since I was a kid. It was once of the primary stretches that we would perform on the ice before hockey games to loosen up our hip joints. As kids we really didn’t know why we were even doing…
When it comes to learning how to properly control and engage your core, you can’t beat the basics. The Bird dog is one of Dr. Stuart McGill’s Big 3 exercises. These exercises are the key to building a strong, stabile, and resilient core. The Big 3 consist of the Bird dog, the side bridge,…
In this video I attempt to show you a foam rolling exercise to help not only fix your front rack positioning; but a technique that will also allow you to perfect your overhead form during pressing, squatting, olympic lifting and any other overhead movement you can think of. The benefits are not only limited to…
In this video I show you how to use a foam roller to add mobility, particularly in extension, into the thoracic spine. This type of added mobility will help to improve range of motion, reduce aches and pain in the thoracic spine, and increase efficiency with exercises and lifting activities such as squatting and…
Toes and Calf Stretch: The feet and calves are important areas to be sure not to forget while performing your stretching and mobility drills. Though they may seem like minute area that may not deserve the attention, they can actually cause some serious issues if left neglected. And, if mobilized properly, can lead…
Begginer to Advanced Plank Progression: This is your “order of operations”, if you will, for the progression of difficulty of the core plank exercise. I thought this would be a good video for everyone because it is not only a great core workout but if done properly it is a safe workout. Notes of…
Fix Low Back Pain With The Single Arm Farmers Carry: This is a great exercise I use to strengthen and balance the core and Quadratus Lumborum. By using this exercise to help rebalance your core strength, you can also alleviate low back pain or prevent low back pain all together. Strength, stability, balance and…
What I do as a Chiropractor! This post is a touch different than my usual posts. I wanted to quickly give people an idea of what I do. When most people come to me to get out of pain, their problems typically stem from one of three scenarios. They are either an individual who is…
Diaphragmatic Breathing: Train your core with proper breathing! This may come as a suprise to some of you, but the diaphram (your breathing muscle) is part of your core! The very top muscle of the core to be exact. And, order to have a well rounded, strong core, you should be training this muscle…
Recently was asked for a video on how to mobilize the shoulder joint, particularly in extension and internal rotation. Many of these drills will be similar to the drills for correcting improper posture (forward head carriage, internal shoulder rotation caused by tight chest muscles and lat muscles, weak external rotators of the shoulder). We…