Aaron Swanson, PT, DPT, CSCS, is a New York City physical therapist that can help you restore optimal movement and improve your quality of life by developing a treatment program tailored to your individuality.
The hip hinge is a basic movement pattern that everyone must have. When people have atrophy of this movement pattern they end up compensating in all sorts of ways (trendenlenberg, dynamic valgus, knee dominant movements, lumbar flexion). This leads to decreased performance and increased risk for injury.
Why Hip Hinge?
If you ...
Separating foot types into supinators or pronators may provide adequate assessment for treatment. However, for a more specific treatment plan it would be advantageous to understand the possible abnormalities and pathomechanics of the forefoot and rearfoot (calcaneus). More importantly, knowledge of these abnomalities/pathomechanics will also prevent deleterious treatment.
For example, providing ...
Part I of this series dealt with breathing anatomy and mechanics. Knowledge and understanding of the anatomy and mechanics of breathing is essential for a proper assessment and intervention. This post will expand on the previous post and go over some indications, assessment, and intervention for breathing.
Indications
So what type of patients do breathing ...
I've been in over 25 clinics and worked with over 75 physical therapist. While this helped me gain knowledge and exprieince in the field, it has also shown me the different "types" of physical therapist out there. Most PT's are great clinicians and want to help people to the best ...
It is widely known that hip strenthening plays a significant role in the rehabilitation of knee pain. When it comes to our sagittal-plane loving runners the hips become even more of an issue. However, in 2011 Wiley and Davis published an article in JOSPT that found hip strengthening alone was ...
On June 9th I went to Chicago, IL to run in a half-marathon with my brother and girlfriend. Prior to this I had never ran more than 6 miles at once and had spent my time playing sports and lifting weights as opposed to endurance training. I trained for 3 ...
Chubbs was right. It’s all in the hips!
Hip strength is extremely important for your musculoskeletal health. The hip muscles are connected from your pelvis to your femur. This connection means they will not only have an influence on your hips, but also effect your back and your knees. In other words, ...
