Do you have an aching back with point tenderness? Have you ever wondered where that pain and tenderness might be coming from?  Odds are, it could be due to a varying degree of spinal instability.  If you have ever had back spasms, pain with lifting, bending and/or extending your spine backward, then you could be […]

The old guidelines that recommended that the monitor be placed at eye level were based in part on the belief that the resting position of the eyes (considered to be the most comfortable gaze angle) is 15° below the horizontal (Morgan, Cook, Chapanis, and Lund 1963). New evidence (and some that has been around for […]

There are several reasons someone might present with knee pain. One of the many reasons is a faulty patellofemoral joint. The patella is the anatomical name for the kneecap and the patellofemoral joint is the name of joint formed by the junction of kneecap and underlying femur or thigh bone. It is not a synovial […]

There are many misconceptions or faulty versions of the pelvic tilt that we have seen over the years. Even our clients that correctly perform a pelvic tilt in a lying position during mat exercises many times have a harder time applying the pelvic tilt to a practical functional activity. Some clients come in knowing how […]

The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles tendons that help stabilize and rotate the shoulder. Without this group of four muscle tendons, we would not be able to do many of the activities that we do on a daily basis. Interestingly, there are several injuries that can happen to the muscle-tendon complex called […]

Heel pain felt on the back of the heel instead of on the bottom where you would feel plantar fasciitis, could be Achilles Tendonitis, Tenosynovitis, or Tendinosis. This pain is usually described as stiffness and soreness that comes on gradually then continues to worsen till treated. Frequently the mechanism of injury is due to the […]

Our feet are an important part of our bodies because they allow us to walk, run, dance, and explore new places. Unless you are an avid shoe lover, you probably do not think about your feet very often until you develop a foot injury. There are many different ways you can injure your feet, but […]

The articular facets are the small joints that connect the vertebral bodies of our spine. Many people know of the disc joint, but it is the articular facet that guides and directs the range of motion of one vertebra on another. The spacing between these two boney surfaces is very thin. Each joint surface also […]

Have you ever stopped to think about the mechanics of how the vertebral disc in your spine works? Probably not, but if you look at the structure and makeup of the disc, you can see that it is made of two basic types of soft tissue. An outer fibrous tissue and an inner gel like […]

As participation and intensity in sports has increased, the prevalence of knee ligament injury has also increased. The granddaddy of them all is injury to the Anterior Cruciate Ligament, or better known as the ACL.   Not all ACL injuries require surgery, but surgery is recommended if the ligament is torn, especially for those who are […]