Ankle Mobility is important because it can reduce risk of injury. It can also improve form in exercises like lunges, squats, and running gait. Losing mobility in your ankles could lead to injuries or pain in your knees or other connecting joints and muscles. There are exercises you can do to increase ankle mobility at […]

Functional Movement Screening is a series of 7 tests to help find asymmetries and weaknesses. Finding those weaknesses tells you where you need to increase stability, mobility, or strength. This will help reduce the risk of injuries due to these weaknesses or imbalances. Then, once you have the scores for each test, those scores are […]

6 Directional lunges refers to performing lunges in different directions to improve your balance. These exercises can also reduce risk of falling and help you feel more confident when walking on your own. The lunges do not have to be deep or knee to the ground. Just a slight bend in the knees is okay […]

Sciatica is pain that starts in the lower back or gluteus muscles and runs down the back of the leg. This pain is caused by irritation of your sciatic nerve. This nerve can be irritated by many structures in the body such as, a herniated disk or spinal stenosis. Pregnancy or just sitting for too […]