And “tightness” can be “taughtness.” Your brain can very well impart temporary stability across a joint(s) when motor control is lacking. This can feel like stiffness. When your distal structures aren’t as stable as they can/should be we get proximal (closer to the body) ‘taughtness’ to protect us from a range of motion that may cause injury.
Read MoreIt’s like death and taxes, inevitable facts of life that we can’t avoid.
Research shows that 71% of men and 77% of women <50 years old have Degenerative Disc Disease. Those numbers jump to over 90% for both sexes over the age of 50.
Furthermore; MRI studies have shown that for healthy individuals who don’t have a single symptom of disc issues can indeed have disc bulges, herniations, and decreased disc height. Meaning that these findings are purely incidental and don’t always warrant an immediate intervention.
The knee has one primary job - flex and extend. If it is forced to excessively rotate or laterally bend because of hip or foot dysfunction, that is when we see knee pain.
Read MoreWalking should be one of the easiest things we do.
If we expand that to looking at a running gait - not much should change.
What I mean is that running is literally straight forward. We shouldn’t see your foot, knee, hip, or body sway much left or right. Figuring out why you might sway or compensate is exactly why we do gait assessments! It’s easy to sit there and say “your left foot overpronates in your stance phase” - but why? Why does it do that? Is it the foot’s fault or the hips?
Read MoreEver wonder why you can't touch your toes? Is it tight hamstrings? Is it because your mother and father never were able to either? Learn the difference between flexibility and mobility at one of Minnesota Movement's Mobility Monday classes! We offer these classes once a month entirely for FREE to the community of South Lake Minnetonka!
Read MoreAside from specific chiropractic adjustments, Dr. Claire specializes in a highly regarded technique of manual muscle therapy called Active Release Technique. This manual muscle therapy helps alleviate painful, achy muscles to their normal behavior.
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