Of the four pairs of load-bearing joints, the ankles are the champion weight lifters: They support nearly 100 percent of the body’s weight and, as a result, about 20 percent of all sports injuries involve the ankle. Games that require leaping, landing, sudden change...
The biomechanics are straightforward: The shoulder is designed to both hinge and rotate. When its rotational capability is restricted, the elbow is recruited to handle the assignment. That forceful biomechanical pas de deux is repeated every time the hand and wrist...
We have a love-hate relationship with our feet. We alternately abuse and pamper them, ignoring and then fussing over them with everything from pedicures to Air Jordans. No other body part generates anything close to the billions we spend to keep our feet comfortable...
Many clients come into the clinic for head- aches and positional vertigo after having undergone extensive testing (including repeated brain scans), all of which have drawn a blank. Most people have never considered that posture has a direct link to brain function. An...
The pelvic girdle is the linchpin of posture. Without the pelvis as a platform and fulcrum, the spine would be horizontal. Like any platform that offers a stable and flat surface, the pelvis supports the spine from below. As a fulcrum, it also gives the spine...
Ankle Pain
Elbow Pain
Foot Pain
Hip Pain
Knee Pain
Lower Back Pain
Neck Pain
Shoulder Pain
Upper Back Pain
Hand Pain
Wrist Pain
