Sitting like you're about to meditate for hours on the top of a mountain isn't necessary for optimal health. But, sitting like a monk for 10 seconds can allow you to know how the health of your tissues are doing: knees front of your shins and...
Stiff necks tend to get stiffer over time. Sure, massages give you relief, but you stiffen up again after 2-3 days. Heck, you feel amazing after getting adjusted! But samesies, it doesn't last (I call this the Irrelevant Pain Relief Window) and you have to keep going...
Disclaimer: You shouldn't read this unless you've had pain wrist or hand pain for more than 3 months. The pain should be starting to frustrate and annoy you and you're starting to wonder what, if anything, you can do about this pain. Because your pain is growing in...
Once you've had low back pain, I can almost guarantee that you'll do anything to prevent it from coming back again. Low back pain is one of the most annoying and frustrating injuries to have. The scariness of signs and symptoms ranges from: dropping to your knees...
Think you have a hamstring stretch there? The odds are, you don't. Yogis and CrossFitters around the world stretch on a daily basis. With the #1 muscle being the hamstrings. Physical therapists and chiropractors prescribe hamstring stretches for all sorts of pain: low back pain, hip pain,...
Your quadriceps is made up of 4 different muscles. Quad = 4. ~Barefoot Rehab The Face-Up Heel to Butt Test allowed us to check knee joint integrity and 3 of the 4 quadriceps muscles. The Face-Down Heel to Butt Test will allow us to check for the last...
Your wallet is stuck in your knee joint. ~Barefoot Rehab The ability to differentiate a knee joint problem (the 'ol wallet in the door syndrome) from a quadriceps muscle problem can save the knee from imminent surgery. That's what we'll discuss here. Mobility: Face-Up Heel to Butt Test |...
There is no cookie-cutter squat position. Why? Someone wise once said, every snowflake is so unique that there will never be one like it again (or something like that). In the same way, your mom was right. You are special. You need to squat, but it should be on your...
If you are a desk warrior, check your lunge stretch test to determine how crushed your low back is. ~Barefoot Rehab The low back is one area of the body not to mess around with. I'd bet a hefty penny that you know many people in low back pain. Add...
The King Daddy of hip mobility tests is the thigh to chest test. It's the best. ~Barefoot Rehab So ...