Archive for February 2012

What’s REALLY Causing Your Shoulder & Neck Pain…It’s Not What You Think

muscle imbalance

 

I just answered a question from someone suffering from a combination of shoulder, neck, lower back pain and TMJ.

 

This is an interesting case in the way her pain patterns have manifested on the same side of her body.

 

But, I have to warn you…

 

…This video is unlike ANY of the others I’ve done before.

 

I’ve always addressed what makes the most sense to fitness professionals and fitness enthusiasts–the PHYSICAL issues like corrective exercises, conditioning exercises, strengthening exercise and stretches.

 

However I have never mentioned the other contributing causes to so many pain patterns…

 

…EMOTIONS

 

If you’re wondering what UFO spaceship abducted me and scrambled my brain worse than a 3-egg omelet at ‘Lenny’s’ watch the video and I’ll explain exactly what I mean.

 

You’ll also discover:

 

–>The link between shoulder, neck and low back pain

 

–>How emotions can trigger shoulder pain

 

–>The most common blockage that leads to shoulder and neck pain

 

–>Why physical exercise may not be enough to eliminate pain and what else to look for

 

3 POWERFUL Shoulder Rehabilitation Exercise Tips For Shoulder Impingement

I recently received a question on shoulder rehabilitation exercise tips for shoulder impingement.

 

In a previous video I demonstrated how to improve shoulder mobility in minutes so in this one I focused on some topics that most rehabilitation exercises for the shoulder fail to properly address.

 

In the video below you’ll learn:

 

–How to identify 2 common types of shoulder injuries so you’ll know which to address

 

–The biggest mistake with pulling exercises in rehab and gym settings

 

–The most common mistakes physical rehabilitation programs make with shoulder rehabilitation exercises

 

–The dangers of rotator cuff strengthening exercises used in most physical rehab programs

 

–3 ranges needed to properly condition the shoulder

 

3 HIDDEN Lower Back Pain Causes In Runners & How To Eliminate Them

I just got an e-mail from a runner who’s been suffering from lower back pain for the last 15 years.

 

His rehabilitation program isn’t helping much and he asked if I could help him out.

 

So, I shot a video revealing 3 hidden lower back pain causes that are commonly missed in physical rehabilitation programs and some tips to help eliminate them.

 

Here’s the main topics I share in the video:

 

  • Why anterior pelvic tilt is not always caused by a tight psoas or tight quadriceps

 

  • Why stretching tight muscles is not the answer

 

  • How stress can lead to psoas weakness and poor running performance

 

  • The 1 ‘thing’ that can cause weakness of the psoas in runners (and it’s not the musculoskeletal system)

 

  • How most physical rehabilitation exercises often make lower back pain worse rather than better