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ILIOCAPSULARIS: A LITTLE KNOWN MUSCLE & HIP DYSPLASIA
This muscle could be considered a part of the hip flexors but it is mostly dormant in normal functioning hips. In dysfunctional hips, such as hips with dysplasia, labral tear or femoral acetabular...
ANKLE SPRAINS – A MISSED CAUSE OF LOW BACK PAIN
An Overview: Ankle sprains often result in a loss of foot pronation which in turn disrupts the hip biomechanics necessary for the loading and unloading phases of activities like walking. Because of...
FROM THE SIDELINES: HEALTHY SOCCER FEET – FOREFRONT PHYSICAL THERAPY QUOTED ON PARENTMAP.COM
From the Sidelines: Healthy Soccer Feet - ParentMap From the Sidelines: Healthy Soccer Feet Score this as one of my uncomfortable parenting moments. My 12-year-old son’s soccer team was playing in a...
SITTING & REDUCING ITS NEGATIVE HEALTH EFFECTS
Almost monthly, some form of media brings to light the ill effects of sitting. Those effects may actually seem counterintuitive – instead of feeling well rested and energetic, we are more likely to...
SEATTLE GREEN LAKE TRACK WORKOUT WARM UP EXPLAINED: PART 2 – LUNGES WITH 3D ARM REACHES
As explained in Part 1, the track workout warm up starts with an easy 2 lap jog followed by running modification drills. Immediately following those drills are a series of lunges that are modified...
SEATTLE GREEN LAKE TRACK WORKOUT WARM UP EXPLAINED: PART 1 – RUNNING DRILLS
This will be a 2 part series designed to explain the “why” behind the different exercises I guide the Green Lake track workout group through every Monday evening. We always start with 2 laps of slow...
NIKE GOLF 360 FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE SYSTEM
Golf is a fantastic game that brings with it friendships, laughs, beautiful scenery and, sadly, great frustration. Usually this frustration is a result of knowing you can hit a solid shot, but...
SIX WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR RUNNING PERFORMANCE THIS OFFSEASON – PART VI: RUNNING RELATED STRENGTH TRAINING
You may be intimately familiar with every tree root and concrete bump as you make your way around the 3-mile Green Lake loop, but are you familiar with 3-dimensional split squats? Or a single leg...
AN INTRODUCTION TO A NEW KIND OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
Welcome to Forefront Physical Therapy! I'm excited to become a part of the Seattle community and look forward to having the opportunity to work with and learn from all of you. Here's my story: I...
Fix Your Ankle Sprain Quickly with This Move
Fix Your Ankle Sprain Quickly with This Move Your ankle pain should not stop you from doing exercises you enjoy! The video above addresses one specific cause of pain from a lateral ankle sprain: an...