When advising my patients about proper posture and spinal sparing strategies I remind them that posture is always dynamic. As humans we need to move in and out of &;proper&; posture and enjoy the full range of movement our bodies allow us. This makes me always look towards your goals. Short term goals are often to become painfree and to create a stabilized system. Longer term goals, however, often include aspirations to go out and do something. After proper rehab and training, I encourage movement, doing things outside of the ordinary and pushing limits.

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« Grand opening of last weekend. Tremendously awesome setting. Extremely clean problems albeit super high. This dyno problem I&;ll call &;Plato&;s cave&; I&;m counting towards my 12 goals this year. Watching the competitive circuit at the end of the day really gave me perspective as to just how biomechanically efficient and effective climbers can be. Continually learning as I study their movement patterns and how small adjustments in technique result in greater contact strength. Depending on your beta you can use your own personal strengths to your advantage and everyone can overcome problems in their own way. _is_my_passion

This is a basic wrist flexion stretch which will help build the foundation of mobility required in the wrists for things such as on the rings. This stretches out the extensor group of muscles and tendons located on the outside and backhand side of your arm. The tendons responsible for extension of your fingers and wrist originate at a common origin known as the lateral epicondyle of your arm near the elbow. This is the overused muscle group in or lateral epicondylitis! Here I&;m performing 5s hold with pulses and slowly changing the angles at which I press at to target different areas of the wrist. I do this by rotating my elbows slightly further or less. You can also try and perform 3-5 reps of 15s isometric contractions and relax periods of 30s. (Once again you want to try and spend a minimal total of 90s in the stretch)When performing a static isometric stretch you assume the position of the stretch to target the muscles of the forearm, then you tense the muscle against the floor (without actually moving!) Hold that muscular tension for 15s, then relax for about 30s. Rinse and repeat until your desired length! Happy stretching. series »