https://youtu.be/8JjGu6Rygj4 Shoulder external rotation is a great way to help strengthen your shoulders after an injury or surgery. Start this exercise by pushing against a wall. As you get better at this, use a resistance band. To perform shoulder external rotation with a resistance band: 1. Hold a resistance band in front of [...]
https://youtu.be/dvLc4r0rzNI Related Videos: Gluteal Bridge: http://northyorkchirophysio.com/index.php/2018/12/07/how-to-perform-a-glute-bridge/ WE'RE HERE TO HELP ARC Health & Wellness offers patients in Toronto exceptional care with a personalized treatment plan to suit your specific needs. If you are suffering from pain or have recently experienced an injury, our Toronto Chiropractor will ensure you get back to the activities you enjoy [...]
https://youtu.be/CYGKtc0mVB4 For a disc injury, such as a herniated disc, you want to do extension exercises and stretches to help relieve the pain and put pressure on the opposite side of the disc. To start off, lie down in a prone position on your stomach. You will prop up on your elbows to extend your [...]
https://youtu.be/uKXxTTYOFIg The clamshell is a great way to strengthening the hips, glutes, and pelvis. It has also been known to prevent injury and ease lower back tension. The clamshell exercise is one of the best for hip strengthening and helping with injury treatment and prevention. The clamshell exercise is often used to help with back [...]
Tennis elbow, or lateral epicondylitis, is a very painful condition on the outside of the elbow from an overuse injury. It can be caused from several sports, not just tennis, or even overuse on your computer, phone or iPad. These stretches and exercises should help. To strengthen the muscles and tendons try eccentric strengthening. Rest [...]
Tennis elbow, or lateral epicondylitis, is a very painful condition on the outside of the elbow from an overuse injury. It can be caused from several sports, not just tennis, or even overuse on your computer, phone or iPad. These stretches and exercises should help. For stretching, put your arm straight out in front of [...]
https://youtu.be/WHEChM-1gwg Piriformis syndrome is literally a pain in the butt. The sciatic nerve can run, above, below or through the piriformis muscle. When it gets tight and irritated, it often presses on the sciatic nerve causing symptoms of sciatica. The figure 4 stretch is a great way to alleviate your pain. This stretch and [...]
https://youtu.be/WG-FgsN_18c Weak or underactive glute muscle are one of the fastest ways to experience low back pain. The reason is simple, when your glutes are weak your lumbar extensors are being asked to perform too much of a job that they should be sharing responsibilities with the glutes. This leads to an overactivation of the [...]
The short answer; yes and no. Twisting of the lumbar spine (the low back) is dangerous and can be quite harmful. The most common and a significant issue can be a disc tear. In order to avoid this, rotation of the mid back or thoracic spine and hips is better for you. Twisting the low [...]
The Ontario fall Marathon lineup has some interesting races including the fastest race (Road 2 Hope Hamilton Marathon) and one of the largest (Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon) races in Canada. Whether you are a seasoned marathoner or you’re feeling ambitious and participating in your first marathon, there are a number of things that you [...]
