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Swipe ➡️ to discover some great nerve and tendon glides to help treat carpal tunnel syndrome!

These glides help improve the way your nerves and tendons move through your arm, wrist and hand ! Some scientific studies have shown that nerve gliding exercises decrease pain & pressure pain threshold, and increase function in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome.

Make sure to go SLOW and aim for 10 reps of each movement on each side! (Yes, you can even do them on the non-painful side 🤯)

Fun fact: We all have carpal tunnel!
Wait, what?! Ok ok, we all have A carpal tunnel.

Your carpal tunnel is a space in your wrist where your median nerve and flexor tendons run through. We usually only hear about it though when someone talks about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, which is a fairly common (and not fun) condition.

SWIPE to learn all about it, and check back tomorrow for some treatment tips!

Check out our latest IG reel for a helpful tip for taping your wrists!

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We hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend! After a holiday weekend, getting back into the work grind can be tough. Make sure to carve out sometime for yourself!

Yoga is a great way to tune out the noise of everything and everyone that needs your attention, and just focus on you and your body!

Child’s Pose is one of our favorite poses for relaxation. Take a few minutes in this pose and focus on taking deep, slow breaths. You’ll also get a great stretch in your quads, ankles, and back!

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Have you ever been at the gym and seen the smallest guy in the room hop on the treadmill and sound like a herd of elephants while running?

What does a really loud gait mean?

It usually means that the muscles that work eccentrically during the loading part of gait are not being utilized, which sends more force through the joints of your ankles, knees, hips, and spine. Or in some cases, someone is overstriding which causes a “braking” effect which also puts more strain through the joints.

This is just one thing we look for during our gait analysis!

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Are you in a workout slump? Getting burned out? Want to workout, but hate the gym?

Give yourself a break from thinking about reps and sets and calories and time. This weekend, do something for FUN, not for the sake of working out!

Try something new or maybe something you love, but haven’t done in a while. You’ll still get all of the benefits of moving your body, but with the added perks of stress relief and just plain enjoyment!

COMMENT below your favorite activity, or something you’ve always wanted to try!

I’m sure we’ve all seen someone at the gym, out for a run, or just walking around the grocery store with elaborate patterns of tape somewhere on their body and thought, “I wonder what that’s doing for them?”

Kinesiology tape is a popular modality that many athletes, weekend warriors, and even non-active people use for various reasons, but is it really doing what we think it does? TBH, it depends.

Swipe through to learn which uses research has backed up (to a point, there are many conflicting studies.)

My favorite way to use it is as a biofeedback tool to train posture, alignment and biomechanics! By taping the body in the position you want it in, when you move out of that position you feel a pull on the tape as a physical reminder to get back into the proper position!

COMMENT below and let us know your favorite use for KT tape!

MESSAGE us for links to some research articles if your interested in some light reading! 🙃

What is vertical oscillation in terms of running gait?

Vertical oscillation is how much you bob up and down while running. It takes more energy to move your body up and down, so limiting your “bobbing” will make your running form more efficient.

How much VO is too much?

How can you decrease your VO?

All these questions and MORE will be answered during a 1-on-1 gait analysis evaluation!

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! 🍀
Need some ideas for incorporating more green into your day? Try a yummy green smoothie!

This recipe is full of green goodness, but doesn’t taste like a liquid salad. Plus, it’s easy to customize!

Need to make it vegan? Swap out the Greek yogurt for a plant based alternative! Want some protein? Add a scoop of your favorite protein powder! Hate spinach? Try kale instead! The options are endless to create your own magically delicious blend 🍀✨

Give it a try and comment below what you think and if you customized it!

Having a strong core is essential to becoming a better athlete and a more functional individual. Want to PR on your squat or deadlift? Part of the answer should involve strengthening your core, and we don't mean more sit-ups! 🙅‍♂️

Most core exercises commonly performed are creating motion. We believe the foundation of your core strengthening should be focused on RESISTING MOTION and increasing TRUNK STABILITY. Check out our latest for a few of our favorite core movements!

What’s your favorite core stability exercise? Let us know in the comments!



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Having a strong core is essential to becoming a better athlete and a more functional individual. Want to PR on your squat or deadlift? Part of the answer should involve strengthening your core, and we don't mean more sit-ups! 🙅‍♂️ Most core exercises commonly performed are creating motion. We believe the foundation of your core strengthening should be focused on RESISTING MOTION and increasing TRUNK STABILITY. Here are a few of our favorite core movements! What’s your favorite core stability exercise? Let us know in the comments! #liveright #humanperformance #fitness #core #stability #injuryprevention #athlete

Yesterday we learned a bit about , and today our will teach you how to treat (or prevent) it! 🎉

1. Wrist stretches: Use your opposite hand assist the stretch, but don’t force it! Hold each stretch for about 30 seconds.

2. Flexor & Extensor Strengthening: Support your forearm on your thigh, a table, or any other flat surface. Using a light weight or a resistance band, begin in neutral and slowly flex your wrist, control it all the way back to neutral! Do this 10-15 times then turn your palm the other way to repeat with extension!

3. “Y” Exercise: Lie on your stomach and raise your arms above your head (like you’re doing the “Y” in YMCA 🕺🏼). Make sure you keep you shoulder pulled down away from your ears. Slowly raise your arms a few inches off the floor, then return to the starting position. Do 10-15!

4. “W” Exercise: Stay in the same position as the “Y” then draw your elbows down towards your sides so you form a “W”. From this position, raise your arms off the floor a few inches, then lower back to the floor. Do this 10-15 times!

5. “I” Exercise: Lie on your stomach and place your arms down next to your sides, with your thumbs resting on the ground. Raise your arms off the floor a few inches, then lower back to the floor. Do this 10-15 times!

As always, if any of these cause or exacerbate pain, don’t do them!

Tennis Elbow 🎾 , or Lateral Epicondylitis, is the inflammation of the extensor tendon where it attaches to the outside of your elbow. While it is fairly common in tennis players, it is also common in people who have never even picked up racket!

Overuse of your extensors by doing tasks requiring repetitive hand motions can also lead to inflammation and pain at your elbow.

Fun fact: Pain on the medial side (inside) of your elbow is referred to as Golfer’s Elbow 🏌️‍♀️ or Medial Epicondylitis and is caused by overuse of the flexor muscles!

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Here at we coach a proper hip hinge constantly and if one thing is for certain, it's that athletes and non-athletes both struggle with learning how to diassociate the upper body from their lower body. Once you have it figured out, it's important to progress your exercises to continue improving. Stay tuned for the next few posts for some of our favorite progressions!

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Happy , this week we’ve been talking about and today we’ve got 5 moves to prevent or decrease it!

1. Chin Tucks: This exercise helps strengthen the muscles of your neck that keep it pulled back. As we learned earlier this week, we spend A LOT of time with our head forward. This exercise is great for combating that forward head posture! You can do it with or without the band.

2. Shoulder External Rotation: This is another exercise that helps combat the constant forward state that our upper body is in, by strengthening important postural muscles of our upper back!

3. Pec Stretch: Our pecs get very tight when we spend so much time hunched over our phones and computers. Try this stretch to open up your chest and allow yourself the ability to maintain proper posture!

4. Upper Trap Stretch: Our upper traps bear a lot of the stress of our forward head and shoulder posture. It’s also the muscle most people are referring to when they say “I carry my stress in my shoulders.” Fun tip: This is a great stretch to do in the shower! The warm water helps to further relax the muscle.

5. Levator Stretch: This is another great stretch for relieving tightness of your posterior neck muscles! Make sure to keep your shoulders back and down for the best benefit of this stretch.

Let us know in the comments how you felt after trying these moves!

**If any of these cause or exacerbate pain, don’t do them!

Have you ever woken up with a sore neck and thought “dang, I slept wrong!,” and wondered... how do you sleep RIGHT?! While some positions are better than others, everyone’s own sleep preferences are typically established pretty early in life and are usually hard to change. However, there are some ways we can help put our bodies in better positions for sleeping!

First, determine what position you sleep in! Then try these tips 👇🏼

If you’re a stomach sleeper, try transitioning to sleeping on your side and placing a large pillow in front of you to help keep you from rolling onto your stomach while sleeping.

If you’re a side sleeper, make sure your pillow is a little thicker under your neck and flatter where your head rests. This will keep your spine in alignment and prevent your head from being pushed up or falling down to one side.

If you sleep on your back, good for you! Make sure your pillow offers support that maintains the natural curve of your cervical spine, but isn’t too high that it pushes your head up into flexion!

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Do you suffer from neck pain? Try paying attention to how much time you’re spending looking at your phone or tablet, and what position your head is in!

Moving your device to keep your head in a more up right position while using it can decrease the stress you’re placing in your neck and decrease your neck pain!

Stay tuned for more tips on combating neck pain!

Happy National Athletic Training Month! We are grateful for all of the ATCs on our team!

In honor of , here is some education from NATA about what athletic trainers do:

- ATs promote healthy lifestyle behaviors to enhance wellness and minimize the risk of injury and illness!

- ATs implement systematic, evidence-based examinations & assessments to formulate valid clinical diagnoses and determine plan of care!

- ATs integrate best practices in immediate and emergency care for optimal outcomes!

- ATs rehabilitate injuries, illnesses and general medical conditions with the goal of achieving optimal activity level!

- ATs integrate best practices in policy construction and implementation, documentation and basic business practices to promote optimal patient care and employee well-being!

Happy Friday! Try out these 5 moves to help decrease or prevent knee pain!

As always, if any exercise causes or exacerbates pain, don’t do it!

Mindfulness is something that, with practice, we can do constantly throughout our day to feel more present and intentional in our actions. As a method of meditation, it helps us refocus and relax, and even lower pain levels.

To start out, aim for 5-10 minutes a day in a comfortable area with minimal distractions! You can gradually work up to longer periods of time.