Monthly Archives: March 2009

Could Alex Rodriguez’s Arthroscopic Hip Surgery Been Avoided With Corrective Exercise?

Could Alex Rodriguez’s Arthroscopic hip surgery been avoided with an integrated assessment and corrective exercise? That is the dollar$28 million question. “The surgery went exactly as we planned,” said Marc Philippon, who performed the 80-minute procedure at Vail Valley Surgery Center in Colorado. Philippon said Rodriguez will need a more extensive operation after the season, [...]

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Don’t Get Too Big With the Big Picture…Sometimes We Miss Small, but Important things When it Comes to Corrective Exercise"

I was reading a blog today that had some good info on it about corrective exercise, rehabilitation and enhancing athletic performance. The author quoted a couple of pioneers in this field, Vladimir Janda; and Shirley Sarhmann. The feel of the blog was that total body movements were the best thing to do. He did not [...]

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Irish Step Dancing, Father/Daughter Girl Scout Dance and 3rd Birthday Party!

Got to watch my daughter and 119 other kids in a recital today ,which happened to be at my high school Alma matter! We had 12 family members in attendance and it was pretty special. The kids did a great job with about 250 people in the audience. My daughter was 1 of 3 girls [...]

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Advil for Back Pain, Tennis Elbow or a Rotator Cuff Injury?

I had a parent of one of the young athletes I see ask if I recommended that her daughter take Advil to help with the pain and inflammation from a strained muscle. My first response was; that as a personal trainer and massage therapist, I am not licensed to make such recommendations second; the injury [...]

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Springfield College, Exercise Physiology, Corrective Exercise for Rotator Cuff Injuries, Stomach Flu and Stuff

I was asked to speak to a group of Exercise Physiology Students at my Alma Matter Springfield College last night. It was my third time returning to the campus to speak to current students and I am flattered each time. It came at a rough time as a stomach “bug” has been going through my [...]

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