Ellie’s Blog
Feeling Pain in Your Wrist?
When first attempting some of the upper body exercises that put weight on your hands, you may feel a load on the wrist. How do you protect the wrist and claim your rightful place as a Titan of Planking?! Read on, reader.
Knee Hyperextension: Its All In Your Mind!
Hyperextension of the knees happens because some people have loose ligaments and tendons around the knee joint. Often these people have looseness globally. They also may have pelvic misalignment like anterior pelvic tilt, posterior pelvic tilt or hyperextension of the the hip joint (or sway back). So how can you help someone correct something that is basically a structural, genetic issue? Mind control.
Strategies for Knock Knees
Postural knock knees, according to Kendall's Muscle Testing and Function are a combination of external rotation of the hip, hyperextension of the knee, and supination of the ankle.
Pain in the Neck? Try This!
Neck misalignment can cause not only neck pain, but also headaches and upper back tightness. The most common misalignment I see is "forward head posture."