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The Banded Hip Hinge

November 9, 2016 Braydon Vo

What is a Hip Hinge?The hip hinge involves bending forwards at the hips while maintaining alignment of the spine. Think about it sort of like turning yourself into the shape of letter L. It is an important movement as it allows for the dissociation of movement from the hip and lumbar spine. Without it our body has to compensate using other movements to bend such as flexing the spine, ankles or placing excessive force through the knees. This movement of…

Shoulder Bursitis Pain

September 4, 2016 Braydon Vo

Shoulder pain can be a giant pain in the butt! Your shoulder is the most mobile joint in the body, and most people are unaware of, or forget its importance in undertaking daily activities. Once they develop shoulder pain, they soon realise!The most common cause of shoulder pain that I personally come across in a clinical setting is bursitis of the glenohumeral joint. This usually fits into a syndrome named shoulder impingement which occurs when there is impingement between the tendons…