Dr. Kyle Richmond DC

Dr. Kyle Richmond DC Rehab chiropractor who specializes in reducing pain through movement.
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06/15/2026

Tennis elbow isn’t just an elbow issue. It’s a load tolerance problem of the wrist extensors at the lateral epicondyle.

You’ll feel it with gripping, lifting, typing, or anything that loads wrist extension and the forearm repetitively.

Most people try to stretch it or just rest it, but tendons don’t respond well to that long term. They need progressive loading to actually adapt.

Common faults I see are excessive gripping, poor wrist positioning under load, and relying on passive care without ever rebuilding capacity.

06/12/2026

Sciatica is irritation of the nerve, running from the low back all the way down the leg.

What I see all the time is people chasing adjustments over and over, hoping it’ll fix it. But if the nerve is sensitive and the surrounding tissues can’t tolerate load, that’s not addressing the actual problem.

This needs to be managed with movement and the right kind.

You have to find the right exercises to reduce nerve sensitivity, restore motion, and gradually build tolerance. That’s how you calm it down and keep it from coming back.

Common issues I see are poor spinal control, limited hip mobility, and people either doing too much too soon or completely shutting things down.

With the right approach, most cases improve in a few weeks.

06/11/2026

One thing I commonly find with athletes and active adults is limited shoulder rotation.

When shoulder internal and external rotation are restricted, the body will often find motion somewhere else, which can increase stress on the shoulder, elbow, neck, or low back depending on the activity.

That’s why I spend so much time helping patients improve rotational capacity through targeted mobility and strength work. The rotator cuff muscles, including the subscapularis, infraspinatus, and teres minor, play a major role in creating and controlling rotation, while the surrounding scapular muscles help provide the stability needed for efficient movement.

Whether you’re throwing, lifting, reaching overhead, or simply trying to move without pain, improving shoulder rotation is often an important piece of the puzzle.

06/08/2026

The posterior tibialis is one of the most important muscles for athletes, yet it’s rarely trained directly.

It helps control pronation, manage force through the foot and ankle, and creates a stable platform for sprinting, cutting, jumping, and landing. When this area lacks strength or capacity, athletes often compensate elsewhere, leading to inefficiencies and increased stress up the chain.

Mobility training isn’t passive stretching, it’s developing strength and control through ranges of motion that athletes need to perform at a high level.

Better feet and ankles often lead to better movement everywhere else.

06/06/2026

Most people focus on stretching their hips, but very few actually train hip internal rotation.

Hip internal rotation plays a huge role in running, cutting, squatting, rotating, and changing direction.

When it’s limited, the body often finds motion somewhere else, usually the low back, knee, or pelvis.

That’s why I regularly prescribe internal rotation exercises in both rehab and performance programs. The goal isn’t just to create more motion, it’s to build strength and control in the ranges your body needs to perform.

Mobility is only useful if you can actually own it.

06/04/2026

One of the biggest misconceptions in rehab and fitness is that your spine is fragile.

On the left, I’m training spinal flexion with a Jefferson Curl. On the right, I’m training spinal extension over a PVC pipe. Both are valuable. Both are normal movements. Both can be loaded and strengthened.

The problem isn’t flexion. The problem isn’t extension. The problem is often that people stop exposing their body to those positions altogether because they’ve been told they’re dangerous.

Your spine is designed to move. Just like any other joint, it adapts to the positions and loads you expose it to. Avoiding movement out of fear doesn’t build resilience

06/02/2026

If your chiropractors “solution” for your tight hips is an adjustment. It’s time for a new chiropractor.

I’ll be the first to admit that the chiropractic and even the PT field is getting lazy and will always try to find a quick fix.

Instead we should be giving our patients a wide variety of exercises and stretches to not only fix problems, but to build resilience as well.

06/01/2026

Tennis elbow isn’t just an elbow issue. It’s a load tolerance problem of the wrist extensors at the lateral epicondyle.

You’ll feel it with gripping, lifting, typing, or anything that loads wrist extension and the forearm repetitively.

Most people try to stretch it or just rest it, but tendons don’t respond well to that long term. They need progressive loading to actually adapt.

Common faults I see are excessive gripping, poor wrist positioning under load, and relying on passive care without ever rebuilding capacity.

05/31/2026

CARs ➡️ Controlled Articular Rotations.

This is how I assess and train true hip mobility in the clinic. It shows you exactly where you have access to motion and where you’re compensating.

Most people think they have “tight hips,” but when you slow it down and control it, you realize you don’t actually own those ranges.

And this is why most chiropractors don’t teach this. It takes time, coaching, and an understanding of how to build mobility through control, not just create temporary motion.

05/26/2026

An inversion ankle sprain occurs when the foot rolls inward, stressing the lateral ankle ligaments, most commonly the ATFL.

One of the biggest mistakes I see in rehab is completely avoiding inversion afterward.

The problem is that the injury happened in that position. If we never restore the ankle’s ability to control and tolerate inversion, we leave the joint underprepared for the exact stress that caused the injury.

That’s why rehab should progressively reintroduce controlled inversion through strengthening, balance work, and graded loading of the foot and ankle complex.

The goal isn’t just pain relief or ligament healing.

It’s restoring the ankle’s capacity to handle real movement again and reducing the likelihood of recurrent sprains.

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New Lenox, IL
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