Movement Chiropractic and Wellness

08/16/2019

Science is always evolving. Learn your body, how it responds to exercise, movement, and nutrition.

It’s not common that researchers discover what could be an entirely new part of the human body. But a team in Sweden claims to have uncovered an intricate network of cells underneath skin that helps process certain kinds of pain. The find could broaden our conceptions of how we feel pain, as well ...

11/13/2018

Movement is medicine-- "For the cynics in the crowd, though, the more lenient guidelines seem to also reflect just how few Americans are physically active. According to the HHS, only around 26 percent of men, 19 percent of women, and 20 percent of teens meet the current guidelines. And annually, around 10 percent of premature deaths and $117 billion in healthcare costs might be attributable to people not getting sufficient exercise."

The U.S. government has released its latest recommendations on how physically active we should be to stay healthy, and do we detect a hint of desperation in their tone? The guidelines, as before, call for adults to aim for 150 minutes a week of moderate aerobic exercise, or 75 minutes a week of vigo...

02/17/2018

Wave by to your haters while waving away shoulder pain!

Grab a rockband, step on it to create tension, place the band at the end of your lateral deltoid and bust through some external rotation.
mason_mvmts for more great info!

02/05/2018

Want to get to the root cause of your low back pain? How about looking at the strength of your anterior chain. Focusing on the low back to fix your pain is only looking at the site of pain and not the cause. Try these squat holds (with proper form) and a counter weight in front to hold the position. These will fire up your anterior core and get you moving better! (And get you in to a legit deep squat)

Try to hold for 15+ seconds—feel the 🔥🔥🔥


mason_mvmts for more great info!

01/18/2018

Did you know that the US navy took the ab crunch out of their physical fitness assessment test? Do you know why? It caused the highest occurrence of low back pain/injury during training. 😮😫😡

Guess what they replaced it with-- THE PLANK. 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼.

Try this quick plank series holding each position for 30 seconds to a minute.

1. Prone plank
2. Side plank-both sides
3. Pass throughs- 20X each side

11/16/2017

Embrace the cold. ❄️❄️❄️

10/19/2017

Not that hard.

10/01/2017

Got a theraband aka “booty band” and some space? Try this killer workout!
💪🏼-squats
💪🏼-bridge
💪🏼-side steps
💪🏼-jumping monster walks (forward and backwards)

Rx- do 15 of each movement for 3-5 sets!

*make sure to engage your glutes and