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Learn How to Properly Hip Hinge
The hip hinge is an important movement pattern that actively engages the posterior chain (glutes and hamstrings) and helps build the foundation for complex exercises such as the kettlebell swing, deadlift, and squat. A proper hip hinge requires the movement to begin at the hips with flexion of the hip muscles while the spine is…
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Full Body TRX Work Out
The TRX System relies on suspension training equipment that allows individuals of varying fitness levels and abilities to perform a wide range of exercises. Body weight exercises, also known as total resistance exercises, on the TRX can help strengthen different muscle groups in many planes of motion in a safe and effective way. Try the…
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Ankle Sprain: Strengthening Stabilizer Muscles
It’s generally good to get your ankle moving after you’ve sprained it. How much time you wait depends on whether how bad you sprained it with the amount of swelling you have, whether you can weight bear on it or if there’s a fracture involved . If you’re unsure, consult your local Physiotherapist before doing…
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Ankle Sprain: Squat Clock Reaches
Start with nice tall posture and engage your core muscles below the belly button by drawing the lower ab muscles inward toward the spine. Then, stand on one leg and hold a stick with the butt end about 2 and a half feet away. Bend down through the hips to touch the stick to the…
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Ultimate Frisbee Dynamic Warm Up: How To Prevent Injuries & Perform Better!
Hey, I’m Claire McDonald, I’m from INSYNC PHYSIO. We’re here today to shoot a dynamic warm up for Ultimate Frisbee. We’re doing this because it’s going to help loosen up our muscles, get our muscles activated before we play. It’s also going to help prevent injuries as well. This should take about 10 to 15…
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Ankle Sprain: Wall Squat Core Activation
This exercise can help with the retraining of the core stability, hip, leg and ankle muscles after an acute ankle ligament sprain. If you experience pain or you’re unsure about this exercise please consult your local Physiotherapist before continuing. Wrap a closed loop resistance band around the thighs just above the knees. Then position yourself…
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Ankle Sprain: Lunge Squats
It’s important to retrain the push off dynamic strength in your core stability and lower quadrant after an ankle sprain. There are a few key points to keep in mind as Nina takes you through this exercise. First, start off with neutral posture and the core stability muscles of your lower back engaged. Then when…
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Ankle Injuries & Ankle Sprains: 1 Legged Squat
The one-legged squat is an excellent exercise after injuring your ankle from a ligament sprain. It works your quad, posterior hip, core muscles and your balance and proprioception to help with your functional recovery. Starting with tall posture, engage your core muscles below the belly button by drawing the lower abs inwards toward the spine….
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Ankle Sprains – 4 Point Star Balance
This exercise retrains your balance, strength and proprioception and will help you regain functional mobility faster after an ankle sprain. Start by putting your weight on the side of the affected ankle and hike the opposite foot up off of the ground. Remember to keep your inner core tight below the belly button. Then with…
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Ankle Injuries: Strengthening After A Sprain
This exercise is great for strengthening your injured ankle and retraining important muscle activation patterns on the injured side. Use a resistance band tied to a stable anchor and wrap it around the unaffected leg. With the affected ankle, stand either in front of the band or inside while keeping your posture tall and inner…
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Ankle Injuries & Ankle Sprains: Gluteus Muscle Retraining
This exercise is great for retraining your Gluteus Medius after an ankle injury. After you sprain your ankle, the muscles all the way up into the hip on the affected side can be affected. Begin by lying on your left side to strengthen your left Gluteus Medius “Butt” muscles. Keep your right hip stacked on…
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Ankle Sprains: 2-Legged Squats
The two legged squat is a basic strengthening exercise that’s very effective in strengthening your ankle immediately after an acute ankle sprain for the first couple of weeks as long as you can fully weight bear on that ankle and foot and that there is no fracture from your sprain. Sometimes the ligaments can be…
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Shoulder Impingement Pain? Scapula Muscle Strengthening and Activation
Begin with tall neutral spine posture. Then bring a resistance band around the back of your thorax and wrap it around both wrists and into both hands. Have your palms face up in the start position with the elbows at about 90 degrees and broaden the shoulder blades. Then punch your hand forward pointing your…
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Scapula Control With Core Stability Retraining
Using a ball lie on your stomach with your inner core engaged by pulling the waistline up from the pant line. Keep the core engaged the entire time. Start with bringing the elbow up so the arm is at 90 degrees with the fist clenched. Keeping the upper arm and wrist still bring the forearm…
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Shoulder Stretch
Start by lying on your side with your shoulder at 90 degrees and your elbow at 90 degrees and gently push your arm towards the yoga mat and hold for 30 seconds. Repeat three sets, do it twice per day.
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Supraspinatus Rotator Cuff Stretch
This is a stretch for the supraspinatus muscle. You’re going to step into the door with the left foot, throw the towel behind the back with the left hand and reach up behind with the right arm and pull the towel upwards with the right shoulder propped up against the corner of the doorway. You…
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Scapula Strengthening
This exercise is to help strengthen the muscles of the shoulder blade. It’s really good for conditions for the rotator cuff in terms of impingement or strain or anything to do with shoulder dysfunctions regarding imbalances or injuries. So in the four point position, you want to start to bring the shoulder blades together without…
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How to Activate Your Glute Muscles
Properly activating your glutes before starting any exercise is important to ensure safety and optimal performance. Complex lifts such as deadlifts or squats not only require a strong and engaged core, but also activation of your large leg and glute muscles to help generate a desired level of power for the movement. The glute muscles…
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Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
What is it? Injury to the rotator cuff tendon(s) when there is narrowing between the head of the humerus and the coraco-acromial arch (the arcomion & the coracoacromial ligament attaching to the coracoid process) thus causing subacromial crowding. [1,2,3,4] Resulting in micro trauma, ischemia, swelling / inflammation further impingement Primarily affects the supraspinatus tendon but…
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Wry Neck (Non Traumatic Neck Injury)
What is it? Have you ever woken up with a sore or stiff neck because you slept on it funny? Have you ever done a prolonged activity such as driving, being on the computer or playing sports where you felt stiff or soreness in your neck afterwards? These kinds of injuries are usually non-traumatic in…