Do you exercise regularly? You can Google how to stretch or strengthen muscles…. But how useful are exercises if they are adding to your muscle imbalances or moving a hypermobile joint? With too much mobility, you lose stability. And what if you are stretching a muscle that is already longer than its optimal length? Well, it LOSES strength.
I started working out when I was 11 years old because my big brother asked me to spot for him. I had no idea what that meant, but I was all in! We gathered lots of info from magazines on how to strengthen our muscles. We worked out hard to fast, loud music. By the age of 15, I was in great shape! But, my neck muscles ACHED every day, especially if I wore a heavy jacket. I went on to University to learn even more exercises and earn my Bachelor of Science in PT. I corrected my forward head posture, but the ache persisted.
After I graduated, I stumbled upon a course on muscle balance. I learned my favourite exercise ever and also re-connected to my deepest shoulder blade muscles. Five days later, my neck pain was gone! I slashed and burned some of my regular exercises that I had thought were good for me (shrugs with arms at sides, rotator cuff strengthening with a resistance band or weights) and stopped pulling my shoulder blades back and down. Are YOU doing some things that are contributing to your aches and pains?
Book today for one-on-one assessment and treatment.
Online booking, free parking, direct billing to most insurance companies.
Amy Riddick Physiotherapy, where mechanical injuries get mechanical treatment.
Other exercises that can add to muscle imbalances: sidelying leg raise/abduction, seated knee extension, improper bridging, Kegel's, stretching the head forward or to the side, pulling the shoulder blades back or back and down
Stay tuned for a list of exercises that are least likely to add to muscle imbalances.
I started working out when I was 11 years old because my big brother asked me to spot for him. I had no idea what that meant, but I was all in! We gathered lots of info from magazines on how to strengthen our muscles. We worked out hard to fast, loud music. By the age of 15, I was in great shape! But, my neck muscles ACHED every day, especially if I wore a heavy jacket. I went on to University to learn even more exercises and earn my Bachelor of Science in PT. I corrected my forward head posture, but the ache persisted.
After I graduated, I stumbled upon a course on muscle balance. I learned my favourite exercise ever and also re-connected to my deepest shoulder blade muscles. Five days later, my neck pain was gone! I slashed and burned some of my regular exercises that I had thought were good for me (shrugs with arms at sides, rotator cuff strengthening with a resistance band or weights) and stopped pulling my shoulder blades back and down. Are YOU doing some things that are contributing to your aches and pains?
Book today for one-on-one assessment and treatment.
Online booking, free parking, direct billing to most insurance companies.
Amy Riddick Physiotherapy, where mechanical injuries get mechanical treatment.
Other exercises that can add to muscle imbalances: sidelying leg raise/abduction, seated knee extension, improper bridging, Kegel's, stretching the head forward or to the side, pulling the shoulder blades back or back and down
Stay tuned for a list of exercises that are least likely to add to muscle imbalances.