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The Complexity of Biomechanics 23 Aug 2013 | 05:34 am
I really enjoy studying biomechanics. I find it totally fascinating to learn, for example, that a certain muscle is very well suited to stabilize a joint, but not to move it through a large range of m...
Is Science Your Enemy? 8 Aug 2013 | 11:11 pm
Steven Pinker has a thought provoking article out this week called Science is Not Your Enemy. I hesitate to link it, because it discusses politics and religion, which are not the topics of this blog. ...
Part Two of Review of Geoffrey Bove Workshop on Pain, Nociception and Nerves 16 Jul 2013 | 10:54 pm
This is part two of my review of the workshop on Pain, Nociception and Nerves with Geoffrey Bove. Here is a link to the first part. In this part I will discuss what we learned about inflammation, fasc...
Review of Geoffrey Bove Workshop on Pain, Nociception and Nerves: Part One 2 Jul 2013 | 04:56 am
This weekend I had the pleasure of attending a workshop hosted by Geoffrey Bove on “Pain, Nociception and Nerves.” Geoff has forgotten more about these topics than most people will ever know, because ...
Some Pitfalls of Movement “Correction” 17 Jun 2013 | 01:27 am
Moshe Feldenkrais said that to “correct is incorrect.” He was referring to efforts to correct someone’s movement patterns. Which is kind of a strange thing to say for a guy whose method was largely ab...
I’m Writing a Book 4 Jun 2013 | 10:05 pm
I’ve been a little bit slow to post these days, and that is because I’m in the process of writing a book. Exciting! The book will synthesize and expand on many of the topics that I have written about...
What is Your Movement Style? 20 May 2013 | 09:44 pm
Style and substance Panjabi divided the motor control system for the spine into three distinct subsystems - passive, active and neural. I like applying this idea to the whole body, partly because I ...
How Does Foam Rolling Work? 2 May 2013 | 11:00 pm
Foam rolling is very popular. Athletic trainers use it as a part of the warm-up. Physical therapists use it as part of their treatment strategy, often to improve extensibility of “short” tissues. The...
Which Workout is Best? 23 Apr 2013 | 02:10 am
Many of my clients want to know what is the best exercise program for them. So they will often ask me what I think about the relative merits of some particular system of exercise: pilates, or yoga, or...
People Watching: Family Posture 15 Apr 2013 | 09:43 pm
It has been a while since I posted, and that is partly because I have been on spring break vacation with my wife and kids. We went to Disneyland (Yuck.) Whenever I am someplace where there’s a lot of...
