It has been said that you are only as young as your spine is flexible. I think there is some truth to that. A flexible spine allows you to be more balanced, move more easily, and even breathe more fully. It is difficult to maintain spine flexibility because we rarely get the opportunity to stretch i...

Make a double chin! No thank you. I often hear this misguided piece of advice as a posture correction tip, even from other physical therapists. First of all, it's just unflattering, no one wants to walk around forcing a double chin. Good posture will make you look better, not worse. Secondly, it jus...

FREE YOUR BLADES! The shoulder is made up of two bones, your humerus (upper arm) and your scapula (shoulder blade). To have a healthy movement pattern in the shoulder there has to be a specific and coordinated sequence of movement between the two. It is very common for people to take on a pattern wh...

Rounded shoulders are a common postural issue more prevalent today than ever. Long periods of sitting and scrolling on the phone keep us in forward positions for long periods of time and our body starts to adapt to them. This type of postural stiffness can cause shoulder pain, neck pain, and even lo...

The shoulder is the most mobile joint in the body and requires adequate muscle strength, flexibility, and coordination to remain healthy. If any of these things are lacking the shoulder can operate inefficiently causing the rotator cuff to shut down and further arthritis pain. These 3 simple resista...

Throughout the night, immobility and dehydration deplete the synovial fluid in your joints making them feel stiff and uncomfortable. Synovial fluid is a thick liquid located in your joints cushioning the ends of your bones and reducing friction when you move. Arthritic joints are very sensitive to s...

Reaching overhead is a highly complex movement. It requires harmonious coordination of strength and flexibility in the shoulders, shoulder blades, upper back, ribs, chest, and collar bones. The better you are at putting all of these pieces together the easier it will be to get your arms up over your...

The rotator cuff is one of the most vulnerable structures in the shoulder and when it gets damaged you can have weakness, pain, and joint breakdown leading to arthritis. The bad news is that the rotator cuff tendons do not heal once they are damaged. The good news is that you can learn to integrate ...

Having strong muscles is essential for healthy joints. It can be very difficult to build strength when you have arthritis pain. This video will show you a number of different exercises for your shoulders that are easy on the joints and can be modified to suit almost any ability level. 

Muscle tension in the neck will limit your ability to rotate both your neck and shoulders. In this video, you will explore that relationship. You will begin to feel the connection between neck position, muscle tension, and shoulder mobility. You will also practice movement with less muscle restricti...

Explore this movement series to retrain your spine to twist, your chest to open, your neck to rotate, and your hips to expand. In normal daily activities, we turn our head and chest on a fixed lower body. In this movement improvement session, you will turn in the opposite manner twisting your lower ...

Undo all of those hours of sitting with this movement improvement session. If you feel like you are a little rounded in the upper back, or your shoulders sit a little forward, or your head hangs in front of your shoulders, then you need to try this video. You will explore how easily your spine moves...

If I was only allowed to do one movement improvement routine for the rest of my life it would be this one. Shoulder circles are a great way to free up the entire spine, from neck to mid-back to low-back. They also create freedom in the hips and shoulders. In this session you will learn to find ease ...

Getting your arms over your head is a very complex coordination of actions between the arm, the shoulder blade, and the ribs and mid-back. People often subconsciously hold down their shoulder blades or stiffen their torsos restricting arm movement. This makes raising the arms strenuous and can lead ...