So this is a familiar movement, right? The difference is that I’m not cat-cowing, and I’m not moving my whole spine.
I’m just isolating the movement to my lumbar spine
and I’m just slow-flexing to cat
Why?
Because otherwise I’d default to my mid to upper...
First, a public service announcement: A “strong core” does not mean “six pack abs”. It could include them but your rectus abdominus is NOT the be-all, end-all indicators for whether you’re core-strong.
Your shoulders integrate to your side and back core
Strong...
THIS IS YOUR BACK! Isn't it beautiful?
You see all those muscles back there?
While strengthening your core is important, please seize the opportunity to also train all these other muscles which form the “myofascial scaffolding” for your spine.
That is all.
xo Dinneen
HEAD, NECK, JAW, TONGUE
Five years ago I taught a workshop that included head, neck, jaw and tongue positioning for optimal spine health.
Minds were blown
After the workshop I felt I had “over-reached” and I vowed to mute that schpiel until “later” because it seemed to...
DOSAGE
Are you over-protecting your injury? Or do you find yourself over-doing it and then suffering recurring setbacks?
Both are quite common.
One day you may be feeling like “Everything hurts” (overprotecting) then suddenly you feel like “I haven’t felt this good...
For anyone rehabbing back pain, the hip hinge is without a doubt one of the top movements to master!
The hinge, when done well, drives flexion and extension through your mighty glute muscles, sparing your back.
When you think about it, you probably hinge about 100 times a day....moving from...
Sit? Stand? Kneel? Recline?
What IS the best position when working from home?
The answer is ALL of them!
The best position is really “the next position”
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Try standing in the morning, sitting for lunch, half-kneeling after lunch and reclining towards the end of day.
Take plenty of...
Got Laundry?!
Is lockdown over yet?
Laundry can be a bitch if you've got back pain.
Housework done carelessly can be hell for your back
Seriously, doing housework is an olympic athletic endeavor!
Moving around at home is the best time to drop in to a hip hinge and/or squat
Why be dainty?...
The Oxford Languages dictionary defines trauma as "emotional shock following a stressful event or a physical injury, which may be associated with physical shock and sometimes leads to long-term neurosis."
Living in pain is traumatic.
Sometimes we experience trauma that's related to what we call...
ROLL TO YOUR SIDE
When lying down, how often do you yank yourself upright using your neck muscles?
We want your abs to initiate this movement (spinal flexion), so it doesn’t make sense to move your head and neck first, does it?
I've been a member of the Spondylolisthesis Support Facebook Group for a few years now.
It's heart-breaking to witness how many people are suffering from this condition.
Recently, a new member posted in this group; they attached their grade 1 spondy x-rays and asked for advice from the...
With Coronavirus in full swing, food prices are going up, meat shortages are a real thing and further food shortages are rumored to be on the horizon.
Choosing to eat more plant foods is not only good for you, but it's urgent for our planet; she won't be able to meet the world's meat demands...
Get started today before this once in a lifetime opportunity expires.
