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I was at a conference, and someone asked a question that surprised me: 'What were the things that unlocked your career?'
Itās a powerful question, and it made me reflect. The answers I landed on weren't what I expected. They had less to do with a specific technique or certification and more to do w...
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There are so many great courses on Medbridge for athletic trainers. Sometimes it can be hard to decide which ones to take. That's why we have compiled this list of our favorite Medbridge courses for athletic trainers. If you are trying to decide if a Medbridge subscription is worth it for you as an ...
I want to take you through some diaphragmatic breathing. So this is belly breathing. This is just going to help your core function a lot better.Ā
So what we're going to do is, I want you to start . . . we're going to put your hand on your chest, one hand on your stomach.Ā And I want you to take a c...
For the lean, lock, lift exercise with weight, you will bend the left knee up. Hug your arms around it. Bring your knee all the way up to your chest. Lean toward that right side. Straighten your knee all the way out and bring your toes up toward your nose. And then go ahead and lift the leg up, k...
Ā For diaphragmatic breathing on your hands and knees, you're going to take a deep breath inĀ and your stomach should go downĀ toward the floor.Ā You want to think aboutĀ like you're filling a bowl.Ā Your chest should say nice and still.Ā Ā
For the ankle step over exercise, place the balls of your feet up on a board or a book. Lean into the wall with your elbows. Now keeping that ankle in that same stretched position, step over the board and lightly touch your heel down and then return. A key thing on this exercise is to make sure you'...
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Let's go ahead and bring your right foot out to the side. Slide it out. Keep that knee nice and still. Good. And let's see the left foot. Let's do both feet at the same time. And let's do internal rotation on the right and keep that foot, nice and flat. So that's really limited. Letās go ahead on...
For long arc quad with ankle pump with weight, straighten the knee all the way out. Hold it there. Bring the ankle up and down while you keep the knee perfectly straight. Repeat that ten times.
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Functional Movement Screen (FMS) Test Kit
I still prefer the PVC version, but call me old fashioned.
Y-Balance Test Kit
Be sure to get theĀ PVC one NOT the Professional Wood one. It is one of the few ...
So now we're going to take a look at her internal rotation passively. We saw what it was when she was doing it actively. She was really limited in internal rotation. So we're going to show you the passive test of this. We're just going to bring her hip up to 90. I like to get in here kind of cup ...
For the hands and knees to three point transition phase three, you'll build upon the other phases by bringing your knees and arms up at the same time. Be sure to move slowly and control that movement. This is a very important hip and core stability exercise.Ā
