What Do We Mean By Muscle Strengthening?
Exactly what happens during the multiple types of muscle strengthening is unclear, but maintaining muscle strength is clearly beneficial.
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The Complex Low Back
The complexity created by the many structures that relate to each other in the low back makes it vulnerable to potential dysfunction.
Read moreWhat Happens To Bones When We Age?
Bone mass declines as we age. A healthy lifestyle including weight-bearing exercise and appropriate nutrition can slow that decline.
Read moreAn Exploration Of The Ribcage
Our ribcage has several essential functions including protection of our organs, a role in breathing, and creation of red blood cells.
Read moreMuscular Actions Of Breathing: What Happens When We Breathe?
The muscular action of breathing always includes the diaphragm. We may also recruit secondary breathing muscles, like the SCM and scalenes.
Read moreThe Sternoclavicular And Acromioclavicular Joints: Completing The Shoulder Complex
The sternoclavicular and acromioclavicular joints are small but important joints that allow our shoulder complex to create a full range of movement.
Read moreAnatomical Terms For Movements
Anatomical terms for movement help us clearly communicate what and how we’re observing movement in the body.
Read moreUnderstanding Anatomical Terms For Location And Relative Position
Anatomical terms for location help us describe using precise language where structures are located in the body and how they are positioned in relation to the front, back, top, bottom, inside, and outside of the body, as well as how they are positioned in relation to other structures.
Read moreExploring The Hip Joint
The hip joint is where our leg meets our pelvis. We use our hip joints for standing, walking, and most other functional movements.
Read moreWhat Is Temporomandibular Joint Disorder?
Temporomandibular joint disorders are a group of disorders that share the symptoms of TMJ pain and dysfunction. There is no single specific cause.
Read moreUnderstanding The Planes Of Movement
Understanding the three main planes of movement, sagittal, frontal, and transverse, can us conceptualize more complex, multiplanar movements.
Read moreWhat Is The Gait Cycle?
The gait cycle is the technical name for how we walk. We can better understand other functional movements by taking a look at how we walk.
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