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Compass podcast, how our bodies are changing with modern day living.
BBC Compass Podcast episodes about how we live, dress, work, sit, affects our bodies and our anatomy. Everything we talk about in physical therapy.
Episode 1, about how our feet have changed.
Check it out! Link below:
Yoga Workshop Wednesday – Warrior 3
Yoga Workshop Wednesday – seated forward fold
Yoga Workshop Wednesday – Chair Pose
| Common areas of hypermobility:
· Lumbar spine hyperextension – low back too arched back · Shoulder hyperextension – arms and shoulders pulled too far backward · Knees pointing in towards the middle
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How to control:
· Lumbar hyperextension: tuck tail bone down towards the ground using gluts and lower abs · Reach hands and arms up and forward, not backward · Keep knees in line with toes · Not pictured, but still important, to control head and neck posture, slight chin tuck, not looking up and preventing head from hanging back
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Yoga Workshop Wednesday – Upward Dog
| Common areas of hypermobility:
· Lumbar spine hyperextension – low back too arched back · Elbow hyperextension – elbows locked out and bent too far back, beyond straight · Head and neck hyperextension – head and neck hanging back, chin up
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How to control:
· Lumbar hyperextension: tuck tail bone down towards the ground using gluts and lower abs · Don’t lock out elbows · Control head and neck posture, try to keep chin down towards throat more, gaze will not be as straight up
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Yoga Workshop Wednesday – Cobra
| Common areas of hypermobility:
· Lumbar spine hyperextension – low back too arched back · Head and neck hyperextension – head and neck hanging back, chin up
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How to control:
· Lumbar hyperextension: tuck tail bone down towards the ground using gluts and lower abs · Control head and neck posture, try to keep chin down towards throat more, gaze will not be as straight up
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