Exercising with Osteoarthritis

 

May is Osteoarthritis Awareness month. Are you educating your clients about the number one thing they can do today to help their joints?

Dr. Evan Osar discusses the crucial conversation you must have with your clients who experience issues related to osteoarthritis.

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✅ Understand and be able to explain the process of osteoarthritis to your clients;

✅ Educate your clients about the best way to exercise to improve joint alignment and control;

✅ Empower your clients to improve their posture and movement and return to or continue the activities they need, want, and love to do.

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Train clients with knee valgus? Don’t forget to evaluate knee rotation. Dr. discusses the hamstrings role in knee valgus in this week's IMI insider. 

For more information, check out the upcoming episode of The Two Anatomy Geeks.

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In this brand new episode the two anatomy geeks - Dr. and Jill Leary will share strategies so you: 

  • understand how rotation drives common knee and foot issues
  • how to assess and address using the most effective corrective exercise strategy
  • how to progress functional exercise patterns to help more clients address valgus knee and return to the activities they want, need, and love to do. 

Two Anatomy Geeks™ - the most fun you’ve had learning and applying your anatomy knowledge.

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Common Cause & Simple Corrective Exercise Strategy for Elbow, Wrist & Hand Issues

 

Do you work with clients that have elbow, wrist, and or hand issues? Dr. Osar discusses a common cause and simple corrective exercise strategy to address in this week's IMI Insider!

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Foot mobility and knee internal rotation - the link to common issues.

 

Foot mobility and knee internal rotation - the link to common issues.

Dr. Evan Osar discusses the link between foot mobility and knee rotation. In the brand new episode of Two Anatomy Geeks™, you’ll discover:

anatomy of knee rotation and how ankle and foot stiffness impacts function

assessment and corrective exercise to improve rotation of the lower extremity

apply information to functional exercise for the lower extremity.

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When you enroll, you’ll receive access to the first 2 episodes of the series. Two Anatomy Geeks™ - the most fun you’ve had learning and applying your anatomy knowledge.

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Retract the scapula when doing pulling patterns with individuals who present with the forward shoulder posture?

 

Got clients with forward shoulder posture? Should you retract the scapula when doing pulling patterns with individuals who present with the forward shoulder posture?

Dr. Osar discusses and shares his point of view in this weeks Insider.

If you’re looking for more, check out this series on Rotation!

Part 2 focuses on Forward Shoulder:

Anatomy of the forward shoulder, what creates and what inhibits optimal shoulder rotation and why loss of mobility leads to the forward shoulder posture

how to easily assess and improve - and maintain - shoulder rotation

how to integrate rotation training into your current training programs to help your clients improve stability, strength, and functional activities.

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Focus on Shoulder Internal Rotation

 

Why focus on shoulder internal rotation with your clients with forward shoulder posture? The forward shoulder is a common postural compensation when an individual has compromised internal rotation.

Dr. Evan Osar of Two Anatomy Geeks™ discusses there are significant changes in shoulder rotation when you respect alignment, breathing, and control.

April 1st is the second part in the series of Two Anatomy Geeks™! Dr. Evan and Jill Leary will be sharing:

what creates and what inhibits optimal shoulder rotation and why loss of mobility leads to the forward shoulder posture

how to easily assess and improve - and maintain - shoulder rotation

how to integrate rotation training into your current training programs to help your clients improve stability, strength, and functional activities.

Two Anatomy Geeks™ is the most fun you’ve had learning and more importantly applying your anatomy knowledge.

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Stretch Your Psoas and Strengthen Your Glutes!

 

You got it, stretch your Psoas and Strengthen your Glutes!

Common recommendations that rarely solve low back, hip, and or knee issues.

@drevanosar discusses the relationship of the #psoas and #glutes to common issues. This is the topic of today’s session @ideafit PTI.

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Learn the 3 Keys to Optimal Roation

 

What is the most important movement pattern to improve balance, walking, and sports performance?

If you answered rotation, you’re spot on.

Rotation is key to life, walking, and sports. The loss of rotation leads to deleterious impacts on bone density, muscle mass, and independence.

3 keys to rotation:

1. Align thoracopelvic cylinder

2. Rotate on an axis

3. Use corrective exercise patterns to set up quality of motion.

Use integrative movement to develop competency and strength. Use power to develop dynamic control .

Coming in one week: Anatomy of Rotation with Two Anatomy Geeks

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Use Coupon Code ROTATION50 to save 50% (through March 17th), CEUS available as individually webinars in this 3-part series. 

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Optimal Rotation is Key To Fundamental Movement Patterns

 

What movement will help your client’s balance, their walking, and their ability to succeed at most sports?

Rotation. Optimal rotation is one of the fundamental movement patterns required for walking, running, and most sports. And with injury, surgery, and over-training, rotation is one of the first movements to be compromised.

Dr. Osar discusses the factors that contribute to rotation and he previews the upcoming brand new series of Two Anatomy Geeks™, Anatomy of Rotation. 

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Best Way To Train Lower Back Pain with Dr. Osar

 

Best way to train a client with low back pain? A Different Perspective. In this week’s edition of Integrative Movement Insider, Dr. Evan Osar discusses how training clients with low back pain is not a black and white issue. Rather, it is all about perspective. He demonstrates one approach to working with older adults and how to modify your approach for clients with orthopedic issues of the spine .

Enrollment is now open fo the Integrative Movement System Foundation Program. It begins in February.

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The Integrative Movement System Approach is all about developing your perspective so you can best address the needs and wants of your clientele while differentiating yourself in the industry.

To discover more about this program and how it can help you attract, serve, and transform the lives of your clients in 2023, go to: https://www.discoverimi.com/IMS

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