EXERCISE OF THE WEEK: Chair-Assisted Hamstring, Adductor, Hip Flexor Stretch Are you suffering from “Nester’s knees”? Nester’s knees is a term I made up for that front of the knee pain that moms-to-be may experience after a nesting extravaganza. If you are like me, these nesting instincts come in phases and often leave me sitting…
EXERCISE OF THE WEEK: STAR DRILL! Is knee pain limiting your squatting, kneeling, standing from the floor, or going up/down stairs? The Star Drill is for you! This exercise is great for improving patellar tracking, knee mechanics, and quadriceps strength and control! Instructions: Imagine yourself standing in the middle of a star. Stand on one…
Whether you’re kneeling and lifting a little one up from the ground all day long, or pregnant and packing on the baby pounds, or feeling the effects of osteoarthritis, knees are joints that commonly talk to us with pain. Luckily, there are a few things we can do to improve this pain! Improve Your Patellar…