The replay from today’s office hours is available at the link below!

https://membership.rehabscience.com/programs/video1970815831-6fd61f?utm_source=product&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=content_share&utm_term=4211317&utm_content=mobile

Hi everyone, I know many of you already have my big red book, but I wanted to let you know that my new smaller body region specific books were released today!

If you’re looking for a smaller book that is easier to carry when traveling or going to the gym, these books would be a great option.

The Amazon link below will allow you to view all of the new books.

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Tom-Walters/author/B0BC4N3RWG?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

👉Posterior to anterior or PA spinal mobilizations are one of my favorite techniques for treating patients with unilateral or one-sided back pain.

🔎When performing this technique, I start at the bottom of the lumbar spine (L5-S1) and work up one segment at a time until I reach the bottom of the thoracic spine (T12).

🧠This is done first as an assessment to determine if the patient’s symptoms can be reproduced with the mobilization pressure/movement. In many cases, familiar pain is reproduced at one or two spinal levels and then those levels are mobilized further.

✅When mobilizing (checkout the Thumb Saver tool to protect your thumbs) a painful level, small oscillations are delivered to the painful area at an intensity that is perceived to be therapeutic by the patient. I will usually perform the mobilization for 1-2 minutes and perform 3-5 sets of the technique.

🔎The iliacus and psoas major muscles are our primary hip flexors. Psoas major is the deepest core muscle and the only muscle that attaches the trunk to the lower limb. It runs from the vertebrae and discs of the low back (T12-L5) down to the lesser trochanter on the inside of the femur. This unique configuration allows psoas to possess the dual role of spinal stabilizer and hip flexor.

🧠If you are experiencing pain in the low back, sacroiliac joint region or hip, it could help to address your hip flexors. The exercises in this video are some of the most helpful.

✅A more comprehensive hip flexor rehab program can be found here in the app under the hip category. Here is a link for the program.

https://membership.rehabscience.com/programs/hip-flexor-pain?category_id=258455

1️⃣Hip Flexor Stretch: Place the leg you would like to stretch down. Before moving from this position, make sure to squeeze your abs and glutes to place the pelvis in a position of posterior tilt, which help take any slack out of the hip flexors. Lunge forward slightly without arching the low back. Hold for 15-30 seconds and repeat 2-4 times each day.

2️⃣Front Plank: The front plank creates an isometric hip flexor contraction and is a great place to begin training if have had a recent injury. Shoot for 3 repetitions and hold each one for 20 seconds.

3️⃣Hip Flexor March: Place a mini-band around your feet and flex the affected hip as far as possible. Feel free to hold onto something, if you need to, as this is not necessarily meant to be a balance training exercise. Perform 3 sets of 12-15 reps.

Hey everyone! I published a new video this morning on glute exercises that can help reduce pain and improve gait mechanics. Here is a link for the video.

https://membership.rehabscience.com/programs/glute-exercises-for-gait?utm_source=product&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=content_share&utm_term=4202791&utm_content=mobile