Is it a cleaning week/weekend in your house? Oftentimes while starting to clean people often bend, twist, and lift many more objects that they do in their normal daily routines, which in turn leads to either low back or neck pain. One of the most common causes of this is due to core weakness causing…
When most people think of the core, they think of the abdominals and doing sit-ups and generally know that one needs to have good core strength. Beyond that, most people don’t know much else about the core. So what are the core muscles and what do they really do? The core muscles consist of the…
Whether you are sitting, standing, sleeping, or moving around posture is important and can impact how well you are able to perform said activities. Rounding your shoulders forward or letting your head shift forward as well as rounding your back are all signs of bad posture. Below are some exercises that can help prevent poor…
What Makes up the Core? What is the role of the core? Why Physical Therapy? Our licensed Doctors of Physical Therapy are able to prescribe a treatment plan to address YOUR specific injury. If the condition proves to require further medical testing, the evaluating therapist will be able to determine that and direct you accordingly….
The core is commonly thought of as the abdominals, but in actuality it is comprised of more muscles than that. If you think of your core as a coke can, imagine that the top of the can is your diaphragm, the front of the can is your abdominal wall (including the internal and external obliques),…
The “core” is a term that loosely means the muscles of your trunk and sometimes the muscles of the hip or pelvis is also included. Some examples of core muscles are your abdominals and back muscles. Abdominal Muscles There are actually 3 layers of muscle included in the abdominals and each one has a specific…
What is core strength? Typically, when you think of core strength, you think of six pack abs, right? But that is actually the superficial layer of core muscles, specifically the rectus abdominis. There are 35 different muscle groups the core consists of, as seen below. Core strength refers to the muscles that stabilize the torso…
Have you heard anyone tell you that you need a stronger core? This is because the core is the body’s support system, it helps to stabilize and transfer forces from the upper body to the lower body. This does not mean you need six pack abs, but the deeper muscles that support your spine need…
There are many people today who suffer from general lower back aches and pain of no known cause or injury. The likely culprit would point to poor postural awareness and poor abdominal or core strength.We are presented throughout our day with various different postures with sitting and standing being the most problematic. We are required…
How Much Does Back Pain Impact Us? Chronic back pain and discomfort is a debilitating condition that will affect the majority of Americans at some point during their life. In fact, chronic back pain is one of the leading reasons people go to the doctor and employees miss work. Chronic back pain can make it…
