A large proportion of our muscles are located on the posterior, or back side, of our bodies. They assist in producing large movements and are capable of creating massive degrees of compression.

Let’s suspend our disbelief for just another minute and consider the idea that maybe some of us are walking around with a preference for using our posterior musculature (glutes/lats/traps).

Regardless of the model we choose to use, knowing that there is more to learn is required for continued evolution. Staying curious, asking questions and challenging long-held beliefs is what drives innovation.

Managing forces is not easy, but nature made it simple: either absorb them or produce them.

Balance has a large sensory component, it requires your ears, eyes and tissues. They provide raw information about the local environment. Using that information to move your body via the hydraulic lift that sits at the deepest interior provides the efficient strategies we need to operate within the world.

The capability to move the way you want is an elegant dance with a number of moving parts that must all synchronize to achieve the desired outcome.

A neutral position in this circumstance describes a quasi-static position. One that does not move and maintains its shape throughout an exercise. The body might be better off adapting its strategy and position throughout an exercise or movement pattern, distributing forces.

Whether it be my abilities as a provider or my patients quality movement patterns, the deeper the understanding the higher we rise.

It might be that muscles behave like tuners. Their activity, or lack thereof, can effectively tune the connect tissue to act in a particular way.

Recovery requires energy, it requires output without a doubt. Those acts are preceded by rest and energy storage.

Contrast is crucial for moving within the world. When lines get blurred, we tend to lose some of our movement options. Joints become less differentiated and less mobile.

Structure and function are not equal; they do not define what we can do or how we do things. Structure might provide evidence for a story that took place, and it can influence how we move forward, knowing all the while we can adapt to changes at any point in time.

We are all asymmetrical, in multiple forms, across multiple systems, which may fundamentally make us more effective movers. However, these asymmetries can become overdeveloped and lead to movement issues.

We have almost all dealt with pain of some kind. Rest can be a useful strategy for a period, however a return to movement and daily activities is of the utmost importance. A high-quality coach can be the right place to start in order to get the greatest return on your movement investment.

All movement requires an interplay of tissues, joints and motivations to develop a shape that is conducive to our aim in a given moment. Attempting to isolate an area in hopes of changing a systemic movement strategy could result in the desired outcome, however the probability is lower than if we targeted the body as a whole. Every client requires an individualized program, and that makes all the difference.

The muscles in the area, including but not limited to the core muscles, guide connective tissue and the guts in a way that facilitates efficient movement.

Dry needling is another tool in a manual therapist’s repertoire. It can be useful in some cases, and the evidence for it is growing. The important thing to remember is that without an active use of the changes attained, default movement patterns most likely return.

The SI joint is built to withstand heavy loads and does not tend to have a great degree of mobility right out of the gate. It can be a source of pain or immobility in the right circumstances and the way we approach our training programs influences these symptoms.

Movement is fundamental to our health; we need it to maintain tissue quality and all aspects of life require some form of motion. Finding ways to continually challenge our different physical characteristics is one way to promote healthy tissues. This involves removing previous held beliefs or altering our patterns.

We were made to move, that’s why we have all of the joints we have, and down to their microscopic structure it becomes very evident that stagnant states do not survive.