Alignment Archives - Prehab Exercises

Basic Assessments and Movement Evaluations for Runners

Michael Rosengart, CPT, CES, CSCS outlines the importance of assessing movements and shares the Basic Assessments and Movement Evaluations for runners and athletes that run from the PreHab Exercise Book for Runners, Fourth Edition. Start RightThe first step to any effective training or prehab/rehab program is to evaluate the athlete or client in regards to […]

By Michael Rosengart, CPT, CES, CSCSPosted on September 26, 2016January 10, 2021Posted in Alignment, Athlete's Toolbox, Biomechanics, Functional Movement, Movement Evaluation, PreHab, Running, Sports Specific, Stability, Training ProgramsTagged activation, Alignment, AMASS Method, assessment, Assessments, Biomechanics, compensation patterns, form, Functional Movement, Hip Extension, malalignments, Mobility, movement efficiency, Movement Evaluation, posture, PreHab, prehab exercises, prehabilitation program, Runners, running, running technique, speed, Stability, toes forward, training program

List of Common Compensation Patterns and Movement Dysfunctions

Within Human Movement, various patterns of compensation and the associated Movement Dysfunction limit an individual’s capability in performance and also dramatically increases the risk of, if not guarantees, a future injury. Conversely, trainers, coaches, and athletes that can identify common patterns of compensation in Human Movement have an opportunity to correct the associative Movement Dysfunctions, […]

By Michael Rosengart, CPT, CES, CSCSPosted on April 16, 2016January 10, 2021Posted in Alignment, Athlete's Toolbox, Biomechanics, Functional Movement, Mobility, Movement Evaluation, Performance Enhancement, PreHab, Training ProgramsTagged Alignment, Biomechanics, Buttwink, compensation patterns, corrective exercises, Human Movment, injury prevention, Low Back Pain, Lower Cross Syndrome, malalignments, movement dysfunctions, movement efficiency, movement patterns, movement quality, posture, PreHab, prehab exercises, Pronation Distortion Syndrome, repetitive movement patterns, repetitive stress syndrome, Upper Cross Syndrome8 Comments

The Art of Stretching

Guidelines for Effective Stretching Techniques Mobility is important in any athlete’s performance and effective stretching techniques will help the success of any Prehabilitation Program. There are several different ways to stretch- some good, some bad and some just a waste of time. This article will highlight and explain some of the most effective stretching techniques […]

By Michael Rosengart, CPT, CES, CSCSPosted on April 24, 2015January 10, 2021Posted in Alignment, Athlete's Toolbox, Biomechanics, Flexibility, Functional Movement, Mobility, Movement Evaluation, Performance Enhancement, PreHab, Recovery, Running, Soft Tissue Therapy, Sports Specific, Strength Training, Stretching, Training Programs, WeightliftingTagged active stretch, adhesions, Alignment, ankle, Assessments, Biomechanics, breathing, Central Nervous System, Coordination, Dynamic Stretch, Eccentric Training, Functional Movement, functional training, Golgi Tendon Organ, Hip, Human Movement, Joint Distraction, Kelly Starrett, knots, Mobility, movement efficiency, Movement Pattern, movement prep, muscle re-education, NASM, Neuromuscular System, Parasympath Nervous System, Performance Enhancement, PNF Stretch, Power, Range of Motion, Reciprocal Inhibition, Recovery, scar tissue, Shoulder, Soft Tissue, speed, Stability, stretch, Thoracic Spine1 Comment

Alignment – Form Equals Function

If you’ve been training hard and competing to get yourself better, it’s time you look your alignment, in movement as well as stationary, because ‘form equals function’. Improving your performance will involve improving your movement and that requires an awareness and development of your alignment – in all positions. Stop and take a look at […]

By Michael Rosengart, CPT, CES, CSCSPosted on January 5, 2015January 10, 2021Posted in Alignment, Biomechanics, Functional Movement, Movement Evaluation, Performance Enhancement, PreHab, Training ProgramsTagged Alignment, ankle, balance, Biomechanics, form, Functional Movement, Hip Extension, injury prevention, Katy Bowman, Movement Evaluation, Performance Enhancement, posture, sitting, Soft Tissue Therapy, spinal alignment, toes forward2 Comments

Eliminate Forward Head

Restore proper Mobility and Alignment for your Neck and Head. Is the positioning of your head, neck and shoulders important to running? A lot of people might be quick to assume that the head, neck, and shoulders are only marginally involved when you’re running. But that’s just not the case. The position of your head, […]

By Michael Rosengart, CPT, CES, CSCSPosted on August 7, 2014January 10, 2021Posted in Alignment, Biomechanics, Flexibility, Functional Movement, Mobility, Movement Evaluation, Performance Enhancement, PreHab, Soft Tissue Therapy, StretchingTagged Alignment, Forward Head, Functional Movement, Mobility, neck, performance, posture, Stability, Top Down Approach, trapezius1 Comment