Do you have shin splints with running? What about knee or hip pain? Lower back pain? Maybe all of them! Find out if your lack of ankle flexibility is causing it.

Mobility, Training, TreatmentWes HendricksAugust 14, 2017running, mobility, chiropractor, charleston, southcarolina, kneepain, backpain

You may have Flexible Hamstrings, but can You Control Them?

Athletes spend a lot of time in order to try to make their hamstrings longer or more flexible. While this is a great thing to be working on, unfortunately this is only one piece of the puzzle.

Stop Stretching your Hamstrings Incorrectly

Unfortunately for the majority of people they aren’t even stretching their hamstring, they are instead stretching their sciatic nerve. And just incase you didn’t know stretching nerves is a really bad idea.

Your Hip Flexion Stretching isn't Working

Poor hip mobility is without a doubt a cause for not being able to achieve a biomechanically sound squat. Where do we start then? I always start by addressing athletes hip INTERNAL rotation.

External rotation and flexion of the hip are easy and hip internal rotation is a better predictor of overall hip health.