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Clinical Pearls For Effective Exercise Progression

Clinical Pearls For Effective Exercise Progression

by Erica and Susan | Apr 18, 2024 | Exercise Progression

In this episode, Erica speaks about prescribing specific exercises based on the difficulty level relative to the region of the body driving the patient’s symptoms.  NOT the pain generator.  NOT the area of symptoms.  If someone has knee pain, and...
Foot Drivers – The Prequel to the Foot Progression Exercises

Foot Drivers – The Prequel to the Foot Progression Exercises

by Erica and Susan | Apr 20, 2023 | Exercise Progression

Erica and Susan have presented several podcasts discussing the exercise progression of the foot as the primary and secondary driver.  Today they discuss the idea of taking the movement pattern down a couple of steps in preparation for the foot to handle loads, change...
Down Training Non-Optimal Movement Patterns to Make Exercise More Effective

Down Training Non-Optimal Movement Patterns to Make Exercise More Effective

by Erica and Susan | Feb 9, 2023 | Assessment, Exercise Progression

In this episode, Erica and Susan discuss how to identify someone’s non-optimal movement pattern, aka the “dominant pattern” or “the impairment”, and use it to your advantage when positioning and prescribing exercise.  Think of it...
What To Do When Your Treatment Stops Working

What To Do When Your Treatment Stops Working

by Erica and Susan | Nov 3, 2022 | Exercise Progression

In this short episode, Erica discusses her perspective on how to handle patients whose treatment has stopped working.  We’ve all been there. The proverbial plateau. Your patient is doing well and then all of a sudden they get stuck. Why?  More often than...

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