Fix your pelvis Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI A couple weeks ago, I posted Check your Pelvis. Today, I’m going to talk about how to fix it. To review, the pelvis is a ring made up of three bones. When that ring is disrupted because your bones may be out of alignment, …
Your lumbar spine: Avoid the pooping dog or pooping duck
Your lumbar spine: Avoid the pooping dog or pooping duck Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI I read a lot websites, one of my new favorites is Movement-Rx. Recently they, featured a post about how to maintain a neutral spine position with weight training. They used the “pooping duck” and “pooping dog” analogy, …
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Check your pelvis
Check your pelvis Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI Recently, I’ve had a run of patients complaining of low back pain. For the most part, the pain was centralized to the very lower part of their back with no referring symptom or radiating pain. We checked out the pelvis, and found that for …
The butt wink
The butt wink Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI The butt wink. What is it? It’s not as lascivious as you might think. It really is a mark of poor squatting form. I’ve written about squatting before. It’s a functional movement that is important in everyday life. Getting up out of a chair …
Why did I launch the Pelvic Wellness Program?
Why did I launch the Pelvic Wellness Program? Written by: YUCHIN CHANG, PT, DPT, OCS, CMTPT Ever since becoming a manual therapist in 2006, I have been aware of the underserved population of patients with chronic pelvic pain. Each one of my patients’ stories is unique, yet they all share the same frustration and …
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Sexual pain, not all in your head
Sexual Pain: Not All in your Head! Written by: Yuchin Chang, PT, DPT, OCS, CMTPT A lot of women suffer from sexual pain, ranging from the clitoral pain, burning vulva, to deep vaginal pain, and they often feel they are to blame. If they finally reach out to seek help from physicians, they were …
How to stretch your hamstrings the right way
How to stretch your hamstrings the right way Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP If you exercise regularly, there’s probably a good chance that you’ve stretched out your hamstrings. These are the muscles behind your legs that bend your knee, but they also extend your hip. The hamstrings are a group of three …
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Pelvic Pain: a Difficult Condition to Talk About…
Pelvic Pain: a Difficult Condition to Talk About… Written by: Yuchin Chang, PT, DPT, OCS, CMTPT Having pain in the pelvis area may be a difficult topic to talk about, even to your physician, and a lot of people suffer in silence. Women are more susceptible to having pelvic pain, partially due to the …
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