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A physical therapist in a traditional setting usually does not work with a patient long enough to see the person all the way through a full macrocycle. However, the rehab process itself might be considered a mesocycle.

“Yoga is the basis for the majority of our movements in the weight room. Really? Yes. If you look at many exercises we perform with an external load in the weight room, yoga uses those same movements, without external load, for body control, core strength and balance. For example, consider a single leg Romanian Dead Lift (single leg RDL) with a dumbbell. Compare this movement

I worked with a Major League Baseball pitcher who had surgery to repair a flexor tendon on his throwing elbow. When he first called me eight months after his surgery, he was still in pain and had very limited range of motion in his arm. With spring training getting close, he still wasn’t able to throw without pain […] Read More Here

In Episode 048, I had the opportunity to interview Sue Falsone. Sue is a pioneer in the rehabilitation field and we cover some very important ground discussing the shoulder and cervical thoracic junction – two key areas that are either not functionally properly or prone to injury. Click here to listen!