Posted by Manu Kalia on Wednesday, July 17, 2013,
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This is an advanced stretch technique for hip flexor injury, front hip joint and quadriceps muscle. Opens up the front hip joint, and one of the best hip flexor stretch. Kneeling in this position might not be comfortable for runners with knee injury. Use the standing or Thomas test stretch position for iliopsoas muscles. These muscles tend to be very tight in a lot of people from excessive sitting and lack of regular stretching. Hip flexor strain or injury can often cause micro tears and scar... Continue reading ...
Posted by Manu Kalia on Sunday, July 14, 2013,
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Hamstrings are group of three muscles which help bend the knee and extend the hip. Hamstring tightness is very common and can cause running back injury, low back pain, knee pain, running injuries and impair performance. Here’s a cool and effective hamstring stretch exercise using Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation or PNF technique. This is a physical therapy technique which uses the anatomy and physiology of the neuromuscular system t effectively stretch the muscles. Standing hamstr... Continue reading ...
How to do a knee bending stretch safely after after running injury or knee pain. Great knee flexibility exercise specially for knee pain treatment at home and acute knee injury or arthritis. If you have knee stiffness due to swelling, arthritis or guarding after an injury…you want to do a non-weight bearing stretch to improve knee flexibility. This exercise also ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Manu Kalia on Tuesday, June 25, 2013,
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Stretch out those hamstrings so you can move easier and reduces chances of common knee injuries from running. In the modern world most people sit for long hours resulting in a tight hamstring which restricts proper movement. Hamstrings are group of three muscles that sit on the back of the thigh. They cross two joints, the hip and the knee…and their function is to bend the knee and extend the hip. Chronic hamstring pain can increase risk of injury and impairs optimal performance for athl... Continue reading ...
Posted by Manu Kalia on Thursday, May 30, 2013,
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In this video I will show you how to treat the shoulder pain injury and rehab the shoulder with shoulder strengthening exercises. I want to add another exercise in for the rowing exercise that we talked about for shoulder girdle strengthening. This is a great exercise for shoulder arthritis treatment and chronic shoulder pain prevention. I like this one because you are really kicking in your leg muscles also, your abdominals and your core muscles. This really makes it a dynamic exercise ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Manu Kalia on Tuesday, May 14, 2013,
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In this video I am going to show you a quadriceps muscle, quadriceps tendon stretch and mobilization for knee pain and tightness. This technique is helpful for improving the flexibility of the knee secondary to quadriceps tendonitis, patellar tendonitis, runners knee pain, running knee pain, tendinosis, following surgery or strain often due to sports injuries or trauma. It’s a great self acupressure technique too. You can use one or two balls to improve the flexibility of the muscles, ten... Continue reading ...
Posted by Manu Kalia on Tuesday, April 30, 2013,
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This is one my prehab, warmup, get the blood flowing, Chi moving and pre exercise movement series. It is designed to get your body and mind ready for exercise and athletic activities. It's a great to open up the hips, good for flexibility of the legs, feet and spine. Specially helpful for preventing knee injuries like runner's knee, Iliotibial band problems, patellar tendonitis issues and Also good for coordination, motor control and general warm up. Remember not to force the movement, move... Continue reading ...
This is cross friction massage technique specifically for patellar tendonitis, patellar tendinosis, Chondromalacia patella, patello-femoral problems and post surgical or post injury knee pain. This knee pain treatment technique is helpful for reducing thickening, adhesions, myofascial restictions or scarring at the patellar tendon and along the border of the patel... Continue reading ...
Posted by Manu Kalia on Friday, April 5, 2013,
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Fitness
Hi everyone, I see lots of patients with shoulder problems,
ranging from rotator cuff injury or tears, to shoulder impingement, to adhesive
capsulitis (frozen shoulder) and after various shoulder surgeries. From the
physical therapy perspective one of the most important things for shoulder
rehab is proper sequencing for shoulder stretching and strengthening
exercises.
In this video I am going to show you a great shoulder stretching exercise for improving shoulder range of
motion for reaching ...
My name is Manu Kalia.
Physical Therapist, Clinical Ayurveda Herbalist and Exercise Science Specialist.
Founder and Formulator of TriDosha Wellness Products.
My name is Manu Kalia.
Physical Therapist, Clinical Ayurveda Herbalist and Exercise Science Specialist.
Founder and Formulator of TriDosha Wellness Products.
