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Archive for: Activities of Daily Living

Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)

Posted by Dr. Steve on Sunday, January 10th, 2010 · Comments (14)

Welcome To The “Activities of Daily Living” Library! Honestly…Reprogramming “How You Do, What You Do, When You Do It“ Can Be (and often is) MORE Powerful Than Doing A Set Of Exercises Every Day! (This page is constantly evolving according to YOUR suggestions!  If you have a specific question about how to perform one of your […]

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Lift/Push/Pull/Garden Medley

Posted by Dr. Steve on Friday, January 1st, 2010 · Comments (6)

Discover the best and most efficient, strain free ways to lift, push, pull, and garden (deep squat and long lever reaches) Download Video

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Hip Hinge

Posted by Dr. Steve on Friday, January 1st, 2010 · Comments (14)

The hip hinge is a crucial piece of “spine sparing” advice.  This is truly one of those life changing “movement pattern adjustments” if you start applying it to your daily life. You use it every time you bend, lift, sit, or squat.  So it has HUGE impact on your life. Below are a couple of […]

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Walking

Posted by Dr. Steve on Friday, January 1st, 2010 · Comments (22)

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Functional Reaching

Posted by Dr. Steve on Friday, January 1st, 2010 · Comments (9)

This ADL video starts with a reminder of the hip hinge and how to apply it to vacuuming.  Then on to the most efficient and strain free way to reach without damaging your neck and creating lots of shoulder tension that can lead to headaches and neck stiffness, and neck pain

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Push a Cart/Stroller/Wheelchair

Posted by Dr. Steve on Friday, January 1st, 2010 · Comments (3)

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Tags : Activities of Daily Living, ADL, Push a cart stroller wheelchair

Getting up off the ground

Posted by Dr. Steve on Friday, January 1st, 2010 · Comments (5)

Training this technique for getting up off the ground (taken from an episode of Core Wellness TV) will not only keep you from crying “Help…I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!”, it will also help you avoid damaging your spine and other joints as you progress through life.

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Tags : Activities of Daily Living, ADL, Getting up off the ground, Step Down, Step Up

How To Climb Stairs

Posted by Dr. Steve on Friday, January 1st, 2010 · Comments (17)

This one is HUGE!  If you are not aware and conscious of the way you step up and step down, your low back, hips, and knees will definitely let you know it.  Pay very close attention to this one and practice stepping up and stepping down in super duper slow motion to test yourself. When […]

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Getting In and Out of a Car

Posted by Dr. Steve on Friday, January 1st, 2010 · Comments (7)

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Tags : Activities of Daily Living, ADL, Getting in and out of a car

Lift and Carry

Posted by Dr. Steve on Friday, January 1st, 2010 · Comments (13)

Learn how to lift and carry a heavy load and carry it without hurting yourself!  Learn the concepts of “pulsing” and superstiffness for safely doing this everyday activity.

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  • Dr. Steve on Squat 1: “In my opinion, it’s always worth conservative rehab approach first. Ultimately it’s your choice to do whatever you want. All…”
  • Luca Pica on Squat 1: “thank you so much dr. Steve. yes i feel more confident now to focus on the exercises for my knee…”
  • Dr. Steve on Squat 1: “In most cases meniscal surgery is not necessary and rehab is the best choice. You are on the right path…”
  • Luca Pica on Squat 1: “hello Dr. Steve, my name is Luca, i’m 38 years old. First of all i just want to say that…”
  • Dr. Steve on Critique this Bird Dog / Quadruped Reach :-): “Looks like the fb group had the most action on this one, Nancy.  It’s at https://www.facebook.com/1598563710/videos/10220589665563782/  ”
  • Nancy Doughtery on Critique this Bird Dog / Quadruped Reach :-): “Am I missing the comments on this video somehow?”
  • Leone Barber on Functional Reaching: “Thank you Steve.  You covered so much in that short video beginning with mindfulness,  intention in the moment.  I have…”
  • Dr. Steve on CWI Course Tour: “Sure, Mia.  Just go to www.reversecpsnow.com and you’ll get all the details for our flagship training course.”
  • Mia on CWI Course Tour: “Hi Dr. Steve, I am a yoga teacher looking to refine my knowledge through a course of yours – can…”
  • Raoul on Hip Hinge: “Beautiful, I will check it out! Thank you.”
  • Dr. Steve on Hip Hinge: “HI Raoul.  Good to hear from you.  Of course I cannot give you an exact diagnosis through this format.  But…”
  • Raoul on Hip Hinge: “Dear Doc, i have some kind of impingement in my left hip, triggered in motions that involve turning left leg…”
  • Dr. Steve on “Core Concepts”: “Thanks Daniel.  Great question.  I will do a video talking more in-depth about support points. The following are most common,…”
  • Daniel Donnellon on “Core Concepts”: “I’m working my way through the core concepts portion and I keep hearing you referring to pushing off of your…”
  • Leone Barber on Tips for Deep Squat and Building Strength with Lunge: “Thank you for keeping me on the mailing list.  I have 3 of the emails in my mail box so…”