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Tag: core

Muscle Bracing

Post author By Dr. Dave DeLapp
Post date December 19, 2021

Last week I spent 12 hours in front of my computer taking a continuing education class on muscle rehabilitation. Zoom is a wonderful thing in small doses, but 12 hours is a bit longer than my posterior appreciates. The essence of the class revolved around a physiologic fact that I have appreciated in the […]

Tags abdominal muscles, biomechanics, blood flow, bracing, core, healing, injury, ligaments, muscle, posture, sitting, stretch, Zoom

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The Coke Can

Post author By Dr. Dave DeLapp
Post date July 14, 2019

I know this title sounds like this is a newsletter about the dangers of drinking sugar filled beverages, but it is not. The Coke can is a demonstration of the importance of core strength in our body. Picture a can of Coke that you have just finished. Set the can on the ground and step on it. […]

Tags balance, core, core strength, low back, psoas, sitting, stretch