I just got the latest issue of BCAK Kinnected magazine.

There were a lot of great articles in it and they also were kind enough to publish one of mine on abdominal hallowing and hamstring injuries.

I don’t know why I keep typing hallowing, it should be hollowing.

Since it has been printed in the magazine, I am now able to share it with you.

It is one of those research summaries that I have done a number of times and fitness professionals have liked them.

Lower Abdominal Hollowing During Prone Hip Extension May Prevent Hamstring Injuries

What is the Big Deal?

Details of the Study

Foundations of Upper Body Conditioning

DESCRIPTION:

OBJECTIVES:

Here is another edition of Rick’s Rambles.

This has been fun to do.

You can see one of my past ones, here.

Have a look at this one, it is my 3rd ramble but 151st blog post.

Fun on Facebook

I am big into Facbook.

A lot of times when I am bored, I will go on Facbook to see what others are doing.

I am also adding a lot more stuff on injuries and exercises over there.

I try to put up a quote of the day and an article that I have read that day.  A lot of people are getting a lot of benefit from all the stuff I am putting up.

If you are looking for some more stuff on exercises and injuries, make sure to visit my Facebook page – http://www.facebook.com/Rick.Kaselj

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On Tuesday, the Muscle Imbalances Revealed will officially go on sale at 9 am EST at the one-time grand opening sale, but…

Today’s your one and only chance to win a copies of “Muscle Imbalances Revealed”.

“Why Muscle Imbalances Revealed would be the perfect resource to finally help you with your clients with injuries, fitness plateaus and prevent injuries?”

It has been a bit of a crazy week.

I have been in Orange County at a Fitness Conference.  It was a little more than a fitness conference, it was a fitness mastermind group.

After the fitness mastermind in Los Angles, I was off to Seattle for a fitness business conference.  The people presenting were Tom Plummer and Bill Parisi.

Just Marked Her Rotator Cuff exam

The great thing about the scoliosis and rotator cuff manuals that I have written, I have been able to help people with these injuries and fitness professionals better understand these injuries.  These manuals have helped people around the world.  I just sent off a scoliosis manual to Seol, Korea.  How cool is that.

Here are a few kind words from a fitness professional in Calgary, Alberta, Canada had to say about the Effective Rotator Cuff Exercises.

“Thanks Rick!  Always great to read your manuals though – I find them very thorough and I really like the progression that you write them in – anatomy, purpose of exercising, etc.”

Fiona Yeoman
Wellness trainer, Kinesiologist
Talisman Centre, Calgary

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What Exercise is Ideal for Clients with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome due to Muscle Imbalances

Approximately 60% of athletes have patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) sometime in their life, and a long line of research has shown that PFPS is primarily caused by muscle imbalances in the vastus medialis oblique (VMO) and vastus lateralis (VL) muscles.

Highlights of the Study

Other Amazing Stats about Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

These random thoughts things have been fun.

I don’t think anyone reads them but I enjoy sharing and writing.

Hip Replacement

I got an email from a Kinesiologist in Regina, Saskatchewan who specializes in training clients with hip and knee replacement.

She had taken the Core Stability of the Hip webinar and is using the concepts and exercises with her hip and knee replacement clients.

If you are looking at increasing your understanding, confidence and getting some exercises for clients with hip and knee replacements, I would recommend Jody Kennett.

Jody Kennett, is a fitness professional that has a specialization working with clients with hip and knee replacements.

She will be presenting her The Joint Replacement Client: Pre & Post-op Exercise Guidelines on November 6 in New Westminster, BC.

I have taken the course twice and I highly recommend the it.

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Exercises for Shoulder Impingement

Description:

The shoulder is one of the most injured joints in the body.  One of the most common injuries to the shoulder is shoulder impingement.  A key component in the recovery from shoulder impingement is exercise.  The role of exercise for shoulder impingement is key in helping speed up recovery, decreases pain, improving movement, increasing strength and creating stability around the shoulder joint.  The focus of the Exercises for Shoulder Impingement webinar will be exercise program design and exercises for a client that has shoulder impingement.

What you will learn during the webinar:

- A 12 week shoulder impingement exercise program that you can use right away with you shoulder impingement clients
- The exercises to DO and NOT do when training a client recovering from shoulder impingement
- Essential components of an exercise rehabilitation program when training a client recovering from shoulder impingement
- Recommended and research backed exercises when training a client recovering from shoulder impingement
- Key structures involved in shoulder impingement

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What Makes Up the Lower Back?

It is difficult to fully understand a lumbar spinal fusion without briefly discussing the normal anatomy of the spine. The vertebral or spinal column consists of 33 bones called vertebrae. Each are that stacked on top each other to for them spine. The spine, which extends from the base of skull to the pelvis, has four regions: the cervical spine, thoracic spine, lumbar spine and the sacrum. Between each vertebra are the flat and circular plates of cartilage called the interverbral discs. Intervetebral discs maintain the integrity and continuity of the spine by holding one vertebra to the next. It acts as an effective cushion that absorbs shock and pressure placed by the everyday movements of the back. This disc also makes bending and head rotations possible.

The lumbar spine makes up the lower back, extending from the lumbar curve down to the sacrum. Among the four regions of the spine, the lumbar region endures the greatest stress. Carrying the entire body weight, this region is supported by the five thickest and sturdiest of all vertebrae of the spinal column. It has also been determined that the intervertebral discs between two adjacent lumbar vertebrae are the thickest. Attaching to the lumbar vertebra are some of the largest stabilizing muscles of the lower back, which include the lumbar erector spinae, psoas and quadratus lumborum. Because the greatest amount of work and stress are placed against this region of the spine, the lumbar spine is most susceptible to injuries and structural alterations.

How Common is Spinal Fusion Surgery?

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I just wanted to give you a sneak peak into something that I am working on.

Have a look:

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I was up in my office on Saturday night while my wife was putting our son to sleep.

I took a few minutes to look over some journal articles that came out.  I have highlighted some that may interest you.

Using Core Exercises to Rehab Your Diaphragm?

Adding Balance Training  for a Total Knee Replacement Client is a Good Thing

The Joint Replacement Client: Pre & Post-op Exercise Guidelines

Course Description:

This day long joint replacement course is designed to help exercise specialists understand the complexities of joint replacements and to focus on the specific goals of both pre and post operative exercise selection. The course will provide you with the knowledge and confidence to create safe and effective exercise programs. You will be provided with a comprehensive manual that details all aspects of joint replacements from the surgical procedure to exercise programming to creating your own class.

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I have another interview with a performance professional that focuses on body weight exercises.

It is part of an interview that I did a while back.  If you would like to listen to the full body weight exercise interview, CLICK HERE.

Why should fitness professionals do bodyweight exercise with their clients?

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I have seen a number of bloggers like Eric Cressey and Mike Robertson do random thoughts.

I thought I would give it a go as well.

A lot to times, random throughts are things that come to my mind that may interest you, it could be a quick answer to a question that someone emailed me, announcing an upcoming presentation, etc.

So here we go with the first Random Thoughts.

Enjoy!

- Rick Kaselj

BC Fit ’10 Conference (I will be Presenting!)

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Today I have a guest blog post for you.

It is from Dean Sommerset.

Dean is a fitness professional from Edmonton.

A few years ago we were presenting at the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada conference in Edmonton together. We were not able to connect up but we have been keeping in touch over the phone and email.

I asked him to send over  blog post for you on muscle imbalances.

Here is part 1 of his blog post. I think you will like it.

Muscle Tightness: Overactive Fatigue vs. Dysfunctional Stiffness

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Last weekend I hosted another great course:

Introduction to Muscle Imbalance Testing and Movement Pattern Assessment with Tara Keller

I don’t host Tara that often but I was able to book her to present one of her courses.

I could not stay the whole day but have attended the course before.

Before I left, I did a little video for you.

Neuro-Developmental Progressions with Tara Keller

==> CLICK HERE for the neurodevelopment progression video

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With this blog thing, I get a lot of email.

It is great.

I hear from fitness professionals from around the world.

I just got this one on referral sources for post injury personal training clients.

Thought I would pop you a message.

I would love to pick your brain on the topic of referrals from chiropractors and physical therapists to myself and my employees.

We are working together to put together a more clearly defined avenue for clients to transition from acute care at the chiropractor or physical therapist to a more aggressive strength and conditioning program.

Right now the medical network I am with is looking to have the hand-off be a little smoother.

Right now they are just handing cards/pamphlets out and are finding it frustrating that they end up seeing the client again because they didn’t do anything to correct the initial reason for the visit.

Do you have anything standardized in place, or is it just a time thing and people know who you are now and its automatic?

I look forward to chatting with you more on this topic.

Thanks for your time Rick.

RJ

This is more of a business kind of question but let me help you out.

Have You Trained the Doctors, Physical Therapists and Chiropractor?

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As you know, I am really big into scapular exercises and teaching an effective rotator cuff exercise program.

I have another perspective on the shoulder for you.  It is a guest blog post from Tara Keller.  It is the third part of her series.  Enjoy!

Addressing Shoulder Dysfunction Beyond the Shoulder Itself

By Tara Keller, BSc.(KIN), MES

Part III: The Silent Triggers

Leading into this final segment of this article we have discussed the kinetic chain response and how cueing can play an integral role in the retraining of functional movement. This week we are looking beyond the shoulder to the silent triggers of shoulder dysfunction.

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I have another interview with a fitness professional that focuses on body weight exercises.

Today I am interviewing Adam Steer.

He’s going to chat with us about common mistakes fitness professionals make when performing body weight exercises.

Adam Steer has an extensive background in skiing and sports training which has lead to him focusing on body weight training.  The interview is packed with great information on body weight exercise mistakes.

3 Common Mistakes Fitness Professionals Make When Performing Bodyweight Exercises

In Part 1 of the interview, Adam Steer will share with you:

- 3 Bodyweight Exercise Mistakes
- Why use Body Weight Exercises?
- Who is Adam Steer?

==> CLICK HERE for the bodyweight exercise interview

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I am so excited.  I just got a new DVD set from my friend, Mike Robertson.

The program is called The Single-Leg Solution.

I am review it right now.  I will make sure to let you know what I think of the product.

Since it is Mike Robertson, I know it will be amazing.  His Assess and Correct DVD and Manual Program was amazing and is one of my best resources in my library.

Rick Kaselj, MS

Wondering who this Mike Robertson guy is?  I did an interview with him.  CLICK HERE to listen to it.