I was in a meeting and we started talking about one of my recent exercise & injury manuals, Effective Exercises for Scoliosis.

The person I was meeting with let me know about his daughter who was in a scoliosis brace from the age of 3 to 16.  He asked me for some advice on what she should be doing when it comes to scoliosis exercises.

Of all the things she can do -  the number one thing  -  is exercise.

3 Scoliosis Exercise Tips

With scoliosis, there is a very large spectrum of clients.  There are clients that can have minor scoliosis or major scoliosis.

Here are some tips for a client that has minor scoliosis.  Often times this kind of client will let you know during your assessment that they have been told by their doctor that they have minor scoliosis.

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I just wrapped up my Exercise Rehabilitation of the Knee course at Douglas College.

I learn so much from the fitness professionals that attend.  They all have great questions and I wanted to share one with you.

I got a great question from one of the registrants about knees passing the toes.

Commonly taught in fitness certification is the fact that you should not have the knees passing the toes.  My response to this is, it depends on the situation.

The Deal on the Knees Passing the Toes

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Things are coming together for the Eric Cressey course on March 27 & 28.

I got an AMAZING venue booked.

I am so excited about this place.

It is not one of those stuffy hotel meeting rooms with bad carpet and horrible lighting.

This facility was built for fitness and performance professionals.

It is the High Performance Centre at Vancouver College.

It has a great multimedia room for learning, a huge wrestling room to do some hands on corrective exercise and then the upstairs to work on the performance side of things in Olympic lifting area.

The best thing, we will have the whole place to ourselves during the entire weekend.

Eric Cressey and Us.  Nice!

Where Eric Cressey will be Presenting on March 27 & 28 in Vancouver

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Fitness & Rehab Conference – VIP List

Feature Speaker Revealed - Friday, November 6, 2009

Benefits of the of the VIP List:

- VIP discount on the conference
- entered into special prizes
- bonus gifts
- be first to get the details on the conference
- get updates on the conference

VIP LISI IS SOLD OUT!

Details on Fitness & Rehab Conference:

Date:  March 27 & 28, 2009

Location: TBA

Presenter:  TBA

Rick Kaselj, MS

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Scapular Stabilization Exercises (Webinar)

DESCRIPTION:

Shoulder injuries lead to pain, prevent people from doing the things they love and make the simples tasks painful. Many will lean to exercises to help them recover from their shoulder injury. But too often strength exercises will lead to slower recovery from a shoulder injury. What needs to be done before strengthening the shoulder is activating, building endurance and strengthening the scapular stabilizer muscles. Adding this one step will speed up the recovery from a shoulder injury and prevent re-injury of the shoulder.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS COURSE:

- What is Scapular Stabilization?
- Why are Scapular Stabilizers so Important?
- What Muscles Make Up Scapular Stabilization?
- What are the Causes of Why Ones Scapular stabilizers are Not Working?
- How can you Prevent Scapular Stabilization Injury?
- How can Exercise Help Rehabilitate Scapular Stabilization Muscles?
- What exercises can help?
- Who Should Not Do these Exercises?

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS:

Please contact your fitness association to see what their policy is with regards to webinars and see how to you are able to petition a webinar for CECs.

LOCATION: Webinar

DATES: Friday, September 11, 2009 – 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm (1 hour course)

COURSE FEE:
- Fitness & Rehabilitation Professional – $39 plus GST / After September 7 – $59 plus GST

INSTRUCTOR: Rick Kaselj – MS., B.Sc., PK, CPT, CEP, CES

Rick Kaselj specializes in exercise rehabilitation, post-rehab, active rehabilitation, exercise therapy and corrective exercise. He works in one-on-one and group rehabilitation settings, training people who have been injured at work, in car accidents and during sport activities. His clients and group exercise participants include a wide variety of individuals from healthy and special populations. Rick has given over 233 presentations to 4531 fitness professionals and consumers across Canada while continuing to work in rehabilitation centers, physiotherapy clinics, fitness clubs and personal training studios. Rick recently completed his Masters of Science degree focusing on corrective exercise and therapeutic exercise for the rotator cuff. To reach Rick or learn about his exercise rehabilitation courses please visit http://www.ExercisesForInjuries.com

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Heat waves are hitting metro Vancouver.  Even with the heat on, it is important to get outside and stay active.  This is important to keep the summer barbecue weight gain off, to get your vitamin D and to escape to the great outdoors for a break from reality.  While outside in the sun, you maybe taking the steps to keep yourself safe during a heat wave but what about your children that you are running with.

Children maybe tucked away in their stroller, hanging on for deal life as you run down the street.  You may think they are okay in their shaded stroller or do they feel like a dog in a car park in the summer heat with the window open a crack.  Here are four keys to keep your children safe and happy when running with you in a summer heat wave.

Remember the Goop

Often times their feet hang out at the bottom of the stroller.  Make sure you lather up their legs and feet with strong suntan lotion in order to prevent a bad sun burn and a night without any sleep. 

Keep them Shaded

Just like parents, kids like the top down.  When the sun it out blazing, keep the top up.  This will keep eyes, skin and bodies happy.  Plus it is easier for them to fall asleep while dad is doing all the work.

Load them Up with Drinks

Make sure to bring two kinds of drinks that they can drink and make sure they are cool.  Just watch how much sugar they get or they may get out of the stroller and starting running past you.

Cool Mist

Load up a refreshing squirt bottle that they can spray on themselves and you.  This a nice way to keep refreshed and to keep the run fun.  Just make sure the your kids just spray themselves or you.  If not they may start a water fight with people you pass by.

The heat is on but this is not the time to hide away in the basement.  It is important to still get outside and exercise.  When you do go outside to run with your kids remember to keep them safe and to have fun by slimming them up with sun goop, keeping the top up on the stroller, to bring them a cold one and bring the mist maker.  Now get out there and run!

P.S. – If you are a runner and looking to run injury free make sure you have a look at the upcoming course, Injury-Free Running.  Click Here to get details.

- Rick Kaselj

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Why Rick Only Can Count to Three

I was looking through my Exercises for Injuries YouTube acount.

I found a video that I forgot about.

The video is tittled:

Why Rick Can Only Count to Three

The video highlights a key point that we as fitness professionals need to remember when designing exercise program – information saturation.

At what point does your client begin to forget what you have told them?

I know with myself, if I go to the doctor, physical therapist, massage therapist or chiropractor; I bring a pen and paper with me. If they give a few things to remember, I am good to about three.  After that, I need to start writing down notes on what I need to remeber and what I need to do before the next session.

I know there are people that can remember all of the details that are said in a 60 minute session but from experience, they are the minority.  The majority will remember a few things and forget about a number of things.

I know when I go through exercise rehabilitation exercises with my clients, they may remember the general idea of the exercise but have forgot some of the details of the exercises.  Often times, it is the details of the exercise that makes the exericse most effective.

==>  CLICK HERE for a Tip So Your Client Gets the Most Out of their Exercise Rehabilitation Session

I hope you enjoyed the video and please do leave a comment on how you help you clients get the most out of their training session.

Rick Kaselj of Exercises for Injuries

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I have another video for you.

It is on posture.

I had done a postural assessment workshop in Regina, Saskatchewan in May.  While I was there, I was walking the hallways of the University of Regina and was thinking about what three exercises would I give my client to improve their posture, if I could only give three.  So I did a quick video for you on the three that I would give my client.

I know it sounds like I am in a wind tunnel.  This is one of my first videos so I was still getting use to things.

Enjoy the video and please do leave a comment.  Let me know what you think of the video and if you have any key exercises you give your clients to help them with their posture.

Click Here To See the Video of the Three Posture Exercises

I am presenting the Postural Assessment & Exercise Prescription course again.  It won’t be until January 2010.

Click Here for the Posture Course Outline

Have an amazing day.

- Rick Kaselj

Rick Kaselj at University of Regina

I just got back from Regina, Saskatchewan.  You can see in the photo on the left.  I look very serious in the photo.  Not sure why.

With the change in the month, I thought I would give you an update on what is going on in May.

Usually things slow down in May but this year they are ramping up.

Here are a few things that I have planned for May:

Exercise Rehabilitation of the Lower Body – The courses on the knee, hip, ankle/foot and balance are scheduled for May 30 & 31.  They are finalized and do need to get the info on my website.

Exercise Rehabilitation of the Rotator Cuff webinar – I am doing a webinar in May on the most effective exercises for the rotator cuff.  I will have more details very soon.

Upcoming eBooks – I am wrapping up a few ebooks and will let you know when they are done.

Exercise Rehab Programs – Have been training for people with injuries for years.  I have accumulated box fulls of exercise programs for clients with injuries.  I am working on putting a few together so you all can have access to them.

Beyond Training – I just came back from Regina, Saskatchewan.  On Saturday, I present to the Saskatchewan Kinesiology & Exercise Science Association (SKESA) on other ways to make money other than just training more people and the 11 on-line tools that I use for my business.  It has been exciting doing more business talks.  I did an audio recording of the presentation, I am editing it right now so I will let you know when it is ready for all of you.

Postural Assessment & Exericse Prescription course – On the Sunday, I did a full day course for Saskatchewan Kinesiology & Exercise Science Association in Regina, Saskatchewan.  It was great to share postural exercises ideas with the exercise physiologists and Kinesiologists in Saskatchewan.

I think that is it.

Thank you for reading the blog and we will talk to you soon.

Rick Kaselj

Joint Replacement Client with Jody Kennett

Here is a quick clip from the 2009 Fitness & Rehab Conference.  Make sure you write down the 2010 date for the conference which is March 27 & 28.

Click here for more information on the Fitness & Rehab Conference

 For More Information on the 2009 Fitness & Rehab Conference Click Here

Study Shows Exercising leads to Happier Healthier Life

Monday, February 9, 2009 – Nanci Hellmich – USA Today

Sedentary women who started exercising said they had a lot more energy and were in better moods than when they were inactive, a study shows.

The more exercise they did, the better they felt, but even 10 minutes more exercise a day gave them some quality-of-life benefits, says Tim Church, one of the study’s authors and director of preventive medicine research at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge.

The women felt more confident about doing everyday tasks — such as keeping up with their grandkids, climbing the stairs and carrying in the groceries — and they felt better about themselves when they were in social situations, he says. They experienced these improvements even if they didn’t lose weight, he says.

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Rick Kaselj – rkaselj@HealingThroughMovement.com
Registered Kinesiologist Specializing in Injury Rehabilitation
Surrey, BC, Canada
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The knee joint is especially vulnerable to injury in both healthy-weight active people and those who are overweight. But until today’s Mayo Clinic presentation, no one had published results of what happens to knee implants under the stress of extreme extra weight known as superobesity. Superobesity is defined as having a Body Mass Index (BMI) that is greater than 50. Normal-weight BMI ranges from 19 to 25.

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Progressive Quadriceps Strengthening Improves Recovery After Knee Replacement

Tuesday, February 24, 2009  – Reuters Health

A 6-week program of progressive strength training targeting the quadriceps femoris muscle group substantially improves strength and function following total knee arthroplasty for treatment of osteoarthritis, clinicians report in the February 15th issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism.
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ACL Survey Results

January 2009 – OrthoSupersite -  Thomas R. Duquin, MD; William M. Wind, MD; Marc S. Fineberg, MD; Robert J. Smolinski, MD; Cathy M. Buyea, MS

In 2006, a survey regarding anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction was mailed to physician members of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. A total of 993 responses were received from 1747 possible respondents (57%). The number of ACL reconstructions per year ranged from 1 to 275 (mean = 55). The most important factors in the timing of surgery were knee range of motion and effusion. Bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB) autograft was most commonly preferred (46%), followed by hamstring tendon autograft (32%) and allografts (22%). Five years earlier, BPTB grafts were more frequent and hamstring tendon and allografts were less frequent (63%, 25%, and 12%, respectively). A single-incision arthroscopic technique was used by 90%. Most allowed return to full activity at 5 to 6 months, with a trend toward earlier return for BPTB grafts; quadriceps strength was an important factor in the decision. There was limited experience (4%) with double-bundle and computer-assisted ACL reconstruction.
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Important Facts for People Over 50

Wednesday, February 11, 2009 – Richard S. Buker, Jr. MD – Liberty County Times

Several excellent studies have recently been published in the medical literature the past few months which have documented several important facts that should be of interest to all readers over the age of 50 which at this time seems to represent most of the population of the Hi Line. Fractures especially hip, and spine fractures are not only painful, disabling, and expensive to treat, but they significantly decrease the life expectancy. Following a hip fracture a third of the people will be dead in a year, not directly of the fracture but of the various complications that follow the injury. Statisticians have calculated that in the mortality rate following fractures in women over 50 years of age in this country is slightly greater than deaths from breast cancer.

The leading cause of hip and spine fractures is osteoporosis (loss of calcium from the bones). Osteoporosis is always preceeded by what is called osteopenia (a technical term meaning less than ideal calacium in the bone) something that is not too bad but is less than ideal.
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Here is a quick interview I did.

She’s Young, She’s Beautiful and Full of Life, So why is Catherine Spillane Being Checked out for an Age-related Disease?

Wednesday, February 11, 2009  – Ann Coogan – Herald.ie

Osteoporosis is most commonly associated with post-menopausal women.

So why is pretty and bubbly 28-year-old Catherine Spillane, a PR executive fr om Kildare, having a scan to determine whether or not she is at risk of developing

the brittle bone disease.
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