Rick's Weekly Tips & Tricks

This week, Dr Rick McAvoy's weekly tip is a unique method to improve hip flexibility:  In my practice I tend to work with quite a few athletes and just like most of our clients they need increased hip flexibility. A challenging way that I find is very beneficial to achieve this is a long lever rotary type exercise. The client starts with a straight leg raise kick forward then rotates their body 180 degrees in the opposite direction while now maintaining hip extension and then steps backward. They then raise the opposite leg into hip extension, rotate 180 degrees forward...

Looking for a new exercise to try? The Single Leg Squat with Dumbbell Push Pull is a great functional exercise that incorporates balance, coordination, flexibility, stability, endurance and motor control. The client begins with balancing on one leg with the knee slightly bent. The open chain leg is locked into 90 degrees of hip and knee flexion. A resistive dumbbell is held in at the chest with the shoulder blade retracted. The client pushes the bell forward while the open chain hip and knee moves into extension while performing a single leg squat. The client then returns to the starting...