It’s very common for yoga teachers to cue external rotation of the shoulder joint in Downward Facing Dog. There is a widespread belief that externally rotating the shoulder joint when weight-bearing is the correct choice while internal rotation here is bad and potentially injurious. Read on to find out more!
Read moreAre Joints Noises a Sign of Premature Aging?
The exact cause of the sounds that our joints make is not always completely understood. There is agreement in the literature regarding the formation of a bubble as part of the mechanism of some joint crepitus.
Read moreTo Tuck or Not to Tuck? That is the Question!
Tucking the tailbone is essentially tilting your pelvis in the posterior direction (imagine the pelvis as a bowl of water and you are tipping the water behind you). Untucking the tailbone is the opposite: tilting your pelvis in the anterior direction (and tipping the water in front of you).
Read moreIs it Bad to Lock Your Knees in Yoga?
One of the biggest misconceptions about the knee joint is that it is purely a hinge joint that only moves in one plane.
Read moreDoes Being Active Wear Out Our Joints?
I imagine that you’ve heard the phrase “wear and tear” used to describe the process involved in osteoarthritis (OA). This crude “bone-on-bone” model is being challenged and redefined by research that has been emerging over the past couple of decades.
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