by Jessica Kisiel | Apr 4, 2017 | Posture and Technique
Please enjoy an excerpt from my book, Winning the Injury Game, available on Amazon. If you’re like most active people, your self-assessment revealed unbalanced posture. Your joints were not all perfectly lined up, and the weight in your feet was not even....
by Jessica Kisiel | Mar 1, 2017 | Posture and Technique, Sports Training
Please enjoy an excerpt from my book, Winning the Injury Game, available on Amazon. What is your core? And how does it relate to your posture? Although we hear a lot about “the core” and have been told we need a strong one from various sources—doctors, fitness...
by Jessica Kisiel | Jan 3, 2017 | Posture and Technique
Please enjoy an excerpt from my book, Winning the Injury Game, available on Amazon. Muscles need to be balanced between the front and back as well as the left and right sides of the body to maintain aligned posture. Aside from the rounding of the upper body,...
by Jessica Kisiel | Nov 22, 2016 | Posture and Technique
So, what are winged shoulder blades? If you look at the image above, you’ll see a young boy with winged shoulder blades (scapulae). While looking at the image, notice the pen marks on the inner edge of the scapulae where these bones are sticking out from his...
by Jessica Kisiel | Sep 29, 2016 | Posture and Technique
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines pronation as “rotation of the medial bones in the midtarsal region of the foot inward and downward so that in walking the foot tends to come down on its inner margin.” If you look at the image below, you can see an image of...
by Jessica Kisiel | Aug 24, 2016 | Posture and Technique
At 38, my doctor diagnose me with severe (grade 4) bone-on-bone left hip osteoarthritis. Since I was too young for a joint replacement, he advised me to reduce my activity level and avoid any movements that hurt. When the pain was excruciating enough, and my activity...