Strive PT and Performance

Release your upper back with a double lacrosse ball or double spiky ball.

Mobilize your sacrum

Focus on HOW you set up your plank rather than how long you hold your plank. Form translates into improved core engagement. Your core strength will determine your speed, strength and overall athleticism.

Hard to reach spot? Use a sock! And if you really want to get the most out of any release work, separate your teeth, seal your tongue and the roof of your mouth and soften your face, breathing exclusively through your nose to dial down your entire nervous system release

Hand, forearm, elbow symptoms? Mobilize your pec minor using a pinky ball daily for a week. If your symptoms improve, you are dealing with a neuritis/ entrapment rather than hand arthritis, tennis elbow or golfers elbow. A little detective work at home will save you unnecessary orthopedic visits and X-rays.

Early rehab includes active range of motion and manual techniques. Cupping is an effective tool, providing lift and blood flow to an area that has been immobilized.