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Beverly Hills Sports Chiropractic: Exercises To Strengthen Inner Thighs

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Pain felt on the outer knee, especially in runners, can be due to iliotibial band frictions syndrome (ITBFS).  The iliotibial band (ITB) is the longest tendon in the body.  It is a conjoined tendon, which means it originates from two different muscles–the gluteus maximus (your butt) and the tensor fascia lata (front hip).  When tight, the ITB can snap across the knee joint, causing inflammation and ultimately pain.

Visiting a sports chiropractor is your best bet to relieving this painful knee condition.  In my Beverly Hills sports chiropractic office, I would treat your iliotibial band frictions syndrome with physiotherapy, myofascial release, chiropractic adjustments of the pelvis and knee, and eventually rehab exercises.

The best rehab exercises I know for fixing ITBFS are IT band stretches, and strengthening the inner thighs.  The adductors are the muscles of the inner thighs, and when weak, they are unable to counter the tight ITBs.  This imbalance is one factor leading to ITBFS.  To prevent outer knee pain, try the exercise I demonstrate in the video below.  All you’ll need are some simple yoga blocks, and squeeze away–guaranteed to remove knee pain and improve posture.  Please watch the video below to learn the best inner thigh strengthening exercises available.

Beverly Hills Chiropractic: Relaxation Technique Relaxes Stiff, Tight Neck Muscles

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People presenting to my Beverly Hills chiropractic office with neck pain and stiffness can expect a comprehensive evaluation to determine the source of their discomfort.  What I find in the large majority of these people is that sitting in a hunched forward posture for several hours a day either driving or working on a computer leads to tight, sore muscles of the neck and upper shoulders.

The muscles most commonly afflicted are the upper trapezius and levator scapulae muscles.  These two shoulder elevators develop spasm and trigger points when held continuously in a shrugged position–the common postural position of somebody slumping forward.  The muscles will also, over time, develop shortness and tightness or lose length.  Further, being in the contracted state that persistent shrugging causes, the muscles ultimately have difficulty relaxing or going into a rest position.  This is felt by the person suffering as “constant neck stiffness and tightness” that is unrelieved by anything they try whether stretching or massage.

My sports chiropractic work focuses on de-contracting contracted muscle.  I do this through a technique called post-isometric relaxation (PIR), which takes advantage of muscle fiber physiology to get the muscles to understand, neurologically, to relax.  PIR is more than a stretch; in fact, you cannot stretch out a hyper-contraction.  Many people try, but make matters worse.  All muscles have receptors in place that prevent excessive stretching of the tissue.  Stretching into a contraction makes these receptors fire, contracting the muscle even more.  Doh!

Watch the video below to get an idea of how PIR works.  And if you have neck pain and stiffness that seems unresponsive to stretching and massage, call your local sports chiropractor for a full neck pain assessment.  If you are in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills or West Hollywood, sports chiropractic and PIR is just a phone call away.

Los Angeles Chiropractic Shoulder Pain Treatment

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Treating shoulder pain can be tricky business if a proper assessment and diagnosis is not achieved.  Visiting a sports chiropractor is a good first step to relieving the pain and disability that usually accompanies a shoulder problem.  If it turns out that you are suffering from a rotator cuff syndrome, you’ll need to get your shoulder worked on manually before rehab begins.  Retraining the muscle to bring back strength and stability will be of the utmost importance.  Watch the video above to see how we treat a rotator cuff syndrome causing shoulder pain in my Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and West Hollywood sports chiropractic office.

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