Ankles and Toes – Friends or Foes?

Me: “This next position is called ‘bird on a perch.’  Place your arches on the bar and gently wrap your toes over while you reach your heels under.” Student: “Okay…oww, wait, my toes are cramping…” Me: “That’s actually pretty common, shake…

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Don’t Overlook That Pesky TFL!

Somehow I convinced my mother to take some time out of her day to get on my massage table, and as soon as I applied a little pressure to the hip flexors on that right side she felt the cramping. BINGO! Her pain is not irreversible nerve damage; it is due to extremely tight hip flexor muscles.

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