Pectoralis Major The Pectoralis Major is a very powerful horizontal adductor of the shoulder and arm. This movement is required for bench press, push-ups, throwing, pushing and punching. Desk workers often suffer an over-contracture or heavy...
Latissimus Dorsi The Latissimus Dorsi muscle is the main extensor muscle of the arm. It is heavily involved in exercises such as swimming freestyle (front crawl) and performing chin-ups. It is also referred to sometimes as the ‘hand-cuff’ muscle...
Quadratus Lumborum The Quadratus Lumborum (or ‘QL’ as it is colloquially known) is one of the core body muscles, helping to stabilize the lower back and abdomen. It is quite often a muscle that is tight, contributing to lower back pain for many...
Rhomboid Major & Minor The Rhomboid Major & Minor are important muscles for helping to stabilize the scapula during upper extremity movements (such as chin-ups). These muscles are often overstretched and weakened due to poor posture and...
Gluteus Minimus The Gluteus Minimus has essentially the main function as the gluteus medius, although it lays inferior (deepest) to the gluteus medius. The muscle is divided into anterior and posterior sections. It is quite often exceptionally...
Gluteus Maximus The Gluteus Maximus is by weight, usually the largest muscle in the human body and is one of only two muscles that insert into the ITB (iliotibial band), the other being the TFL (tensor fasciae latae). Therefore, people who suffer...
Gluteus Medius The Gluteus Medius fans out around the hip and has muscle fibres that are divided into three sections: Anterior, middle and posterior. These sections perform different actions upon the hip when they contract. Tension within the...
Piriformis The Piriformis is the main deep lateral rotator of the hip. In most cases, the piriformis muscle overlays the sciatic nerve and when this muscle is tight ‘hyper-contracted’, it can cause compression of this sciatic nerve, resulting in...
External Oblique & Internal Oblique The External Oblique (Abdominal) along with the Internal Oblique, are both responsible for a great deal of core body strength and are prime movers for trunk rotation and side flexion. Stretching Option 1 ~...
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris The Extensor Carpi Ulnaris shares its origins within the common extensor tendon. Irritation within this extensor tendon at the lateral epicondyle can cause lateral epicondylitis or tennis elbow. Stretching Option 1 ~...
Extensor Digitorum The Extensor Digitorum shares its origins within the common extensor tendon. Irritation within this extensor tendon at the lateral epicondyle can cause lateral epicondylitis or tennis elbow. Stretching Option 1 ~ Standing or...
Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus & Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis The Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus does not originate at the common extensor tendon unlike the majority of the other extensors. The Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis does share its...