Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fast-progressing neurodegenerative disease with an average survival time of three ...

You don’t need lab data or a physical therapist to know whether your mobility holds up. The kitchen squat test gives you ...

The predominant function of abdominal muscles involves resisting movement (anti-extension, anti-rotation, anti-lateral flexion) rather than creating it through spinal flexion.

Pisa syndrome is defined as >10° lateral flexion in the standing position,1 and it has been suggested that in the context of Parkinson's disease (PD) it is an axial dystonia analogous to that seen as ...

A yoga teacher says these five poses will improve your posture and mobility “Mobility and flexibility aren’t fixed traits—they’re skills that we can improve”—try this yoga instructor's 10-move, ...

Test it: Rotate your head right and left, without turning your shoulders. Stand in front of a mirror, if it’s easier. A healthy range of joint mobility means you can turn your head 80 degrees ...

Five spinal mobility measures (SMM: occiput-to-wall distance (OWD), cervical rotation performed in sitting position, chest expansion, lateral spinal flexion (LSF), modified Schober test (mSchober)) ...

Amjad et al. (2022) found an excellent reliability (ICC = 0.91–0.93) of the test for assessing lumbar spine flexion in healthy subjects. Tousignant et al. (2005) reported moderate validity (r = 0.67) ...

I couldn’t agree more, which is why I always emphasise spinal mobility with my yoga and personal training clients. There are five main types of spinal movements you need to practice to keep your back ...

Our device utilizes strain gages on a thin stainless steel beam to measure lumbar flexion-extension and an optical mouse sensor attached to the end of the blade to measure lateral bending. In ...

The ultimate litmus test of your healthy shoulders, though, will always be how they feel. If you’ve been having light shoulder pain, expect that to diminish as you hone your mobility. And expect ...