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How to Safely Improve Parkinson’s Stooped Posture and Back Pain Using a Foam Roller

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“Kimberly, my back hurts and I think my posture is getting worse, what can I do?” I get asked this all the time.

As I’ve mentioned in my earlier blog posts on foam roller exercises, Parkinson’s disease causes you to flex forward, creating a host of problems but most certainly back pain. You can use a foam roller to facilitate some great extension improving pain and posture.

Foam rolling is a form of self-myofascial release. In previous posts, I’ve demonstrated myofascial release with soft ball on the chest and feet.

Watch the video below on how you can safely use a foam roller to help with Parkinson’s poor posture: Continue reading “How to Safely Improve Parkinson’s Stooped Posture and Back Pain Using a Foam Roller”

Do This Bridge Variation with Table Top Tail Taps to Fix Parkinson’s Lazy Bum

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Way to go fighters! You’re getting great at these bridges, now we are really going to challenge you. The Table Top Tail Taps sounds like a new dance move, but it is really a great variation of the bridge with marching. If you have been doing that exercise regularly, you may be ready to start the Table Top Tail Taps bridge variation.

As with the marching, you are using only 3 points of support, but now you are actively contracting and firing up the supporting glute. You need to make sure the lifted hips stay level by activating your transverse abdominals and keep that supported knee in-line with the foot. It most certainly will try to splay out to avoid lengthening the hip flexors which we want to lengthen.

Why is this important? Parkinson’s Lazy Bum is real and usually due to neuro disconnect aggravated also by too much sitting. This disconnection changes the mechanics and motor programming of the body, leading to muscle groups becoming overactive, and others becoming underactive resulting in injury. Glute activation is waking up your glutes, making the connection from your brain to your muscles. Continue reading “Do This Bridge Variation with Table Top Tail Taps to Fix Parkinson’s Lazy Bum”

Treat Parkinson’s Lazy Bum with Marching Hip Bridge

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Last week we talked about how to fire up our glutes to treat Parkinson’s lazy bum by adding a resistance band. If you have been doing this exercise regularly, you may be ready to start marching.

With marching, you are using only 3 points of support, thus really firing up that glute that is balancing the side in the air.The key is to make sure the lifted hips stay level by activating your transverse abdominals and making sure the supported knee stays in-line with the foot.

Parkinson’s Lazy Bum is real and usually due to neuro disconnect aggravated also by too much sitting. This disconnection changes the mechanics and motor programming of the body, leading to muscle groups becoming overactive, and others becoming underactive resulting in injury. Glute activation is waking up your glutes, making the connection from your brain to your muscles. Continue reading “Treat Parkinson’s Lazy Bum with Marching Hip Bridge”

Bring in the Band! Activate Your Glutes and Treat Parkinson’s Lazy Bum

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Some of you may have a tough time lifting your hips into the bridge; here’s the secret to making it happen… bring in the band – a theraband that is! Last week we talked about how to fire up your glutes to treat Parkinsons lazy bum. As you recall, the most common reason people suffer from underactive glutes or “dumb bum” is due to sitting too much, you simply are not using your glutes. If you don’t use it, you lose it.

Continue reading “Bring in the Band! Activate Your Glutes and Treat Parkinson’s Lazy Bum”

Positive Affirmation Stability Ball Extension Exercise to Treat Parkinson’s Rounded Posture

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Today’s stability ball exercise is a great next step to the back extension exercise demonstrated earlier. Back extensions over a ball are a great way to strengthen upper back; erector spinae (extensor muscles that help you stand erect), posterior rotator cuff, and shoulder blade stabilizers which all treat Parkinson’s rounded posture. By adding positive affirmations, you are increasing the intensity for muscular endurance in the extended position, plus adding uplifting cognitive multitask.

This exercise not only helps with muscular strength and endurance of the upper back, it’s a great rotator cuff exercise. Continue reading “Positive Affirmation Stability Ball Extension Exercise to Treat Parkinson’s Rounded Posture”