[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A 6-Minute Wrist Stretching Routine Welcome to one of the first walk through videos I will be making more consistently for the gaming community. In this video I walk you through a series of stretches you can do after a gaming binge or after a couple...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Welcome Welcome to a new series of videos Caitlin and I came up with to help us gamer stay healthy in a practical way. I want to introduce to you guys...
Low back pain is gaming is the second most common pain pattern in gaming and is most commonly the result of MUSCULAR STRAIN. As I mentioned earlier, the main reason for why we develop low back pain as gamer is because we are just sitting...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwc3JjJTNEJTI3JTJGJTJGZ2lmcy5jb20lMkZlbWJlZCUyRmhpcC10aHJ1c3QtQkxMeXZYJTI3JTIwZnJhbWVib3JkZXIlM0QlMjcwJTI3JTIwc2Nyb2xsaW5nJTNEJTI3bm8lMjclMjB3aWR0aCUzRCUyNzgwMHB4JTI3JTIwaGVpZ2h0JTNEJTI3NTAwcHglMjclMjBzdHlsZSUzRCUyNy13ZWJraXQtYmFja2ZhY2UtdmlzaWJpbGl0eSUzQSUyMGhpZGRlbiUzQi13ZWJraXQtdHJhbnNmb3JtJTNBJTIwc2NhbGUlMjgxJTI5JTNCJTI3JTIwJTNFJTNDJTJGaWZyYW1lJTNF[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]Exercise: Hip Thrust/Bridge Frequency and Duration: 3x10 The purpose of this exercise is to strengthen your butt (glutes) as they are often lengthened/weakened in the extended position of the lower back. For this exercise you will just need your chair – support your upper back on the chair...
Exercise: Feet Supported Sit-Ups/CrunchesFrequency and Duration: 3x10Ah the good ol’ sit-up. Our abdominals are often weak from sitting in the extended position.Start on your back with your legs supported by the chair and bend forward from your trunk to sit-up. If this is difficult for...
Exercise: Plank with cues for abdominal activationFrequency and Duration: 3 X 1 Minute (or until you fail)The purpose of this exercise is to increase the strength of our abdominals as they are often over lengthened/weak in the extended position. This exercise also assists in our...
Exercise: Seated Trunk FlexionFrequency and Duration: 4x15-20, 3x/dayThe purpose of this exercise is to stretch the overactive muscles of your lower back (paraspinals) and allow them to relax. Stretching can also facilitate healing (align the fibers in the optimal orientation during the healing process)Start by...
Exercise: Psoas StretchFrequency and Duration: 4x15-20, 3x/dayThe purpose of this exercise is to stretch a commonly stiff/short muscle when we are in the extended position. This muscle can pull on the lower back and cause increased compressive stress at certain joints in our lower back...
Exercise: Quadruped Arm-ReachingFrequency and Duration: 3x10 Slow and Controlled RepetitionsThis is another exercise which strengthens the lower and mid-back along with engages our core.Start by assuming the quadruped position (hands and knees) as shown in the picture. Arch your lower back to provide it a...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwc3JjJTNEJTI3JTJGJTJGZ2lmcy5jb20lMkZlbWJlZCUyRnByb25lcHJlc3N1cC1vUVFSWDMlMjclMjBmcmFtZWJvcmRlciUzRCUyNzAlMjclMjBzY3JvbGxpbmclM0QlMjdubyUyNyUyMHdpZHRoJTNEJTI3ODAwcHglMjclMjBoZWlnaHQlM0QlMjc1MDBweCUyNyUyMHN0eWxlJTNEJTI3LXdlYmtpdC1iYWNrZmFjZS12aXNpYmlsaXR5JTNBJTIwaGlkZGVuJTNCLXdlYmtpdC10cmFuc2Zvcm0lM0ElMjBzY2FsZSUyODElMjklM0IlMjclMjAlM0UlM0MlMkZpZnJhbWUlM0U=[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]Exercise: Prone Press-Up Type: Mobility Frequency and Duration: 12x5”, 1x/day The purpose of this exercise is to allow the joints lower back to move more in the direction of extension (backwards) but also to stretch abdominals which are commonly overactive or short/stiff in the flexed position of the back. To...