Psoas Activation: Part II
In the last article we talked through what your Psoas muscle is, where it can be found and how to start a conversation with it. The first Psoas activation was simply to take your hand and start massaging the area…
Dear Poler, you’re up to your neck in thoracic dysfunction… Part 2
Loss of overhead motion of the shoulder that you perceive as “pinching on the top of the shoulder.” Your shoulder motion comes from several joints - not just the ball & socket of the shoulder (aka the glenohumeral joint). There…
Dear Poler, you’re up to your neck in thoracic dysfunction… Part 1
If you’ve ever had neck and shoulder pain, you have likely experienced one of the following symptoms: A sensation of tightness on one side of the neck that is exacerbated by neck movement (either towards that side or away). Loss…
Tips for Returning to Pole Dancing
Aside from being a captivating art form, pole dancing is also an intense discipline that requires consistent physical training. In that regard, pole dancers in Michigan consider pole dancing a form of physical fitness. Various parts of the body are intensely engaged…
What are your nerves and why should you care?
Nerves are cord or string-like structures that carry information around your body. They are comprised of neurons that are protected in layers of tissue collectively known as a “sheath.” The information nerves carry might be motor control related, like moving…
What is fascia and why should you care?
Fascia is like a plastic wrap that covers literally all your internal bits including bones, nerves, organs, and muscles. It is a thin and flexible film made of collagen, as sensitive as skin, that crisscrosses around your body like a…
Understanding and Categorizing Pain from a Movement Perspective
What is Pain? Pain is a very complicated topic. It has no language of its own and yet, pain is the body communicating with us, telling us that something isn’t quite right. The body has identified a threat and we…
One way to prevent injuries in pole
Before I purchased my motorcycle, I took a safety class. The first lesson the instructor taught us was at some point in our riding lives we were likely to “lay the bike down.” This is a term referring to when…
5 Non-Physical Ways to Train
What you do off the pole is just as important as what you do on the pole. When I say off the pole, that means off the pole and out of the studio or gym. Whether you’re on your rest…
Keep Calm and Pole On—How to handle an injury before your pole dance performance
With 6 weeks to go before my first trip to PoleCon, i was prepped, planned and positively ready to rock the BIG stage with my PFRPT friends in the Groups and troupes showcase. Then the unthinkable happened…. i broke my…