This week’s pose of the week is going to focus in on hip pain after surgery. You don’t have to have had hip arthroscopy to benefit from this post. But if you have, you may find it particularly helpful. As with all my posts, the Pose of the Week always focuses on join preservation, particularly…
Hip stability. The holy grail of post-op hip arthroscopy, total hip, and pretty much all hip rehab. It has been a little over 6 years now since my own hip arthroscopy. Achieving good hip scope outcomes is often easier said than done. It requires staying up on all the research and surgical techniques, and putting them…
Question: What is happening to the knee and hip in half and full lotus pose? Answer: This is a GREAT question! I’ve seen this pose hurt many people – and my mission as a therapist is to help people heal – and avoid getting hurt, especially in yoga. So my answer is multi-faceted. First, I…
Question How do I make child’s pose comfortable (and safer) for hip or shoulder pinching or impingement? Answer First, let me lay out a few helpful hints first. If you are a teacher or therapist and want to learn how to use child’s pose diagnostically and therapeutically, please read Chapter 9, pages 255-259 in my…
Before we dig into this week’s Pose of the Week, don’t miss these posts: Warrior I Warrior II Triangle If you want to make a request for a pose to be covered, email my office or leave a comment at the bottom of this post. The question: What are the sacroiliac joint and spine…
Before we dig into this week’s Pose of the Week, don’t miss these posts: Pose of the Week – Warrior I Pose of the Week – Warrior II If you want to make a request for a pose to be covered, email my office or leave a comment at the bottom of this post. …
What is going on in Warrior I pose? The requests have flooded in after last week’s #poseoftheweek post! Thank you for your curiosity and support! I am making a list of poses as they come in, so just know these poses are in no particular order. Watch them in any order you like! The question:…
What is happening in the hip in Warrior II? I get LOTS of questions on yoga posture alignment. I want to kick off this #new #series #poseoftheweek by tackling a question sent to me today by a yoga teacher training student. The question: What is the hip doing in Warrior II? She says: Dr. Ray…
If you haven’t caught the rest of the posts in this MTY Mindful Movement Series, read them here! Take Time for Self-Care with The Yoga Couch – https://gingergarner.com/yoga-couch/ Stress(less): The Breath Practice You Can Do Anywhere – https://gingergarner.com/stressless-now-breath-practice-you-can-do-anywhere/ Manage Stress & Trauma with The Sensory Diet – https://gingergarner.com/manage-stress-trauma-with-this-simple-daily-yoga-habit-the-sensory-diet/ Windshield Wipers is a very helpful therapeutic…
If you haven’t been following the entire series, get it here: At the 8 week mark, I have new pain. This week I stepped out into the regular community again for the first time by attending church. I needed some spiritual nourishment, as well as a new challenge. But my brave outing also caused new…
If you haven’t been following the entire series, get it here: This week’s post will be bullet point style, because I have lots to report, including a few videos and photos. At 6+ weeks out, here are the functional milestones met: In the meantime, PT is actively ongoing and I am just starting to ramp…
Dear Ginger, I have a question for you- I have a patient who has PF and OI issues, plus likely has labral tear at least at one hip, and perhaps two. Our new local hip specialist agrees probably the case, in addition to his noting impingement on her xray. (MRI results expected soon.) He has…