Back Clinic Mobility & Flexibility: The human body retains a natural level to ensure all its structures are functioning properly. The bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and other tissues work together to allow a range of movement and maintaining proper fitness and balanced nutrition can help keep the body functioning properly. Great mobility means executing functional movements with no restrictions in the range of motion (ROM).
Remember that flexibility is a mobility component, but extreme flexibility really is not required to perform functional movements. A flexible person can have core strength, balance, or coordination but cannot perform the same functional movements as a person with great mobility. According to Dr. Alex Jimenez’s compilation of articles on mobility and flexibility, individuals who don’t stretch their body often can experience shortened or stiffened muscles, decreasing their ability to move effectively.
Healthy sleep plays a vital role in the body's overall health, as it ensures muscle growth, recovery, and illness prevention.… Read More
Stretching Fundamentals: Stretching benefits the body by keeping the muscles flexible, strong, healthy, and able to maintain optimal physical performance.… Read More
Post spine surgery physical therapy or PT is the next phase after a discectomy, laminectomy, fusion, etc., to gain optimal… Read More
Flexibility and range of motion are essential elements for an individual's overall health, physical fitness, and quality of life. Healthy… Read More
Moving every part of the body freely, without pain or stiffness, is necessary for a high quality of life. As… Read More
Walking for a healthy back. This simple form of exercise can: Trim the waistline. Elevate mood. Reduce the risk of… Read More
Around the world, pain, especially chronic pain, is widespread to an individual. When the body goes through a tremendous amount… Read More
https://youtu.be/PuSvusazRuo In today's podcast, Dr. Alex Jimenez, health coach Kenna Vaughn, Truide Torres, biochemist Alexander Jimenez, and Astrid Ornelas discuss… Read More
The shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint. The shoulder has several muscles that help it move and allow a wide range… Read More
One of the most common tendons in the body that gets injured is the Achilles tendon, and this tendon tends… Read More
Stretching out for everyday wear and tear. The body was designed for movement, mobility, and physicality. When discomfort, aches, and… Read More
Although it is not officially summer, the past few weeks sure feels like it. Especially for those with joint discomfort… Read More
Here are a few recommended stretches and exercises for relieving herniated disc symptoms. The vertebrae are the small bones that… Read More
Individuals with ankylosing spondylitis have a new treatment option that was previously used for rheumatoid arthritis. It is a medication… Read More
When lower back pain presents many want to retreat to the couch, bed and just lay down, but doctors, chiropractors,… Read More
Scar tissue if left untreated/unmanaged could lead to mobility and chronic pain issues. Individuals that are recovering from a traumatic… Read More
Shoulder and arm pain can be debilitating, especially when there is no obvious cause or injury that needs to be… Read More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjM-8pPF03U PODCAST: Dr. Alex Jimenez, Kenna Vaughn, Lizette Ortiz, and Daniel "Danny" Alvarado discuss nutrition and fitness during these times.… Read More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIwGz-A-HO4 PODCAST: Dr. Alex Jimenez and Dr. Marius Ruja discuss the importance of personalized medicine genetics and micronutrients for overall… Read More