“With great mobility comes great responsibility.” ~ Uncle Ben Okay, well, maybe that’s not the EXACT quote – but I’m sure Spiderman would 10/10 recommend taking good care of your shoulders! The shoulder is one of the most mobile joints in the body, allowing the arm to move in multiple directions. The shoulder is classified as a ball-and-socket joint,…
The diaphragm is a large, dome-shaped muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities. It is our primary breathing muscle. When you inhale, the diaphragm contracts and moves downward towards the abdominal cavity. This expands the thoracic cavity, creating space in the lungs for air to rush in and equalize the intrapulmonary pressure. When you exhale, the diaphragm releases…
The quadratus lumborum, or QL for short, is a deep abdominal muscle, responsible for forming the posterior abdominal wall. It originates on the posterior iliac crest (back of the pelvic bones), and inserts into the transverse processes (the bones that protrude sideways off of each of the vertebrae in your spine) of the L1-L5 lumbar vertebrae and the…