Numbness in hands and fingers is a common symptom for a lot of people. Whether it be while typing at work or waking in the middle of the night to your fingers buzzing, it is a frustrating problem to deal with. Often times people get told they have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or Thoracic Outlet Syndrome … Continue reading Exercises for Hand Numbness
At Empower U, we believe in treating the whole person not a specific body part. Human movement is complex and pain is not simple either. We know that when you have a localized symptom, that the root cause of your pain can often be found in other regions of the body. This concept, known as … Continue reading The Joint By Joint Approach
📚 Lets talk about the mid back or thoracic spine for a second.12 of your 33 vertebrae in between your neck and low back are often stiff and overlooked. Without adequate mobility through this area, compensations can occur over time, increasing risk of injury in other areas of the body. These three thoracic rotation exercises … Continue reading Three Exercises to Optimize Thoracic Rotation
Day in & day out, minute by minute, you want MORE out of your body. You want more out of your day to give to the work clock & more energy to give to your family when you walk in the door at night. We try & push through the end of the day & … Continue reading Rest & Reset: The Importance of Sleep
You just recently hit a new PR on that lift you have worked so hard at improving. Then BAM! You tweak your back at the annual Family Thanksgiving 🦃 Football game…. These tips will help when you're training while injured. What now? Treat with Ice 🧊 and heat? Take 2-4 weeks off completely Cancel my gym … Continue reading Training While Injured
✅“Is it normal to have popping in my knees?”✅“Do I have arthritis in my joints?”✅“My family has a history of bad knees.” These are common questions and statements we receive regularly from clients ranging from elite athletes to casual weekend warriors. These concerns are typically rooted in social myths and mechanisms that lead to fear … Continue reading Crepitus… Is popping in my knees normal?
Over the years overuse injuries have become a popular topic, specifically when discussing youth sports and the running population. Research studies vary widely from 19% - 74% in regards to occurrence of an overuse injury in runners. When discussing risk reduction of overuse injuries it is important to talk about two very Modifiable factors: Training … Continue reading Reducing the Risk of Overuse Injuries
When training for a specific task, we know that sports specificity is key. If you want to get better at running, you run. Although we want to be better at a certain task, that does not mean we should be exclusive to that one field. Currently, modern society is obsessed with early age specialization where … Continue reading Cross Training For U
On a day to day basis the majority of us are sitting, sitting and doing more sitting. Sitting on our drive to work while stuck in traffic, sitting at our desk from 8am-5pm, sitting for all of our meals and sitting for some entertainment as well. Then, it’s decided that a workout, a run, a … Continue reading Advanced Hip Mobility
With Austin Kjergaard owner of Full Body Physique and natural pro bodybuilder: Many people workout regularly but they struggle to consume the right nutrients to help them with their physical performance. Mistakes that I commonly see with people and their nutrition is that they tend to not consume enough protein, the wrong types of carbohydrates, and … Continue reading Optimizing Performance With Nutrition
