We track and assess your motion health and treat it like a vital sign. We use it to predict and prevent injury and to set baselines for how you should be moving. It’s a new way of thinking about performance. Don’t just train, restore.
Designed to Move | IT Band Syndrome
What is IT Band Syndrome? IT band syndrome refers to a medical condition where a tendon in front of the thigh down to the knee, the iliotibial (IT) band, becomes inflamed due to excess pressure and stress on the surrounding soft tissue and synovial fluid. This causes...
Designed to Move | Asymmetrical Weight Shift
What is Asymmetrical Weight Shift? Asymmetrical weight shift refers to a movement distortion where there is a shifting of weight towards one side of the body, (i.e. arms, legs, torso) especially during walking or standing (often in a squatting position). This often...
The Value of Play
Responsibilities and getting ahead in life to ensure future success (wealth, friends, happiness, pursuing passions) tend to be top priorities for most. However, sometimes, we can strive for these things so much that we forget to make time for playing and having fun....
Role Models
Why do we tend to look up to other people as inspiration for how to live our lives? The brain gravitates towards the path of least resistance and most efficiency in any given context. One such strategy is by creating archetypes, or model and associations, of people...
Designed to Move | Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
What is Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Patellofemoral pain syndrome refers to a medical condition where there is pain around the knee joint and kneecap (patella) due to misalignment of the knee with the thigh bone (femur). This causes tightness, tenderness, pain, and...
Controlling Hysteria
With so many things going on in the world, it becomes easy for us to get dragged into the emotional white noise and hype of other people’s anxieties and fears. There are so many political, philosophical, spiritual, and individual perspectives to potentially consider...
Designed to Move | Patellofemoral Tracking Syndrome
Patellofemoral tracking syndrome refers to the medical condition where the kneecap (patella) falls out of alignment. The kneecap is important because it acts as a protective and stabilizing cover for the knee joint, a major hinge joint that connects, a major hinge...
Designed to Move | Pronation Distortion Syndrome
Pronation distortion syndrome refers to the distortion pattern where the arch of the foot is excessively turned inward and becomes flattened as well as the internal rotation of the thigh which tightens the quadriceps, hamstrings, and calves (essentially, the knees...
Designed to Move | Upper Crossed Syndrome
What is Upper Crossed Syndrome Upper crossed syndrome refers to a compensation pattern where the shoulder girdle becomes unstable in which the upper back and head have an exaggerated forward tilt (think of a hunchbacked posture with the head positioned forward). This...
Blind Spots
We all have a blind spot and it’s shaped exactly like us. – Junot Diaz We have the capacity to achieve many things; however, we can also stand in our own way. When challenges arise, there is a tendency to either gravitate towards or run against others/situations...
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