One of the benefits of being an Aligned and Well Facebook friend, besides the obvious prestige, is when I do a Q&A session. Last week I requested friends to ask a quick question. You can…
Growing Pains
Kirk Cameron? Where are you? How come we are not married already? Oh, wait. Not that Growing Pains. The other kind. The kind that may have resulted in leg pain when you were a kid.…
Anatomy Misconceptions
1. There is no hip bone. The hip is a joint, or the place where two bones interface. In the case of the hip joints, the bones in question are the pelvis and the femur…
Pain-Free Baby Holding
This article was updated and lightly expanded in 2019. You find all of our best kid and baby movement articles gathered in the article More Movement for Babies and Kids. Our sedentary culture is continuously…
A User’s Guide to Hamstrings
This article was updated Feb 2020 to make it bettah. For a lot more on how hamstrings impact whole-body and pelvic health, read Our Best “Healthy Pelvis” Resources. Let’s start with some quick hamstring anatomy…
When In Doubt, Stick Your Butt OUT
No, this is not a blog about your awesome dance moves, but about how to move things (like heavy boxes) without causing a spasm in your back. You’ve heard “lift with your legs, not with…