What is Corrective Exercise?

Often, dysfunction in one region of the body can cause pain in another location. Years of bad form, improper posture from prolonged sitting, overuse, or repetitive motions can lead to compensations that result in dysfunction of the kinetic chain, ultimately leading to pain or injury.

A Corrective Exercise Specialist will use movement screens and assessments to determine weak or underactive muscles and strong or overly dominant muscles, creating a customized program to correct these compensations, helping restore proper muscle function and range of motion in joints.

Why is Corrective Exercise important?

Everyone’s body has its own set of issues. The human body is incredibly efficient and will intentionally recruit the stronger muscles to produce movement. Repetitive motions in daily life could lead to overuse of particular muscles associated with those movements, causing dysfunction when those muscles become the primary recruits for movements. Muscles attach to tendons and ligaments, which move your joints, so by correcting inefficiencies in the musculature, joint pain can decrease.

By working with a Corrective Exercise Specialist, we can address these compensations before they cause further pain or dysfunction. This can lead to decreased pain, reduced likelihood of injury, and often accelerated attainment of fitness goals.

Am I a candidate for Corrective Exercise?

Have you ever been injured? Do you experience joint pain? Anyone who has had a previous injury, surgical procedure, or experiences chronic joint pain is a candidate for Corrective Exercise.