muscle imbalance
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Training for Balance
Balance depends on three sensory systems: vision, the vestibular system of the inner ear, and proprioceptors throughout the body (especially in the feet and legs) that sense position and movement. Your brain takes in these signals and chooses a strategy to keep you upright.
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Balancing Act: Common Overuse Injuries and Muscle Imbalance
Photo: Paul Gardner and I balanced on the Hindu, Fisher Towers, Utah 2004. Credit: Zeke Over the years I have had clients with common injuries such as tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis), knee pain (patellar tendinitis), and heel pain (plantar fasciitis). I have found through my practice these types of injuries are most likely due to…