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Thoracic Spine and Mobility Drills

In this author’s last 2 posts, Vladimir Janda’s upper crossed syndrome (UCS) was explored, in addition to its relationship with the chronic musculoskeletal pain cycle (CMPC) (Page, Lardner, & Frank, 2010). Furthermore, stability and mobility restrictions, two central constituents of UCS, were covered as it related to the thoracic regions. As a means of appreciating […]

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Upper / Lower Crossed Syndrome, and Motor Control Tests

In this author’s last post, Vladimir Janda’s lower crossed syndrome (LCS) and upper crossed syndrome (UCS) were explored, in addition to their relationships to the chronic musculoskeletal pain cycle (CMPC) (Page, Lardner, & Frank, 2010). Furthermore, mobility restrictions, one constituent of UCS and LCS, were covered as it related to the thoracic and hip regions, […]

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Screening for Upper and Lower Crossed Syndrome

Vladimir Janda was a physician who, in the late 1970s, found aberrant and unusual postures, motions, joint actions, and muscle imbalances within the human body. He termed the phenomena as lower crossed syndrome (LCS) and upper crossed syndrome (UCS) (Page, Lardner, & Frank, 2010). Awareness of UCS and LCS is imperative, as the aforementioned syndromes […]

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The Joint-By-Joint Approach: A Road Map to Movement Dysfunctions

Muscles and joints have the capacity to activate and move individually, with a particular action; a concept often echoed within the field of exercise science and academia. Although not an entirely fallacious statement, the body, however, does not abide by such rules when interacting with the environment. Instead, muscles, joints, fascia, and the sensorimotor system […]

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