Balance, joint stability and proprioception, which is your body's ability to transmit a sense of position and react accordingly, belong to same same family of fitness traits. Conditions that challenge your proprioceptive ability include ice or...
Your core muscles consist of your abdominals, back, hips, and parts of your shoulders and upper thighs. They are the center of your balance and source of strength. According to Gray Cook, founder of Functional Movement Systems in Danville,...
Skeletal muscles are a type of muscle that is anchored between two or more bones. Bones meet one another through a variety of joints. As the muscles contract, movements occur at the joints; this action is the basis for human mobility. While most...
To strengthen your knee joint, you must carefully strengthen the muscles surrounding your knees on both sides of the joint -- your quadriceps and hamstrings. The muscles of your lower leg will strengthen with regular walking. When walking, if you...
Ligaments are fibrous tissues that connect two bones to enhance joint stability. When a ligament is strained, the aftereffects include sharp pain, swelling and an inability to move the joint. There are a variety of treatment options depending on...
"Perturbation" is disturbance of normal motion. Perturbation training exercises are used to increase active joint stability by exposing joint structures to positions and movements that challenge joint control. These exercises challenge the muscles...
Strong and stable knees help prevent falls for seniors. Exercise can help strengthen knee joints, maintain mobility, range of motion, and help increase confidence and safety for the elderly. Exercise directed by a physical therapist or health...
Your skeletal system is made up of your bones and joints, providing your body structure, shape, protection and the ability to move. As an adult, you have 206 individual bones. Ligaments connect your bones to each other. Muscle tendons cross your...
Tendons are tough but flexible connective tissues that attach muscles of the body to bones. When a muscle contracts, or shortens, it is the corresponding tendon that pulls on the bone of the muscle attachment to create movement. In other words,...
The ankle joint has a structurally complex system of ligaments that help to hold the bones in place. On the medial or inside aspect of the joint is the medial/deltoid ligament complex. The lateral or outside aspect consists of the calcaneofibular...
Exercising with a stability ball, or inflated ball, strengthens joint stability and improves your balance and proprioception, which is your ability to sense your body's position, according to Juan Carlos Santana, director of the Institute of Human...
Weight benches can be used for a variety of free weight exercises. According to Gary T. Moran, Ph.D., Dynamics of Strength Training and Conditioning, free weight training is important because it improves muscle coordination and joint stability....
Recurrent shoulder dislocation can lead to increased shoulder joint instability. The capsular or ligamentous support of the shoulder becomes stretched, and over time, muscles that add back-up stability to the joint can become injured. The most...
Connective tissue disorders and injuries such as ligament sprains can lead to hypermobility, also referred to as joint laxity or instability and "double-jointed." Strength and balance exercises might help manage hypermobility, improving joint...
Your shoulder joint consists of your humerus and scapula and is a ball and socket joint. It is a complex and highly mobile joint that is capable of a wide range of movements. This mobility comes at the cost of reduced joint stability and a...
The hamstrings are important for the maintenance of knee joint stability as you straighten and bend your leg, and as you jump and land. If you neglect to train your hamstrings, you are at greater risk to injure your anterior cruciate ligament, or...
Occupational therapy operates as a branch of rehabilitative medicine that helps individuals restore body functioning in order to return to an everyday operating level. Physical trainers and occupational therapy combine by utilizing joint...
Physical therapy is a form of rehabilitative health care for musculo-skeletal problems, such as muscle and connective tissue injuries. Muscle strain and ligament sprains are common injuries that may require physical therapy, which involves an...
While no cure for arthritis has been discovered to date, walking and exercise is strongly recommended by medical experts in helping alleviate symptoms and for the prevention of arthritis, according to the Mayo Clinic website. Various forms of...
Well-rounded fitness routines include weight lifting. Lifting weights strengthens muscles, increases bone density and increases your metabolism. Incorporating a fitness ball into the workout routine adds balance and coordination components and...
Jump roping improves not only your cardiovascular system and muscular endurance, it also improves your posture, rhythm and joint stability -- including your ankles. You can perform a variety of jump rope exercises that trains different foot...
The shoulder joint is a ball-and-socket joint providing great range of motion and mobility, although as joint flexibility increases, joint stability is threatened. There are several muscle groups that cross the joint and provide stability, but...
Tearing of the anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, happens to a variety of athletes who are often interested in the quickest way to rehabilitate the joint. Accelerated ACL rehab -- where weight-bearing exercise and full leg extension is begun...
The benefits of strength training are numerous and well known. For women in particular, strength training can bring about important physical and psychological benefits. If you are a woman who is not currently engaging in a strength training...
Using a balance board from Fitter First can ramp up just about any exercise you want to perform, from standing on it to engage the entire body when you are doing bicep curls to performing lower-body work. Using a balance board improves...
Gaining muscles in your hips and legs requires a combination of strength training, proper nutrition and recovery. Although you can perform isolation exercises that stimulate muscle growth, Juan Carlos Santana, director of the Institute of Human...
Strength training can be a safe and effective activity for most people, including children. Research does not support the claims that weight training will stunt a person's growth. This misconception is based on the thought that weight training can...
The acromioclavicular joint, more commonly known as the AC joint, is on the top of the shoulder where the collar bone ends. It comprises the bones of the clavicle, or the collar bone and the acromion. An athlete most often injures the AC joint by...
Your body's joints are the key ingredients that keep the proverbial bag of bones at bay. Joints are categorized by their level of mobility -- immovable, partially movable and freely movable -- all of which support some aspect of movement. The...
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