Best physical therapy practice is to make sure that each area of your body has 100% of its own mobility and mechanics so as not to promote compensation from another region to provide what that area cannot do. Once that happens (which happens far eariler in life than we think), the compensatory cheats spread, worsen, and lock down; thus, chronic pain that we attribute to age.

Stretch and exercise is always beneficial. There is a point where it plateaus in its beneficial effects. If you notice you have to perform a certain regimen either before or after an activity in order to 'avoid injury', you have 2 choices. You can either keep up with that regimen (and many others) to allow the activity while still having to deal with a chronic issue that is somewhat better but still present OR you can receive manual intervention to aid the body's joints (p

You may believe you have terrible balance and either hate or avoid single leg exercises. By now, your 'cheat patterns' are very set and have expanded away from your pelvis/hips to go down the legs (as well as up your spine). The correction the mobility band provides cannot be executed properly without the use of the band. You will notice your resistance will need to be reduced, that you may need one or both arms to help maintain form, that muscles you do not typically engag

Good for the tightened foot structures between each long bone of the foot. Combine release with stretch and you'll find that your midfoot and your toes gain motion/function! This is good for: neuromas of the foot, plantar fasciitis, ability to dorsiflex the ankle better, ability to improve single leg balance, etc. When I say “release”, think trigger point release - find a sore spot, apply tolerable pressure, wait until that spot relaxes, and find another to do the same. A g