by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS Mike Voight initially defined Reactive Neuromuscular Training in 1990 as “an umbrella heading for a variety of rehabilitation techniques designed to restore dynamic stability and fine motor control at an injured joint.” He later went on to expand on his definition. He stated, “The main objective of the RNT […]

by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS I have always loved what Gary Gray says about the knee…”It is the dumbest joint in the body”.  At first glance, it sounds like to harsh to say that a joint is “dumb”, but when you stop at think about it, it really is a dumb joint.  If there […]

by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS There are a lot of different ways to improve movement and function through corrective strategies.  It doesn’t take much research to find a plethora of exercises that promise to help improve a squat, lunge, or whatever.  And, the truth is, most of them are rather helpful when used in […]

by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS Recently, I was looking over a list of Vladimir Janda’s best quotes about the human body and I have to admit that I ended up taking a lot of time going one by one through the list and really took my time as I tried to digest all of […]

by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS A few years ago, it was interesting to see how popular foam rollers became in the fitness and rehab world.  Seemingly every facility that you walk into has an endless number of rollers laying around and when you open up an equipment catalog, you see rollers of all sizes, […]

by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS Corrective Exercise is a bit of an overused buzzword at times in our field these days, but the idea of using specific and directed exercises to improve larger, more useful patterns is something that I do a lot and is essential to helping people perform better and stay injury […]