by Emily Scherb | Jan 18, 2021 | Anatomy
What does it mean to “engage your core,” “pull your belly in” or even “hollow body”? We often assume we know what these shorthand phrases mean to our patients/students/instructors, but what do we really want? What are we asking the muscles to do? What are we trying to...
by Emily Scherb | Jul 5, 2019 | Acrobatics, Aerial, Anatomy, Injury Prevention
Get more out of your shoulders by keeping your rotator cuff activated when you train. Everyone wants strong rotator cuff muscles, but do we all understand WHY? Applied Anatomy of Aerial Arts Your rotator cuff is a group of muscles that stabilize your shoulder joint....
by Emily Scherb | May 23, 2019 | Aerial, Anatomy
Do you have plenty of flexibility, but still have a micro-bend in your leg? What’s going on and what can you do?!? As always, I like to start with the basics. Let’s look at the anatomy to understand how we lift our legs and why it can be so darn hard to lift them...
