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Cupping is a therapeutic technique commonly used in functional fitness to alleviate muscle tension, improve blood flow, and enhance overall recovery. This practice involves placing specialized cups on the skin to create suction, which lifts and separates the tissues, promoting increased circulation, reorganizing scar tissue, and expediting healing.
Athletes and fitness enthusiasts find cupping particularly beneficial for reducing soreness, accelerating recovery after intense workouts, and improving flexibility. By incorporating cupping into your fitness routine, you can enhance performance, prevent injuries, and maintain peak physical condition.
Kinesio Taping is a rehabilitative technique designed to support and stabilize muscles and joints without restricting movement. Using a special elastic tape, it lifts the skin slightly to improve blood flow and lymphatic drainage, which reduces swelling and inflammation.
For functional fitness athletes, Kinesio Taping can alleviate pain, enhance performance, and expedite recovery from injuries by providing targeted support to affected areas. This method helps maintain proper muscle function, improve proprioception, and prevent overuse injuries, allowing athletes to train more effectively and recover faster.
Kinesio Taping is a rehabilitative technique designed to support and stabilize muscles and joints without restricting movement. Using a special elastic tape, it lifts the skin slightly to improve blood flow and lymphatic drainage, which reduces swelling and inflammation.
For functional fitness athletes, Kinesio Taping can alleviate pain, enhance performance, and expedite recovery from injuries by providing targeted support to affected areas. This method helps maintain proper muscle function, improve proprioception, and prevent overuse injuries, allowing athletes to train more effectively and recover faster.
Soft tissue therapy, such as RockBlade techniques, involves using specialized instruments to detect and treat muscle adhesions and fascial restrictions.
By applying controlled stressors to the affected areas, these tools stimulate a healing response, promoting increased blood flow and reducing inflammation. For functional fitness athletes, this therapy can enhance mobility, relieve chronic pain, and expedite recovery from intense training sessions.
By breaking down scar tissue and improving tissue elasticity, soft tissue therapy helps maintain optimal muscle function and prevents injuries, ensuring athletes can perform at their best.
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Dr. Austin earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA. He then went on to receive his Doctorate in Chiropractic at Life Chiropractic College West in the San Francisco Bay Area. He graduated with the highest number of adjustments ever given by a student intern in the Life West Health Center, receiving platinum honors with over 800 adjustments (the minimum requirement is 300). He was awarded the clinical excellence award given to just one student per graduating class. Shortly after graduation, Dr. Austin accepted an associate Chiropractor role at The Source Chiropractic in Oakland, CA, and has since worked at Community Chiropractic Center in Poway, CA and Harmonize Chiropractic in Charlottesville, VA, before moving to Williamsburg, VA to pursue his dream of starting his own practice and serving his community.
In addition to several full spine techniques taught throughout the program. Dr. Austin participated in learning outside of the required curriculum to study extremity adjusting, therapeutic taping, instrument-assisted protocols, soft tissue stretching as well as the analysis and adjusting of expecting mothers and kids. This unique blend of technique and experience has earned Dr. Austin great opportunities to work with elite extreme sports athletes participating in the Dew Tour and Nitro Circus.
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