S&C Staff and Dwight Howard got some one-on-one training

Looks like the team had Dr. Andreo Spina over, earlier this summer, and he certified the staff in Functional Range Release (FRR) and Functional Range Conditoning (FRC).

These were some of his tweets:

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Just landed in Houston 4 the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FRC?src=hash">#FRC</a> certification w the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HoustonRockets?src=hash">#HoustonRockets</a> S&amp;C staff

<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RocketsBall?src=hash">#RocketsBall</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mobility?src=hash">#Mobility</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MoveBetter?src=hash">#MoveBetter</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InjuryPrevention?src=hash">#InjuryPrevention</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FRCms?src=hash">#FRCms</a></p>&mdash; Dr. Andreo Spina (@DrAndreoSpina) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrAndreoSpina/statuses/474299597733769216">June 4, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>FRC® Certification w the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HoustonRockets?src=hash">#HoustonRockets</a> S&amp;C staff Thurs-Fri. Follow the live tweets at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RocketsFRC?src=hash">#RocketsFRC</a>

<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MoveBetter?src=hash">#MoveBetter</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InjuryPrevention?src=hash">#InjuryPrevention</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rehab?src=hash">#Rehab</a></p>&mdash; Dr. Andreo Spina (@DrAndreoSpina) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrAndreoSpina/statuses/474328091741798400">June 4, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RocketsFRC?src=hash">#RocketsFRC</a> Day 1 - talk 1 -- on epigenetic's, genes, DNA, and how our training inputs influence… <a href="http://t.co/FJ6vh6hP8H">http://t.co/FJ6vh6hP8H</a></p>&mdash; Dr. Andreo Spina (@DrAndreoSpina) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrAndreoSpina/statuses/474542036939706368">June 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RocketsFRC?src=hash">#RocketsFRC</a> - movement production is limited by both internal &amp;ext constraints. 2improve mvmnt potential... 1/2</p>&mdash; Dr. Andreo Spina (@DrAndreoSpina) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrAndreoSpina/statuses/474544039220764672">June 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>2/2 - limit internal constraints by increasing control &amp; degrees of freedom across articulations
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RocketsFRC?src=hash">#RocketsFRC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FRC?src=hash">#FRC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/movement?src=hash">#movement</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Movebetter?src=hash">#Movebetter</a></p>&mdash; Dr. Andreo Spina (@DrAndreoSpina) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrAndreoSpina/statuses/474544027610906624">June 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RocketsFRC?src=hash">#RocketsFRC</a> -Motor patterns are NOT pre-determined, invariant, anatomical assemblages (Brisson 1996)

<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FRC?src=hash">#FRC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mobility?src=hash">#Mobility</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Movement?src=hash">#Movement</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rehab?src=hash">#Rehab</a></p>&mdash; Dr. Andreo Spina (@DrAndreoSpina) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrAndreoSpina/statuses/474576443352317952">June 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RocketsFRC?src=hash">#RocketsFRC</a> -⬆️ed active <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/mobility?src=hash">#mobility</a> allows 4 ⬆️ed control over degrees of freedom = ⬆️ed ability 2react 2variables = improved <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/movement?src=hash">#movement</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FRC?src=hash">#FRC</a></p>&mdash; Dr. Andreo Spina (@DrAndreoSpina) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrAndreoSpina/statuses/474624320460038144">June 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RocketsFRC?src=hash">#RocketsFRC</a> - “Movement is the process of mastering the redundant degrees of freedom” - Bernstein (1967)

<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FRC?src=hash">#FRC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mobility?src=hash">#Mobility</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MoveBetter?src=hash">#MoveBetter</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FRCms?src=hash">#FRCms</a></p>&mdash; Dr. Andreo Spina (@DrAndreoSpina) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrAndreoSpina/statuses/474642144821800960">June 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RocketsFRC?src=hash">#RocketsFRC</a> - “Normal” ROMs simply represent average ROMs. “Normal” &amp; “optimal” are not synonyms

<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FRC?src=hash">#FRC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/rehabilitation?src=hash">#rehabilitation</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mobility?src=hash">#Mobility</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rehab?src=hash">#Rehab</a></p>&mdash; Dr. Andreo Spina (@DrAndreoSpina) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrAndreoSpina/statuses/474657297843892224">June 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RocketsFRC?src=hash">#RocketsFRC</a> - Toyota Centre...site of the seminar... Top Left - you may think its a practice… <a href="http://t.co/DtNSqM786O">http://t.co/DtNSqM786O</a></p>&mdash; Dr. Andreo Spina (@DrAndreoSpina) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrAndreoSpina/statuses/474678470945939456">June 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RocketsFRC?src=hash">#RocketsFRC</a> - “Optimal movement patterns” r a gross misconception

<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FRC?src=hash">#FRC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FRCms?src=hash">#FRCms</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MotorControl?src=hash">#MotorControl</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Movement?src=hash">#Movement</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/strength?src=hash">#strength</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Conditioning?src=hash">#Conditioning</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/rehab?src=hash">#rehab</a></p>&mdash; Dr. Andreo Spina (@DrAndreoSpina) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrAndreoSpina/statuses/474908656761602048">June 6, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RocketsFRC?src=hash">#RocketsFRC</a> - studies reveal that even elite athletes r unable 2 reproduce invariant movement patterns despite yrs of practice (Davids 2003)</p>&mdash; Dr. Andreo Spina (@DrAndreoSpina) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrAndreoSpina/statuses/474919968963043328">June 6, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RocketsFRC?src=hash">#RocketsFRC</a> - variability found in voluntary movements indicate that ‘correct’ peripheral motor patterns form a wide spectrum (Latash 1996)</p>&mdash; Dr. Andreo Spina (@DrAndreoSpina) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrAndreoSpina/statuses/474953939356749824">June 6, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Working some <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FR?src=hash">#FR</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FRC?src=hash">#FRC</a> w Rockets Centre Mr. Dwight Howard. Sorry Raptors...your competition just got… <a href="http://t.co/92vLg9voJL">http://t.co/92vLg9voJL</a></p>&mdash; Dr. Andreo Spina (@DrAndreoSpina) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrAndreoSpina/statuses/474969993713426432">June 6, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RocketsFRC?src=hash">#RocketsFRC</a> -skilled performers can freeze or unfreeze degrees of freedom in the mvmnt chain as prevailing task constraints demand(Newell01)</p>&mdash; Dr. Andreo Spina (@DrAndreoSpina) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrAndreoSpina/statuses/474997985580167168">June 6, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RocketsFRC?src=hash">#RocketsFRC</a> -better movement = improved ability to make accommodations 2 variables as they arise

<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FRC?src=hash">#FRC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mobility?src=hash">#Mobility</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MoveBetter?src=hash">#MoveBetter</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MotorControl?src=hash">#MotorControl</a></p>&mdash; Dr. Andreo Spina (@DrAndreoSpina) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrAndreoSpina/statuses/475011920878370816">June 6, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>“<a href="https://twitter.com/DrAndreoSpina">@DrAndreoSpina</a>: Working some <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FR?src=hash">#FR</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FRC?src=hash">#FRC</a> w Rockets Centre Mr. Dwight Howard... &quot; Thanks for the course! <a href="http://t.co/zH550p9NGz">http://t.co/zH550p9NGz</a>”</p>&mdash; Jason Biles (@biles21) <a href="https://twitter.com/biles21/statuses/475048151510810624">June 6, 2014</a></blockquote>
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It looks like he has worked with the staff prior to that, as well. Here are some clips of him teaching the staff in April (Rogowski is his "patient").

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As for Dwight, he posted this earlier:

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^^ that picture is from a recent celebrity game. I'm not sure how much of his improvement is due to treatment from the OP, but he also seems to be training with Lilian Abdelmalek:

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I'm not sure how much to be concerned about that last clip. He's clearly not 100% yet, based on his comment, but in that last clip his movement also doesn't look very good. He still doesn't have complete range of motion. Fatigue, from the workout, could also be a factor though. The bright side is he's improving and was able to play very well in the playoffs, even at whatever percentage he was back then. I'm hoping this means we can see a significant improvement from him this season.

 

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Probably should have posted about Dwight first. The first post probably bored people and they didn't bother with the rest. Although I was disappointed to know he is still not fully rehabbed from back surgery, I think it's kind of exciting to know his post game should get better. I was afraid we had seen the finished product.

 

^^^ let me guess, you saw the word palpation and further down a picture of a neck, so that means he's only an expert in massaging necks.




Guys, if you're going to call someone a quack, maybe go further than the intro to his webpage...

 

He's teaching the staff, so he definitely has to know what he's doing. If people actually believe the team would hire a quack to educate their staff, then they might as well stop rooting for such an incompetent organization. Do people really think the existing staff wouldn't know who's legit out there and who isn't? Morey is just going to hire the first Google result without consulting the staff, who'd know more than him?

 

I don't disagree, but this isn't as unconventional, as your example. Even then, would it make your uncle a quack? I don't think so.