The beginning of spring is three days away. With the weather improving our clients will return to outdoor activities, increased exercise and sports. If you have been inactive most of the winter jumping right into an exercise program can be a one way ticket to an injury. An injury in spring could sideline you for the entire summer.
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Low back pain (LBP) is listed as one of the top 3 reasons why people visit their physician, with as many as 80% of Americans experiencing at least one episode of low back pain in their lifetime. LBP can be severe and often disabling, and can frequently lead to emergency room visits, numerous expensive tests, and a variety of different medications. The most common prescribed tests are X- Rays and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), which can provide excellent images of bone and soft tissue pathology. X-rays provide a picture of the bone structure of the spine, and can show arthritic or degenerative changes as well as bone fractures. MRI’s can display these same bone changes, as well as disc, ligamentous, and soft tissue injury.
read moreHere is an exercise to improve your posture and help neck pain.
Neck and spinal pain is on the rise, mostly due to the stressful positions we endure throughout the day.
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Stress and musculoskeletal pain often occur together. Some of the latest research points to chronic stress as a causative factor in back pain, neck pain, arthritis, chronic pain and recurrent injuries.
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Ingredients
Ever notice how difficult it is to find the same running shoe twice?
A few months ago, I bought a great pair of Saucony running shoes. They were comfortable, light and made running feel a little less stressful. After they wore out, I returned to same store hoping to purchase another pair. Like many times before, they were discontinued. Each time you go shopping for a new pair of running shoes keep these four tips in mind on your quest for comfort and performance.
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Did you know according to the Center for Disease Control, more than one third of adults 65+ fall each year in the United States and 20-30% of those people who fall suffer moderate to severe injuries? Why be a statistic if you don’t have to?
How Balance in the Body Works
Balance is complex and comes from multiples systems in the body working together to maintain stability or what we call equilibrium. Those system include:
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Cardiovascular disease, including high blood pressure—is the number 1 killer of women and men in the United States. It is also a leading cause of disability keeping you from leading an active life. There are natural, safe and effective ways to lower and control high blood pressure.
Did you know upward of 80% of those with high blood pressure are in the low to moderate range? This is good news and can be controlled by simple lifestyle changes.
read more As a child your joints were mobile and you developed strength through kneeling, squatting, walking and playing. Many of these movements you still perform today.
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Slouching is the norm which combined with sitting can deform the normal curve in your spine and place undue pressure on the lumbar intervertebral disks.
Here is a quick video to help you prevent back pain and break the sitting habit.
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