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Why it took me 26 years to finish the Richmond Marathon

December 11, 2019 by Amanda Harris

Why it took me 26 years to finish the Richmond Marathon

This article is not about running. It is about 26 years’ worth of worrying about pain and how I overcame that very real challenge in order to complete a [26.2-mile] marathon this past November. My relationship with pain began in 1993, when I suffered a lower back injury due to a barn wall falling on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Exercise Tips, Health & Wellness, Low Back Pain Tagged With: low back pain, Mindset, Richmond Marathon

This Go-to Summer Footwear Is Wrecking Your Body

June 9, 2019 by Amanda Harris

This Go-to Summer Footwear Is Wrecking Your Body

As I write this article, summer is right around the corner. This means shedding our shoes, in favor of sandals and flip flops. Many people say they “live in flip flops” during the Spring, Summer and Fall, because they love the freedom it gives their feet, and there’s no heel, so they must be better … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Knee Pain, Low Back Pain, Neck Pain, Posture/ muscle balance

6 Tips to Tame Back Pain While Traveling

July 30, 2018 by Amanda Harris

6 Tips to Tame Back Pain While Traveling

  Ahhh…. Summer has come to Richmond, and many folks are making summer vacation plans. That means time spent driving and/ or flying to get to your desired destination. But no one wants to arrive at their favorite vacation spot only to be grounded by an angry back. By popular request, this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Low Back Pain Tagged With: back pain, travel tips

The Next Step After Physical Therapy

November 29, 2017 by Amanda Harris

The Next Step After Physical Therapy

“I failed Physical Therapy” This self-effacing statement came from “Bonnie,” my newest client. Bonnie went on to tell me the whole sordid story of her back pain, which developed over the last several years: courses of treatment including chiropractic, physical therapy, and epidurals, followed by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Exercise After Injury, Exercise After Surgery, Exercise and Arthritis, Exercise and Joint Pain, Low Back Pain, Medical Fitness/ Medical Exercise, Neck Pain, Posture/ muscle balance Tagged With: medical exercise, next step after PT, physical therapy, post rehab

Use These 6 Tips to Stay Active This Fall

October 30, 2017 by Amanda Harris

Use These 6 Tips to Stay Active This Fall

  Fall is a great time to become more active: the kids are back in school and the air is crisp and inviting. The outdoors beckon, and if you’re not ready, you could suffer a few set-backs as you adjust your activity level. Here are 6 tips to keep you strong and healthy as you enjoy the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Exercise After Injury, Exercise After Surgery, Exercise and Arthritis, Exercise and Joint Pain, Exercise Tips, Low Back Pain, Medical Fitness/ Medical Exercise, Staying Active Tagged With: fall, fall activities

Hope for Low Back Pain

October 27, 2017 by Amanda Harris

Hope for Low Back Pain

  The low back pain problem Your back pain has been hanging around for what seems like forever. You’ve been to multiple doctors, tried chiropractic, and have finally broken down and consulted an orthopedic surgeon. He ordered an MRI, but the MRI showed nothing more than mild stenosis (narrowing of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Exercise After Injury, Exercise After Surgery, Exercise and Joint Pain, Low Back Pain, Medical Fitness/ Medical Exercise, Posture/ muscle balance Tagged With: back pain recovery, compensation, exercise program, fascia, low back pain, medical exercise, post rehab

What exactly is a Medical Exercise Specialist?

June 20, 2017 by Amanda Harris

What exactly is a Medical Exercise Specialist?

"What is a Medical Exercise Specialist?"   It’s a good question and one I get often, because the profession itself is relatively new in the Healthcare continuum. An MES, as we are known, goes through a rigorous training and certification process to effectively and safely deliver exercise … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Exercise After Injury, Exercise After Surgery, Exercise and Arthritis, Exercise and Joint Pain, Low Back Pain, Medical Fitness/ Medical Exercise, Neck Pain, Posture/ muscle balance Tagged With: medical exercise specialist, post rehab

Posture Hack #3 How to Improve “Tech Neck”

December 7, 2016 by Amanda Harris

Posture Hack #3 How to Improve “Tech Neck”

We’ve explored posture hacks on “duck feet” (link here) and “Donald Duck” posture (link here). For our final installment on posture hacks, we leave the ducks behind and look at the shoulders and neck. Now days, many careers are spent hunched over a laptop or squinting at a hand-held device which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Exercise After Injury, Exercise After Surgery, Exercise and Joint Pain, Exercise Tips, Low Back Pain, Medical Fitness/ Medical Exercise, Neck Pain, Posture/ muscle balance Tagged With: back pain, neck pain, tech neck

Posture Hack #2: How to Improve “Donald Duck” Posture

November 7, 2016 by Amanda Harris

Posture Hack #2: How to Improve “Donald Duck” Posture

Last month, we started working on posture from the ground up, with your feet, ankles, and knees. Today, we’re going to continue to move up the body and address common postural problems at the hip and lower back. As I mentioned in my previous article … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Exercise and Joint Pain, Exercise Tips, Low Back Pain, Medical Fitness/ Medical Exercise, Posture/ muscle balance, Uncategorized

Posture Hack #1: How to Improve “Duck Feet”

September 26, 2016 by Amanda Harris

Posture Hack #1: How to Improve “Duck Feet”

I’d like to explore some common postural problems and some exercise hacks to improve them. Notice, I said, “improve” and not “fix.” The beauty of your ever-adapting body is that you don’t have to have perfect posture to reduce pain and move better. In fact, attempting to “fix” your posture and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Exercise After Injury, Exercise and Joint Pain, Exercise Tips, Low Back Pain, Medical Fitness/ Medical Exercise, Posture/ muscle balance

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