It’s summer time, and a great time to think about your feet! Summer footwear (and my 2019 article on wearing flip flops) tend to bring about many questions from clients wanting to keep their bodies healthy while freeing their feet. The worst part- there is lots of conflicting information out there … [Read more...]
Are you training your body to dis-integrate?
Here is a question to ponder. What does it mean to work with a fully integrated team? Maybe a utopic image of people collaborating and toiling together for a common cause comes to mind. In reality we know teams rarely work this blissfully. Disagreeing factions arise, in-fighting flairs up, and some … [Read more...]
In Defense of Sitting
You’ve likely heard that sitting is one of the great evils of modern times; it’s even been compared to smoking. But even cavemen sat, didn’t they? Let’s take a closer look at sitting to understand why it has gotten so much bad press recently, and how you can avoid its pitfalls (and still take a load … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]