Concussions As football season rapidly approaches, concussions are always a concern for parents, athletes and coaches. There are more and more cases of adolescent head injuries and concussions...
Self Treatments
What is Core Strength
What is core strength and why is it important? The “core” is the center of all muscle activity in the human body. You could compare the muscular core is to the middle link to a thick chain. The...
Yoga for Neck Pain Relief
Poor Posture Often Causes Neck Most of us will suffer from neck pain at one point or another in our lives. In fact, 20% of the adults in the United States suffer from chronic or persistent neck...
Fibromyalgia Relief Part 1
What is Fibromyalgia? Fibromyalgia is a disorder that affects the muscle throughout the body and results in widespread muscle pain. The term fibromyalgia comes from the latin “Fibro” which means...
De Quervain’s Tendonitis
What is de Quervain’s tendonitis? De Quervain’s (dih-kwer-VAINS) tendonitis (or de Quervain’s tenosynovitis) is inflammation of the sheath that covers the two tendons that help move the thumb. These...
Fibromyalgia Relief Part 2
Fibromyalgia is a “Muscle Malfunction” Last week I wrote about different treatments for fibromyalgia, click here. Although there is no known cure for fibromyalgia and many of the medications can...
Exercises for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
What is Lumbar Spinal Stenosis? Low back pain affects people of all ages and gender. Lumbar spinal stenosis a common cause of low back pain. It is the narrowing of the spinal canal and the space...
Endurance Running
Running is Popular Endurance running is one of the most popular forms of exercise in the United States. A Timex survey reported nearly 75% of people in the U.S. run for exercise during a given two...
Endurance Training Mistakes
Casual Runner or Marathon Runner Whether you’re a casual runner maybe getting in a local 5K when you can or one who puts in 50+ miles per week training for another Boston Marathon, it’s likely you...
Cross Training For Runners
5 Exercises to Help Prevent Running Injuries Running is one of the most popular forms of exercise people use to stay in shape. However, if running is the only form of exercise you participate in,...