So what makes for a stiff back? – Prolonged sitting/ slouching, not limited to long commutes, hunched over a computer, and sitting on the couch! – Improper lifting techniques, so many people say “lift with your legs” but do not really know that it means squatting down to pick something up. – Poor exercise techniques, […]
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Pre-Season Conditioning Helps Prevent Hamstring Injuries – StopSportsInjuries.org
When I was cruising through some pages that we like to frequent here at Glen Oaks Health and Spine, I couldn’t help but notice a short article over at http://www.stopsportsinjuries.org/ entitled “Pre-Season Conditioning Helps Prevent Hamstring Injuries” which can be found at: http://www.stopsportsinjuries.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=A_-4yLDJn2M%3d&tabid=263 (PDF Format) The author of the article is David Geier, MD and […]
Research Roundup – Habitual running ‘may protect against knee osteoarthritis, not cause it’ states new study.
Well would you look at that! Times are a changing in the old medical world and this time we are getting it right. We feel pretty strongly here at the office that often times, bones are not thought of as living objects and that most people feel that bones are just hard, solid pieces of […]
Running for exercise ‘slows the aging process’ says researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder and Humboldt State University
Now you know something like this was going to peak our interest! On MedicalNewsToday.com, an article review appeared stating that “Running for exercise ‘slows the aging process’. This is the kind of article that makes you get very excited. The review states that “The new study from researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder and […]
Active Release Technique in a nutshell
Active Release Technique Active Release Technique (ART®)is a hands-on soft tissue management system that allows a practitioner to diagnose and treat soft-tissue injuries. The goal of ART® is to restore optimal texture, motion, and function of the soft tissue and release any entrapped nerves or blood vessels. This is accomplished through the removal of scar […]
So where are you guys located again? Is that near a Wawa?
We get quite a few questions asking about our locations and what areas make sense for some patients and not others as far as travel goes so I hope this blog posts helps some of our patients! Is that near a Wawa is a little bit of South Jersey / Philly humor because there is […]
Dr. Mike Leahy talks about being a part of a winning Superbowl team on the Denver Broncos Medical Staff
This is a little inside bit from the Active Release Technique provider network where Dr. Leahy, the founder of ART reaches out to let us know how things are going up at the big office in Colorado. Sounds like a lot of fun treating athletes on the Superbowl Champion Denver Broncos. From a Sports Illustrated […]
Stop Sports Injuries: Keeping a Balance in Youth Sports Participation
We love when articles like this are posted on StopSportsInjuries.org discussing student athletes and year round specialization in one single sports. While the idea behind this thought is that it best specializes the young athlete for optimal sport performance, it does not protect them against sports specific injuries very well and may even push them into […]
“Walking is not a very good back exercise” mentioned on PBS this weekend, not a very good opinion
I was slightly shocked listening to a show on PBS this weekend discussing all forms of exercises to help with aging. On the the show they were discussing a wide variety of exercising from a large panel and the topics of discussions were yoga, pilates, stretching routines, swimming, cycling, running and many other forms. A […]
Why good posture matters – Links to Harvard Health
Here is a link to the article posted at Harvard Health: http://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/why-good-posture-matters At first I thought possibly that they had somewhat copied my work, but this wasn’t this case since there original blog post went live in 2015, soundly beating me to the punch, but overall and all kidding aside, a lot a of the […]