A very interesting article appeared over at Spartan.com posing the question “Is RICE all wrong?”, and jumps to the question of Ice or Heat for injuries and it caught the eye of Dr. Andrew Gross and Dr. Josh Sand at out office because when we were in Chiropractic around five years ago, the automatic correct test […]
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All Posts Tagged: UPPER BACK PAIN
So what makes my back stiff and painful even if I try to protect my back?
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, […]
The Canadian Armed Forces has thrown out dated fitness testing in favor of real-world tasks. Sit-ups tossed out.
The Toronto Star published a story recently (January 20th, 2016) with the headline, “The Death of the Sit Up”. The article immediately popped up on my social media feeds because one of the consultants mentioned in the article is Stuart McGill, PhD. Dr. McGill is a professor of spine biomechanics at the University of Waterloo. […]
Hey South Jersey Trail Runners – Google Maps is Mapping Hiking Trails with a 50 Pound Backpack
Remember the Google Cars that drove around just about every major highway and roadway in the United States and Canada. Well now they have taken it to another level and are hikiing major trails in the USA and Canada with backpackers wearing a 50 pound pack that takes several pictures as they and tags them […]
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 […]
“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 […]