I was surprised to wake up this morning to a winter wonderland. The first snowfall is always beautiful, but for many of us it means it’s time to dust off that darn shovel. I watched people shovel while I was walking today and noticed that many people were using their backs to do the lifting.… Continue Reading Take this Snow and Shovel It!
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Are you tired of the nipping pain between your shoulder blades or the burning sensation in your upper back at the end of a long day? When we think of back pain, we tend to think of our lower back like we talked about in last week’s article. Low back pain is the most common… Continue Reading Safe at Home: Upper Back Strain
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For the past few weeks, I have written about the importance of feet and alignment. Walking is one of the best exercises to strengthen your feet and improve cardiovascular fitness. Most of us don’t think about walking. We’ve been walking our whole lives and by golly we know how to walk, right? What you may… Continue Reading Safe at Home: The Wonderful Art of Walking
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When we think about walking, most people think of the lower body. This week I want to focus on how we move our upper body when we take a stroll. Movement starts when we are babies. One of our first methods of moving is crawling. When we crawl, we learn to coordinate and synchronize our… Continue Reading Safe at Home: Swing into Autumn
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The alarm goes off and, in your hurry, to enjoy another day you jump to your feet only to wince at the sharp stabbing pain in the bottom of your heel. If you’ve had this happen you might be dealing with plantar fasciitis. The symptoms are most intense during your first steps after getting out… Continue Reading Heal Your Heel
The Benefits of Spinal Mobilization Have you ever noticed a cranky feeling in your low back when you roll out of bed? Your first inclination may be to stretch. Common stretches such as toe touches or pulling your knees to your chest may feel great at the time but it is a short term fix… Continue Reading Cerebral Spinal Fluid
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During the past few months so many activities have been cancelled which has led to many of us spending too much time sitting at home. This extra sitting time could literally be “a pain in the butt”. I’m here today to talk about the importance of strong glutes. The muscles along the backside of your… Continue Reading Getting to the Bottom of It
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Do you find yourself using handrails on stairs, leaning against walls, resting on the back of your chair or counter tops? As we age, we start to use subconscious balance “cheats”. These cheats, however, can in fact encourage instabilities by weakening the system. To achieve balance, our brain processes information received from our inner ear,… Continue Reading Balance
In the legend of Achilles he was dipped into the river Styx by his mother to make him indestructible. There was a spot on his heel which wasn’t covered by the water. Later in life he was killed by an arrow to his heel. We might not have to worry about an arrow but if… Continue Reading Ankle Stability
When you are told to “brace yourself,” it usually means that you need to be prepared for something unknown to happen. For this reason, I like the term abdominal bracing. If we learn how to wake up our abdominal muscles and brace ourselves, our body will be prepared for whatever challenge the day has to… Continue Reading Brace Yourself