The theme for this week … What happens with your bones directly affects the muscles as well. When bones are immobilized for healing, the muscles tend to go offline impacting your ability to be active. This week we look at how breaking your arm may be haunting you years later. Read on … Arm broken? […]
The theme for this week … What happens with your bones directly affects the muscles. When bones are immobilized for healing, the muscles tend to go offline impacting your ability to be active. This week we look at how a prior broken leg can still impact you years later. Read on … Leg fracture + […]
The theme for this week … What happens with your bones directly affects the muscles. When bones are immobilized for healing, the muscles tend to go offline. This impacts your ability to be active, which is where Bridging® comes to the rescue. By resetting muscle relationships you can, once again, be active. This month we’ll […]
The theme for this week … Physical activity in the outdoors is so amazing for our well-being! That said, there are inherent risks primarily related to falling. This is the third is a series about being active outdoors. You can read the first, which outlined benefits of being active outdoors, and the second, on how […]
The theme for this week … I wrote several articles about the importance of strength training for our metabolic and bone health earlier this year. You can reference them here. The reality of adopting best practices can be a challenge, especially when you have pain or restricted range-of-motion. How can you lift weights when you […]
The theme for this week … By some estimates foot pain bothers 20% of people over the age of 50. Podiatrists must be very busy! Because our focus is on being active, which is hard to do when your feet hurt, we wanted to further understand the relationship of foot pain and quality of life. […]
The theme for this week … A common issue that might be holding you back from being more active is a stiff back. Although a stiff back can be linked to many medical conditions, a stiff back can also be related to what’s happened to you in life. To the traditional medical community, these causes […]
The theme for this week … A common cause for weird or chronic pain is often a long-forgotten accident or injury. This week’s case study includes an injury which is one of the wildest we’ve seen in awhile! Read on … Weird chest pains…it’s a thing! Physical activity is your goal for better health, but […]
The theme for this week … when freak injuries happen Freak accidents, whether a sports injury, auto accident, or just a random thing, happen. Thankfully, the EMT’s stabilize us, and surgical teams can put us back together. However, your body often needs more to really feel normal again. Read on … Being active side-tracked by […]
The theme for this week … injuries from hiking Have you been outdoors doing an activity you love and suffered an injury? Hiking is such a wonderful way to enjoy nature and be active. It can also be fraught with danger. Read on … How common are hiking injuries? This 2022 summary from Hikers Daily […]