With computer and smartphone use at an all-time high, neck problems’ prevalence is more significant than ever. Many of us suffer daily with a sore neck after hours of spending time on our devices, whether at work or at home.
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Tearing your ACL and deciding whether to have it repaired is a huge decision. One I often get asked. And one where no one likes the answer because it depends is often my answer. There are things that you must take into consideration when you are deciding whether to get their ACL repaired. One of
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Shin splints is a common running injury. Most people do not understand how or why they get them since there is no real trauma involved, no incident that they can point to where they hurt their shin but yet the pain can be intense. Understanding how and why you get shin splints can help with
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The question that often comes up when dealing with recovery is: Is Foam Rolling the Same as Stretching? The simple answer is no, they are not the same. They do not offer the same benefits, even though both are widely used for recovery. The best approach is to combine stretching and foam rolling for optimal
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We’ve all done it in some variation or all variations, the hamstring stretch. Some of us has done it sitting up or with our leg up against the wall or worse we have had someone else try to stretch our hamstring for us. Stretching the hamstrings is one of the more popular stretches and the
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At some point in our upbringing, an adult is bound to call attention to our posture with all-too-well-known phrases such as “stand up straight,” or “no slouching!”. More often than not, the direction is met with a seemingly involuntary jump and self-fix — associating “good posture” with how we end up: straight back, shoulders down,
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Working from home in this new COVID 19 era has brought about changes that many of us are just now starting to feel the effects from. With an abrupt switch to being forced to work from home without proper set up or most of us over the past few months just having increased screen time,
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When setting up your work from home desk or your desk at work, making sure your chair is set up properly can save you from headaches, low back pain, carpal tunnel and a lot of other medical problems. So, purchasing the correct chair is vitally important for your health. However, it doesn’t matter if you
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When debilitating enough, severe heat cramps can bring your summer workout to a screeching halt. Working out in the warm weather brings on a higher chance of cramps, yet heat alone does not cause these involuntary muscle contractions. You can reduce your chances of a cramp by taking the right steps before and during your
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Running with back pain? It sounds weird to even ask such a question. Most people would think, who would run with back pain? But runners get it. People who love to run will run with back pain, hip pain, knee pain, it doesn’t matter, they just want to run. And most runners (well not even
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