We’ve all been there before: pain that makes you lean back a little, place a hand on your lower back, and complain about how much it hurts. Did you know with the implementation of some basic exercises you can help reduce and even prevent lower back pain? Exercise – Regular exercise like walking, biking, or […]
Low back pain is a common complaint that most of us will experience at some point in our lives. Fortunately the treatment is usually straight forward and doesn’t involve surgery. But what types of medications can really help? Most physicians acknowledge the role of anti-inflammatory medications and analgesics to treat back pain. One of the […]
Maintaining a regular exercise routine throughout your pregnancy can help you stay healthy and feel your best. Regular exercise during pregnancy can improve your posture and decrease some common discomforts such as backaches and fatigue. There is evidence that physical activity may prevent gestational diabetes (diabetes that develops during pregnancy), relieve stress, and build more stamina needed for labor and delivery.
Most people know what arthritis is and are not anxiously anticipating their first joint pain, stiffness or weakness, but many people do not know the details and symptoms of a specific type of arthritis because it only affects around one percent of the population worldwide. Rheumatoid Arthritis is defined as a persistent and progressive disease […]
Cold weather makes it easier to stay indoors and skip your daily exercises. However, the pain you may be experiencing could be directly related to not getting enough exercise. Did you know daily activity can improve your overall well being as well as your mood?
Each day, you send your child off to school. You make sure he has his lunch, homework and books—which are all placed in his backpack. Once the backpack is loaded, out the door he goes.
The Chinese therapy of acupuncture began over 4,000 years ago but has only been prevalent in Western medicine for the last several hundred years. Acupuncture focuses on improving the body’s energy, or qi by clearing the meridians that carry the life force through the body. Blockages or imbalances in the body’s qi are believed to […]
Reflexology is a massage-based treatment that stems from the ancient idea that the foot is connected to all the organs in the body through energy channels. Much like acupuncture, reflexology believes that congestion in the body’s energy lines is what causes certain kinds of pain. Applying pressure and massaging nerve endings in the foot can […]
Osteoporosis is a common bone disease that affects almost 28 million Americans – 80% of those cases are women. It is a condition that can develop at any age, though it is mostly associated with the elderly.
