The Injury / Inactivity Cycle Picture this: you’re getting back in the routine of working out, and getting more excited each week with what you’re able to accomplish. The endorphin rush that comes from a good sweat feels great, and you’re even starting to drop a few pounds too. You’re getting more intense with your […]
Get Good Quality Sleep Sleep is like a superpower for our bodies. When we get enough quality sleep (7-9 hours per night for adults), our bodies use the time to both repair and support the immune system. Alternately, when we don’t get enough sleep, infection-fighting antibodies decrease and we’re more
Where Does Pain Come From? Let’s talk about pain. Did you know, pain exists first and foremost in the brain? You see, our bodies are hardwired to alert our brain of sensations or injuries in other areas of our bodies. For example, if you put your hand on a hot
The Difference Between Sciatica And SI Joint Dysfunction One of the most important parts of overcoming an injury is understanding what is actually going on with your body. That’s why one of the biggest obstacles in overcoming SI joint dysfunction is simply in obtaining the correct diagnosis, as its symptoms
The Common Culprit of Hip Pain Who here works at a desk for long hours? While desk work is completely normal in our computer-based world, remaining in a sedentary sitting position for long periods makes your body tight, which can wreak havoc on your hips and lower body over time.
What Exactly Is Sitting Disease? Sitting disease is a term that’s been adopted to reference the negative health effects of a predominantly sedentary lifestyle. Heart disease, obesity, diabetes, premature death…the list of these effects is long and quite ugly in nature. You see, when we sit, our metabolism slows down.
What is Cervicogenic Dizziness? Let’s break this down a bit: your head’s position affects the feeling of equilibrium for your entire body. When there is a disruption in your neck that interferes with your head’s position, it can cause your feeling of equilibrium to feel a bit out of whack
Shin Splint High-Risk Factors Just what are shin splints and what causes them? They are a repetitive stress injury occurring from the overuse and abuse of the connective tissue between your muscles and the shin bone. It’s not hard to understand why runners who get excited about a new running
Common Types Of Back Injuries From Car Accidents By now you know that a back injury following a car accident isn’t exactly uncommon. However, that doesn’t mean that it isn’t serious in nature. Though the severity of these injuries can fall on a broad spectrum, sometimes seemingly small aches and
What Causes a TMJ Disorder? Though the term “TMJ” is thrown around loosely, that acronym is actually representative of the temporomandibular joint. We all have one of these joints on either side of our jaws. Their job? They connect our jawbones to our skull. Undoubtedly an important task! When people
