The movements we use to train in a gym vs. the movements we use to train in a clinic differ. The following five movements are most commonly left out of traditional exercise routines and yet are vital to injury prevention as well as athletic performance.
Read MoreWhen deciding to improve the way we move it's important to open up our minds a little bit and realize that movement effects all aspects of our life. That better movement not only prevents the pain and injury we associate with getting older, but improves our confidence, improves how we interact with those around us, and improves how we perform in the real world.
Read MoreChallenging the body in unstable conditions not only prevents the chance of a recurring injury, but can improve how we perform in athletics as well as everyday life.
Read MoreFoam rolling your IT band is not only painful, but an ineffective means to treat pain associated with IlioTibial Band Syndrome.
Read MoreRecent evidence suggests that prolonged immobilization not only slows healing, but increases the chances of future complications. Research also shows that getting an injury moving (in a pain free range) is the best way to speed the healing process and prevent future injuries.
Read MoreIce or heat after an injury? Compression of Traction? Immobilization or movement? A new approach to post injury care may change how we manage injuries in the acute setting.
Read MoreAn easy strategy for treating Jumper's Knee (Patellar Tendonitis). Learn how to make your very own Cho-Pat band only using athletic wraps
Read MoreAn easy upper extremity, nerve flossing technique to manage arm and hand numbness.
Read MoreHealth is a word that we hear everyday. Be healthy, eat a healthy diet, adopt a healthy lifestyle. Everyone wants to be healthier. With better health as the goal, it's important to clarify what 'health' means to us.
Traditional medicine has defined health simply as ‘the state of being free from illness or injury.’ With this definition it would be impossible for somebody with a genetic disease to ever be healthy. Is that what we believe? That someone dealing with a lifelong condition is automatically disqualified from living a healthy life?
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