Let’s face it. We all have stress in our lives. We are increasingly bombarded with decisions and every minute seems to be filled with obligations. All this can lead to unhealthy levels of stress. When our bodies are stressed there is a hormonal response. One of the main stress hormones is called cortisol. In fact, […]
Why squatting is important
We had a conversation today in the clinic that comes up frequently. The question was “should I be doing squats as an exercise.” My response was “absolutely” with a couple of things to remember. Patients are often given advice that they shouldn’t squat past a a certain angle or that they should limit their squatting […]
A great video about chronic pain
The below video is produced by a multidisplinary pain management team out of Australia called Hunter Integrated Pain Service. [embedplusvideo height=”359″ width=”590″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/4b8oB757DKc?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=4b8oB757DKc&width=590&height=359&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep7087″ /] There are several points in this video that I agree with. The first idea is that pain is a complex phenomenon. I often think about the concept of resource allocation. […]
Laser therapy to help with pain
I talk about stretching and exercise as a way to decrease your pain and improve your function often in the blog. Ultimately I believe that over the long term the best way to manage orthopedic pain is through exercise or activity. However, there are times when it is difficult to exercise because you just can’t […]
Common Postural Problems
Many of my blog posts make postural suggestions. Often pain is the physical result of abnormal spinal postures. So what is abnormal posture? When I refer to abnormal posture I am talking about any chronic position that puts undue stress on your spine or muscles. In the clinic the most common postural abnormality that I […]
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