A Unique, Multidisciplinary Approach to Pain Management
Most people are understandably confused about what constitutes a sprain and what constitutes a strain. Both injuries cause pain and can interfere with your ability to move. The difference is really quite small: a strain involves injury to a muscle or tendon and a sprain involves injury to a ligament. Tendons are the type of connective tissue that attaches your muscles to your bones. Strains hap...
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Many of us may remember the physical education classes we were required to take when we were in elementary school. It was a familiar sight to pass by the gym door and see students doing sit-ups, push-ups and squat-thrusts. Things are changing. First implemented in 1966, the Youth Fitness Test given to each student was meant to measure physical ability relative to his or her peers. Shellie Pfohl...
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Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is the most commonly used supplement of all the recommended daily vitamins, and it's no wonder. In the 1970s Nobel Prize-winning chemist Linus Pauling promoted the idea that mega-doses of vitamin C could be used for a number of health benefits, including prevention of the common cold. This possibility naturally had very wide appeal, since a great many people suffer throug...
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It's not that surprising that a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that children were eating almost as much salt as adults every day. Whether it's McDonald's Chicken McNuggets (540 mg per 6-piece serving) or a serving of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese (560 mg), the foods that many parents find most convenient and palatable to feed their children contain very high...
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Core strength is a concept often talked about in health centers, gyms and yoga studios but what is it and why does it matter? In human beings, the majority of movement originates from the lower part of the torso (the lumbar spine and abdomen). This is the part of the body that tenses first and keeps the body balanced during running, lifting, twisting and other normal day-to-day movements. Stren...
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Many of us spend a considerable amount of time and money buying and preparing foods that will help keep us healthy-and for good reason. There are far more nutrients in whole foods than in anything you can buy in a box at the supermarket. When food is processed, many vitamins, minerals and important micronutrients are removed. Some are added back in by the manufacturer, but it is never the same as ...
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Luckily, surgery is only necessary in a relatively small number of cases involving back problems. Non-invasive methods such as chiropractic care are available for treating a wide range of spinal conditions, including back pain, sciatica and herniated discs. However, in some severe cases, particularly those involving fractured vertebrae, scoliosis, kyphosis, and when degenerative disc disease has p...
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Childhood is the ideal time to build strong bones. However, there are always things you can do-even as an adult-to help keep your bones healthy. And it's particularly important to do these things as you age. Our bones are in a constant state of being broken down and rebuilt. Until the age of about 30, bone buildup exceeds bone loss. Then bone density slowly begins to decline. If you're a woman,...
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If you've ever noticed that the car ahead of you in traffic seems to be driving itself, there's a good chance that the person driving it is elderly. Shrinking in height as we age is normal, and some people start to get shorter starting at the age of 30. Only about 20% of the population does not noticeably shrink, which is due to a combination of good genetics and a healthy lifestyle. Not onl...
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While many of us struggle to keep the amount of fat in our bodies to a minimum, there is one type of fat that we may want to encourage more of. Brown fat (also called brown adipose tissue) is our friend. It has the ability to burn calories at a great rate, particularly when it is stimulated by exposure to cold temperatures. As opposed to white fat, whose purpose is to store calories, brown fat ...
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