Brian’s Blogs
Oh! My Aching Back! Which exercises are right for Me?
The majority of us will experience back pain of one sort or another in our life times. Your pain may manifest itself as a simple strain that subsides in a week or so on its own, or maybe yours is that acute flareup once or twice a year with lightning bolts of pain...
Oh! My aching back! Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease
Degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis …. What does it all mean? It usually means progressively worsening low back pain with aging. You could experience numbness and tingling down the back or front of one or both of your legs, the inability to fully straighten up...
Oh! My aching back! Lumbar Disc Derangement
Bulging disc, herniated disc, slipped disc, lumbar disc derangement … What does it all mean? It usually means intense back pain with radiating pain down your leg. The pain in your leg could be anything from mild numbness down the back of your thigh and into your foot...
Oh! My Aching Foot! Plantar Fasciitis – Pronated Foot/Ankle (Flat Foot Version)
Plantar fasciitis, pronated foot/ankle…… what does it all mean? Usually it means pain across the arch of your foot that can be intense and gets worse with prolonged standing, (especially on concrete) , wearing worn out shoes or sandals, walking, hiking, impact sports...
Oh! My Aching Foot! Plantar Fasciitis – Plantar Heel Pain – Supinated Foot (High Arch Version)
Plantar fasciitis, plantar heel pain, supinated foot/ankle ….. what does it all mean? Usually it means pain on the bottom of your heel extending across the arch of your foot that hurts so bad when you first step out of bed in the morning that you can’t hardly walk....
Oh! My aching knee!
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome P.F.P.S.(Also known as Runner’s Knee or Chondromalacia Patella ) A common cause of acute or chronic knee pain problems can be attributed to a condition known as P.F.P.S. Many times what starts out as a simple repetitive overuse strain from...
Oh! My aching shoulder!
Does your shoulder… -hurt or pinch when you reach overhead or lift directly out to your side? - ache, or wake you up when you try sleeping on it? - make it harder to reach behind your back to give it that good scratch up between your shoulder blades? - hurt when you...
Tale of Two Feet part 2
“THE FLAT FOOT” IF…- When you walk on the beach, you leave the impression in the sand of your entire foot - The arch of your foot touches the ground when standing - Your big toe is getting crooked and crowding your second toe - Somehow you keep having to buy bigger...
Tale of Two Feet part 1
There are two distinct types of structures when it comes to feet. First the high arched (supinated foot/ankle) and second the flat foot (low arched pronated foot/ankle). Each type of foot structure has it’s own strengths and weakness’. The tale of two feet is such a...