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Oh! My Aching Back! Which exercises are right for Me?

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 Disc Derangement

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 knee!

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!

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

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

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...