Winter Activities that Can Cause Pain and How to Prevent It Created inNewsletter Library Do You Know How to Lower Your Risk of Painful Winter Injuries? Becoming a couch potato isn’t the only way to prevent aches and pains this winter. Making a few changes to your usual routine will reduce your risk of injury…

The Benefits of Spinal Alignment On Sports Performance Created inNewsletter Library How Spinal Alignment Can Help You Improve Your Sports Performance Do you have trouble meeting your athletic goals despite hours of practice time? Skill isn’t the only factor that affects your ability to run faster, throw a ball accurately or prevent the other team…

Tennis, Anyone? Created inNewsletter Library,Injury Rehab & Prevention Repetitive stress injuries are typically very difficult to treat successfully. These injuries are the result of actions done repeatedly, frequently, and consistently over time. They’ve taken a long time to build up and, therefore, the healing process also requires a fair amount of time. Shin splints, iliotibial…

Strong Bones and Core Strengthening – Good Tips for a Healthy Lower Back Created inNewsletter Library,Injury Rehab & Prevention Strong bones are important for all of us, not only for the aging baby boomers about whom we’re hearing so much lately. And, “strong bones” are much more than a marketing ploy cooked-up by the dairy…

Soccer Kids Need Protection Created inNewsletter Library Ever since 1984, the year soccer passed baseball as the most popular teamsport in the United States, participation in this sport has skyrocketed.With increasing numbers of children running and kicking their way downsoccer fields across America, doctors of chiropractic are urging parentsto take a step back and learn…

Quick Workouts at Work Created inNewsletter Library,Exercise & Fitness The most important thing to do – every hour or so – is change your posture and get the body parts moving again. Stand up, take a few slow, deep breaths, and walk around for five minutes. Change your perspective. Go to the window, look around,…

Prepare for Winter Sports Activities Created inNewsletter Library When snow, ice and frigid weather blast into town, watch out, says theAmerican Chiropractic Association (ACA). Winter recreational activitiesand chores can pose problems for the outdoor enthusiast whose body is notin condition. Winter sports like skating, skiing and sledding can causepainful muscle spasms, strains or tears if…

Just Try Walking Created inNewsletter Library,Exercise & Fitness While some fitness enthusiasts relentlessly seek out the latest, trendiest exercise crazes, many others are returning to good, old-fashioned walking to help them feel great and get into shape. Whether enjoying the wonder of nature, or simply the company of a friend, walking can be a healthy,…

How Much Exercise Is Enough Exercise? Created inNewsletter Library,Exercise & Fitness Most of us would agree that we want to be as healthy as we can. Thanks to a steady barrage of commentary by talking heads on television and articles by “experts” in weekend editions of newspapers and magazines, most of us are aware that…