Dec 14
“I’m not sure I should come in for my training session today. I might have lifted something the wrong way when I was bending down to prune my roses. Now, I have some tightness and pain in my lower back and right side of my hip. What do you recommend?” read one of the emails …
Dec 05
Relatively simple movements one would think we should be able to do every day without even thinking about it include squatting down to pick objects off from the ground, standing up from a seated position, or ascending stairs. These everyday functional movements depend on optimally conditioned hip joints. Consisting of a ball and socket joint …
Nov 27
Physical pain triggered by overuse injuries, deconditioned or weak muscles, or traumatic events substantially impacts the general population’s everyday life. Normal functional activities, including running errands, conducting general home-based chores, or simply getting in and out of bed, can become significantly hindered by a chronic injury that inflicts pain on an area of the body. …
Nov 19
Lower back injuries are among the most common physical maladies affecting people’s functionality and experiences in their everyday lives. The lumbosacral joint, the area of the body in which the fifth vertebrae of the lumbar spine connects to the fused vertebral bones of the sacrum, allows the body to perform complex movements. The ability to …
Nov 11
November brings chilly days with less sunlight than we’re used to in the summer months. Adjusting our clocks back one hour sets the tone for the official start of stepping foot into the winter months. Driving home from work, embracing a naturally lit street powered by the sun is now replaced by the glow of …
Nov 06
Regular exercise adherence improves our overall quality of life in an almost immeasurable way. Keeping our bodies fit assists in losing weight, decreasing the risk of cardiovascular or metabolic disease, and contributes to beneficial stress management to our psycho-emotional well-being. Exercise continues to be a panacea for healing symptoms that threaten physical, emotional, psychological, and …
Nov 01
Humans perform upper and lower extremity actions daily without thinking too much about it. Starting from getting out of bed, the upper and lower body are involved in morning rituals as simple as walking to the kitchen to start a cup of coffee. More sophisticated and physically demanding actions requiring coordination and dexterity, including walking …
Oct 17
A visit to the dentist, a routine physical with your doctor, or a mind-numbing Zoom meeting with team members at the workplace is a less-than-enticing setting for some of us to participate in. Who wants to sit in a dentist’s chair with their mouth wide open and have their gums prodded with foreign metal instruments? Additionally, …
Sep 28
“That’s just bad math,” my physics professor told me as I struggled to finalize a lengthy equation for calculating potential energy in one of our laboratory experiments. “Use PEMDAS,” she chirped at me, slightly annoyed. I recalled the fourth-grade lesson on multiplying numbers of more than two digits, long division, and the introduction of the …
Sep 19
“They all put their underwear the same way,” my high school football coach proclaimed during his pre-game motivational speech. This seemingly off-topic comment, a nugget of wisdom from our leader, left my teammates and I pondering its relevance to our upcoming game against Vallejo High School. We were preparing to face a team known for …
