Whole Body Care
NSAIDs, Tylenol, and Inflammation: Common Misunderstandings with Pain Relievers
Many times, these medications stop working all together. A common misconception in everyday aches and pains is that the cause must be inflammation.
Upper Body
Biceps Tendonitis
Clinically, biceps tendonitis patients will be present with a rounded shoulder posture that will decrease the available space for the humeral head (upper arm bone) to move within the glenohumeral (shoulder) joint. This can create friction along the biceps tendon, which can be irritated by repetitive movements (throwing a baseball or performing an overhead press).
Hips
Why Everyone Needs Stronger Hips + Glutes
Studies have shown that weakness in the hips have a direct corrrelation with knee pain, shin pain, hip pain, ankle pain, and low back pain. Restrictions in the hips can even be responsible for shoulder and elbow pain!
Whole Body Care
Kinetic Chain
So what does the concept of the kinetic chain have to do with your health and understanding of musculoskeletal injuries? Simply put, this concept helps inform us that joints in the body can cause dysfunction elsewhere in the body.
Ankle, Lower Body
3 Easy Exercises to Help Prevent Ankle Injuries
Learn how to injury-proof your ankles from David Reavy in the September Issue of Mens Journal.
Whole Body Care
Sensory Deprivation and Physical Therapy
Sensory deprivation tanks have been around since 1954 and have had many uses for the purpose of meditation, relaxation, and various forms of alternative medicine.