Common diet mistakes: Getting healthy "Not-to-do's"

Is Your Child’s Backpack Making the Grade?
While a backpack is still one of the best ways to tote homework and other life’s necessities, overloaded or improperly worn backpack gets a failing grade, according to the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).
Improper backpack use can cause injury, especially to children with young, growing muscles and joints. A [...]

Its been a little over three years since I started an exercise routine, believing exercising on a daily basis had lifelong benefits.  It’s also been over two years since I started following a vegan diet.  While I think I am in really good physical shape, and recent blood work has proven my animal free diet [...]

People frequently seek medical care because of a painful tendon, and often leave the appointment with the diagnosis “tendonitis.”   A tendon is a tough connective tissue structure, attaching a muscle to a bone, that can become inflamed with an abrupt change in activity.  The instructions accompanying the diagnosis of tendonitis are rest, ice, oral anti-inflammatory [...]

Distance running in the United States includes a steady increase in the number of people choosing to participate in long distance running events.  These events range from local 5 kilometer fun runs to competitive marathons.  Running injuries commonly result from the repetitive stress and strain of training over a period of time. The number of [...]

Pretty Important!  We may not realize how dependent we are on good, functioning joints until we suffer severe pain.  One of those super important joints is your scapula.  A major ailment is Scapular Dyskinesia.
The shoulder blade (scapula) provides a base from which the arm functions. This base needs to be both mobile, to allow [...]