Heat Therapy for Your Sciatica Symptoms
Sciatica symptoms, like pain in your leg or numbness in your foot, can strike without warning. By now, you probably know that heat therapy may help you find quick relief from these [...]
Top Reasons Why Pilates is Good for Your Health
The Pilates that we know today was originally developed by Joseph Pilates, who dedicated his entire life to improving physical and mental health during the early 20th century. Today, Pilates [...]
Prevention of Basic Knee Injury
Prevention of knee injuries, whether acute (knee ligament sprains) or chronic (knee tendonitis, bursitis, or the management of arthritis) is a frequent question to any fitness and health practitioner. Regardless [...]
The Effects of Stress on Your Body
You’re sitting in traffic, late for an important meeting, watching the minutes tick away. Your hypothalamus, a tiny control tower in your brain, decides to send out the order: Send [...]
Is Vegetarian Diet Good For Weight Loss?
The largest study ever to compare the obesity rates of those eating plant-based diets was published in North America. Meat eaters topped the charts with an average body mass index (BMI) of [...]
Understanding Sprains and Strains – the Basics
What Are Sprains and Strains? Sprains and strains, from twisted ankles to aching backs, are among the most common injuries. A sprain is a stretching or tearing of ligaments, the tough, fibrous bands of [...]
American Chiropractic History of Treatment for Back Pain and Neck Pain
Since its inception in 1895, chiropractic has provided treatment for patients with back pain, neck pain, and headache. Throughout American chiropractic history, some chiropractors have claimed a relationship among the [...]
Development of the Field of Physical Therapy
The field of physical therapy in modern times was established in Britain in the latter part of the 19th century. Shortly thereafter American orthopedic surgeons treating crippled and deformed [...]
What to Do and See in the Phoenix Area
If you had only one day in Phoenix, what would you do or see? Believe it or not, I get asked this question fairly often. Interesting to ponder, but impossible [...]
5 Ways to Keep Your Spine Healthy and Happy
Whether it's a herniated disc, spinal stenosis, or strained muscles, it can take some time to diagnose and treat the causes of back pain. And all the while, you're trying to navigate health insurance, [...]
