When people think of meditation they may conjure up different thoughts about it. Some thoughts may be stereotypical, some may be negative and some thoughts… Read More »Reduce Stress and Pain through Mindfulness Meditation
You’ve been training consistently for several months. You’ve been adding weight to your squat but recently you’ve started to experience left knee pain during your… Read More »How to deal with pain during training
What factors increase your chance of having chronic lower back pain?
I was asked recently to write an article for the Manitoba Running Association on Active Release Techniques (ART) a technique that I have been using,… Read More »Active Release Techniques and the Treatment of Running Injuries
You just received your MRI results and it says that you have a disc herniation or disc bulge. I’m sure this might be worrisome to… Read More »Disc herniation versus Disc Bulge
Is Santa at Risk for Back Pain? Just for fun, I started to think about whether or not Santa Clause would be at risk for… Read More »Would Santa have back pain?
The front of the arm has two muscles, the biceps brachii and the brachialis. Both muscles cross the elbow and are involved in flexing the… Read More »Self myofascial release of the biceps and brachialis
“I shouldn’t be doing squats because my knees hurt? “ “I’ve not exercised for several months because I have back pain.” “I’ve stopped all of… Read More »Is it alright to exercise with pain?
The pec major muscle is the large muscle that makes up the musculature of chest. It has multiple sites of attachment; the collar bone, the… Read More »Self Myofascial Release of the Pecs
The deltoid muscle, capping the shoulder joint, is made up of three parts. There is an anterior (front) part, lateral (middle) part and posterior (back)… Read More »Self Myofascial Release of the Shoulder: Deltoid