Neck pain can be worse than back pain for some people. In a modern society where you have to look down and turn your head to drive, it annoyingly reminds us of the sharp neck pain. As a Holistic Spine and Sports Medicine Physical Therapy clinic, we believe that neck pain is rarely an issue alone, but an underlying compensation … Read More
Common confusion around back brace for posture correction or back pain relief
To brace or not to brace?  When you are experiencing low back pain, an easy solution is to pick up a back brace to support your spine. The theory makes sense as a back brace helps your spine from moving too much. When you are in pain, such as a lower back pain due to a muscle spasm or arthritis … Read More
3 Tips on How to Get Better Sleep With Lower Back Pain
Sleeping is important. There are many conclusive studies that show how important sleeping is from anti-aging to injury recovery. The problem is that when you have lower back pain (this article will apply if you have neck or upper back tension and muscle spasms), there is no one size fit all answer to getting our beauty sleep. So what should … Read More
How to Tone Your Arms Safely While Having Back Pain
Many head to the gym to work out with a purpose of losing weight or to build muscle. If you are looking to shed fat and firm up your body (aka “tone up”), but have back pain, you are left guessing with a trial and error system. You either try a weight machine, hoping that it does not tease your … Read More
When You Should Try Pilates and Yoga for Neck Pain or Tension (Part 1)
Neck pain is troublesome. Many do not realize that restoring your alignment and rebalancing your muscles is possible with Pilates and yoga for neck pain sufferers. yoga and pilates are great for helping you restore your neck tension or pain. When you have neck pain, it can be difficult to perform all the vigorous pilates movements or twisting poses that … Read More
Why Having Pain is Like Having a Stroke (Part 1)
Movement is movement. There are no differences when the body is having trouble moving, whether it is due to pain or a major stroke. Okay, I understand I am making a big exaggeration. When you understand how to help people move and have done it successfully for many, I would like to share how your tension or pain is no … Read More
3 Knee Arthritis Exercises Prescribed by a Knee and Sports Medicine Rehab Specialist
The knee architecture is deceiving in my journey of helping people stay active when dealing with knee pain. Although the knee is simple in design it relies on your whole body to capture the functionality of the knee. What I mean to say is that the knee is a victim of how you use your whole body: ankle/foot, hips, pelvis, spine, shoulder, head/neck and inner ear system.
3 Exercises That Will Help Your Shoulder That No One is Talking About
Did you know that our shoulder is designed to give us the ability to be dynamic and not for true power and strength? This reason is why many suffer from chronic shoulder tightness and pain. My best analogy when restoring peoples shoulder back to normal is a juggler juggling from a unicycle. Read my article “Juggling The Juggler” to get … Read More
The Circle of Life
Are you the type that thinks you are in control of your destiny? Or are you the type that thinks luck and good karma energy controls your destiny? Whichever side you lean towards, life most likely reinforced your belief through positive experiences. What is pain? What is inflammation? What is cancer? I have been having this conversation with many people, … Read More
To Sprain Or Not Sprain (an Ankle)?
An ankle sprain is one of the most undermanaged injuries that can potentially result in other aches and pains down the road. There are multiple theories on the importance of ankle sprain care, which includes the potential loss of coordination, early arthritis, compensation, and changes in joint mechanics. The reasons may seem complicated with multi-syllabic words, but the treatment is too simple … Read More