Category: “Staying Active” Division

  • When You Should Try Pilates and Yoga for Neck Pain or Tension (Part 1)

    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…

  •  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…

  • How to Exercise While in Pain (Part 1)

    Everyone knows that exercise is important.  Did you know that exercise impacts all but one system in your body?  Exercise makes you look and feel younger.  When you are in acute or chronic pain, there are no clear guidelines besides rest…and maybe more rest (until infinity and beyond).  Okay.  I have two children so I…

  • 3 Knee Arthritis Exercises Prescribed by a Knee and Sports Medicine Rehab Specialist

    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…

  • Using Yoga to Help You Reduce Pain and to Walk More

    This might not be shocking news but yoga has been shown in multiple studies to be highly effective in combating back pain.  As yoga has been more accepted by the public, I have seen and had to undo some people doing yoga the wrong way.  That being said, yoga can be harmful if you abuse…

  • How to Get More Out of Your Yoga Stretches When You Have Back Pain

    Yoga is becoming more popular nowadays as a tool that helps people stay limber, and for some types, food for the mind. There are many styles of yoga. If you participate in the right yoga class or sequence in the right yoga exercises, you can unlock crazy amount of true raw strength that is within…

  • 3 Hidden Signs That Your Body Needs to Recover From The Grueling School Year

    It’s that time of the year when educators are celebrating that the school year is over and/or summer break is here.  I have many wonderful and passionate educators as close friends and they take pride in their craft, including my wife.  At this time, teachers reflect on the year to see where the breakdowns went…

  • Running 101: Debunking the Myth of Running and Arthritis

    It is almost spring, and this is the time when people come out of hibernation to start running.  Our first article on running titled “Instruction Manual on How to Run Like Tony Starks (Iron Man)” details why one should be fit to run rather than running to stay fit.  If you desire a healthy run, the article…

  • Instruction Manual on How to Run Like Tony Starks (Iron Man)

    Running is great for the body and easy to incorporate anytime you choose.  The biggest issue is running with this mindset sets up our body to fail.  It results in runner’s knee, shin splint, ITB syndrome, stress fractures, and other orthopedic issues that I treat throughout the year.  The motto “you have to be fit…

  • Fitness 101: Finding a “Personal” Trainer (Part 2)

    Finding a good “personal trainer” is an important choice that should not be taken lightly.  It is important to not only take care of your body but finding someone who knows more that the average about the human body so you can bring out the most of your own movement capacity.  The motto at ReVITALize…