Tennis Elbow – Ease Your Pain at Home
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tennis elbow or lateral epicondylitis is a common injury causing pain on the outside of the elbow. Despite its name, this condition is not commonly seen in tennis players but more in work related elbow injuries particularly where...
3 Simple Exercises for Better Posture
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Good posture will do more to keep you looking youthful as the years go by than a face-lift or botox. The benefits of maintaining your bone health can prevent the stooped posture that seems to go hand in hand with old age. You can...
PRE-GAME NUTRITION FOR WINNING PERFORMANCE
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “Good nutrition accounts for 50% of my performance, with 40% being mental and 10% being physical.” – Five-time Olympian hockey player Hayley Wickenheiser [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”0″...
6 DAILY HABITS TO PREVENT BACK PAIN
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”946″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Although determining the cause of back pain and properly...
Nutrition and Hydration for Optimal Athletic Performance
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Kids are back in school and that means sports are heating up and kids are getting back in action (if they even took a break – but that’s an entirely other topic!). Before sending the kids out to play, have you made sure...
A 20 Minute Walk a Day May Save Your Life
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We all know that exercise is important to our health, but a recent study by Cambridge University published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showed that as little as 20 minutes of brisk walking a day could...
7 Causes of Low Back Pain & How to Stop the Pain
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Most people have back pain at some point in their lives. Most of the time, back pain symptoms aren’t due to a serious health issue such as arthritis or a fracture. In fact, the culprit could be as innocent as your mattress or...
Understanding an EMG Test
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What is an EMG test? Electromyography (EMG) is a form of electrodiagnostic testing that is used to study nerve and muscle function. Commonly performed by a physiatrist or neurologist trained in this procedure, EMG testing can provide...