It seems like every few years a new training regimen comes around that takes the workout world and gyms by storm. Last year it was TRX, a few years earlier it was Pilates, and now, it’s CrossFit Training. CrossFit is functional training using an array of exercises...
We can’t seem to put them down! Kids, young adults, parents and seniors are plugged in. We text, play games, read email, text, scroll our music list, surf the net, text, tweet, post pictures to face book and text some more –all from the palm of our hand. We do this...
Are you addicted to your digital device? Handheld electronics often require repetitive motion on small buttons, awkward wrist movements and prolonged grasps. All these repetitive micro movements of texting, playing electronic games & tapping your tablet can take a...
There are many reasons for knee pain –overuse, arthritis or an injury that damages the structures in and around the knee joint. Aside from the obvious direct hit to the knee, often knee injuries are caused by more subtle forces such as overuse, twisting motions and...
3 TIPS FOR THUMB TENDINITIS The most common site of source of pain in your thumb and wrist originates in the thumb pad where the metacarpal bone connects to the wrist at the trapezium carpal bone. The CMC joint or ‘basal thumb joint’ is a highly mobile,...
Have you ever had the arch of your foot cramp up as you gracefully point your toes in Pilates class or your calf cramp up in the middle of a run? Most likely we’ve all experienced a muscle cramp (or “charley horse”) at some time and know just how painful one can be!...
