The current situation of no court or gym access does not need to equate to inactivity. Quite the contrary in fact. One can look at the present time as an opportunity, at least for getting functionally stronger for badminton and
Good Posture/Core Strength, Neuroplasticity and Gym Workouts
Gym workouts, neuroplasticity (May 2018 Blog) and good posture can happen together. Now this might not seem newsworthy at first but I invite you to read on. Who goes to the gym with the goal to promote poor posture. The
Postural Hygiene
Postural hygiene is really not a novel idea. Some Yoga, Tai Chi and exercise classes would be examples of this. And the simple yardstick to know that you are indeed benefiting from your corrective postural routine is from the good
Active Release Techniques®️ (ART) – What’s new?
ART as holds true for many areas of medicine has evolved since it’s inception 30 plus years ago. These on-going improvements have most recently given rise to the level 2 courses. ART’s original principals remain unchanged. That is, getting tight
LightForce Ex – Class IV Laser Therapy
I am excited and pleased to now offer LightForce Ex Class IV Laser therapy for patients. This is therapeutic laser not surgical laser as used in eye surgery. That said Class IV Laser is powerful in that this light therapy
Good Sitting Posture – What is it?
As common as sitting is few of us know or display good sitting posture. In today’s world the hours we sit can add up and it’s rare to be taught how to correctly do it. Most of us adopt our
Neuroplasticity and Corrective Exercises
Recently I had the opportunity to attend a presentation on neuroplasticity by Dr. Lara Boyd (Canadian research chair in neurobiology of motor learning). Her talk, directed to parents of young children, was about utilizing her and others’ research on helping
Push Ups – Yeah or Nay For This Exercise?
Let’s jump right into this by asking what is the goal of the push up exercise? I always want to know why I am doing an exercise. For the push up a common answer might be, “to work my chest”.
A Common Culprit for Low Back Pain
A common problem associated with mechanical low back pain is a tight weak psoas muscle. I’m finding it more and more common for my patients to have at least heard of this muscle. The psoas is a deep muscle that
Back pain and digestive problems – can these be linked?
Dr. Paul Hodges, a leader in spinal research, reports 75% of low back pain(BP) patients have gastrointestinal (GI) problems such as heartburn and constipation. On a a clinical note, respiratory problems and pelvic floor problems such as incontinence were also