A couple of weeks ago I stepped on the rocker balance board in the corner of my office to test my balance with my eyes closed. I failed miserably. I have been slacking off in doing my balance exercises. We will blame the Covid-19 lock-down since it seems to be a good excuse for […]
As gyms and classes start opening up again after being closed down for almost a year, I am getting more questions about what exercises folks should do to recover from a year of not exercising. I am getting more people coming in with minor injuries from getting more physically active since the last couple of […]
If you spend any time on YouTube, Facebook, Google, or any other digital media where they track your searches, and you are at all health-minded, then you will probably have been inundated with ads for one exercise program or another. At least I get them all the time. There are literally hundreds of exercises you […]
I attended a relicensing seminar via Zoom last weekend focused on the basic standard of care issues and how to document everything in an appropriate history and exam. One of the topics that came up repeatedly was wellness care. Both presenters were extolling the value of a wellness care type practice. This has been the […]
Back in the old days, a head forward posture was the sign of a serious nerd or other types of bookworm or the special province of people over 60. Since the development of computers, and now even worse the cell phone, the head forward posture is a modern epidemic. Whatever posture we assume a lot […]
Over the last couple of months,s I have been working on a lot of people with odd back problems. The oddity is that these back issues come on without any apparent cause. I see this normally a few times each week, but now most of the back issues I see are of this type. I […]
Well, here we are over a month now stuck at home. Our minds need to find adaptations to this situation to replace the self-care activities we used to do before Covid 19. Most of you had some sort of regular activities you engaged in that kept you from sitting all day binge-watching shows on your computer or […]
I asked my sister yesterday for a newsletter subject matter idea. She is the one who edits my newsletters as she actually knows where to put commas and other written communication etiquette. It’s really nice she allows me to keep my voice even though it’s grammatically foolhardy. In any case, she suggested eye health. I […]
A couple times last week the subject of using a cane came up with patients. There is a time and place for canes, but most of the time I see them being used inappropriately. So I thought I would share my thoughts on canes and similar walking assistance devices. The idea behind using a walking […]
I know this title sounds like this is a newsletter about the dangers of drinking sugar filled beverages, but it is not. The Coke can is a demonstration of the importance of core strength in our body. Picture a can of Coke that you have just finished. Set the can on the ground and step on it. […]