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Plantar fasciitis: Self Treatment
Regular, gentle stretching of your Achilles tendon and plantar fascia may help to ease your symptoms. This is because most people with plantar fasciitis have a slight tightness of their Achilles tendon. If this is the case, it tends to pull at the back of your heel and has a knock-on effect of keeping your …
Low Back Pain: Moving is better than Resting
Low-back pain (LBP) is the most common chronic pain issue. While many conditions can lead to LBP, inadequate core strength is a common causal factor.Increased sedentary jobs and sitting time can lead to muscle imbalances and weak core musculature, putting the low back at increased risk of injury. The deep core muscles are meant to …
It’s Not Just Tight Muscles
!It is uncanny how often I hear someone tell me that they have tight muscles that need to be released in order for their pain to go away.I don’t blame the patient at all. They are most often just recalling what they have been told by a previous provider or have read online, which is …
The Common Belief Exercisers Have That Isn’t Always Correct
It’s a common belief among exercisers that muscle soreness and quality of workout exist in a linear relationship. That is, the more sore you get from a workout, the better it is, right? WRONG! Soreness from a workout is NOT always a sign of a good workout. WHAT IS MUSCLE SORENESS? Muscle soreness resulting from …
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The Quadratus Lumborum (aka QL aka: coolest muscle named in the body)
The Quadratus Lumborum (aka QL aka: coolest muscle named in the body) is a deep back muscle that connects the last rib, transverse processes of the lumbar spine and the iliac crest. QL helps you side bend, extend and flex… but this dude will pull double time when there is some instability around the low …
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