45% of people make New Year’s Resolutions 38% of people make the resolution to Lose Weight in the New Year But… only 8% of good-intentioned individuals actually achieve their New Year’s Resolutions! If you are one of the 38% of people who desires to lose weight and get in shape this year, then don’t worry,…
The Most Common Places to Have the Worst Posture
Your posture is with you everywhere you go, and with every activity that you do. Posture is habitual, meaning that without conscious attention to posture, many people have poor posture presentations without even thinking about it. In fact, the areas that we spend the most amount of our time are the places that we commonly…
Top 7 Posture Research Studies of 2016
2016 was a great year for many reasons; postural research was one of them! The following research studies demonstrate the importance of posture as it relates to cognitive function, proper development of children, better respiration, and accurate proprioception. Posture is the structural framework of your body. Proper postural design is associated with health and optimal…
Dynamic Postural Stabilization
Posture in motion requires simultaneous movement and stabilization. As you move one part of the body, you must stabilize another to have balanced movements. Without adequate stabilization of the Posture System during movement you run the risk of injury. Think about it, if you want to kick a soccer ball with your right foot, you…
Core Training Optimizes Precision of Foot Function
“Hard CORE” athletes get the importance of core stability for better dynamic foot function. Core strengthening exercises are a fundamental aspect of posture rehabilitation protocols and are commonly associated with the management and prevention of low back pain and lower extremity injuries. Core Concepts ‘Core stability’ is defined as the ability to control the position…
Headaches Be Gone!
Do you experience headaches regularly? If you do, what is your symptom management plan? Do you brush off headaches thinking they are “normal?” Headache disorders are a worldwide problem, affecting people of all ages, races, income levels, and geographical areas. According to the World Head Organization (2016), it has been estimated that the global prevalence…
Are You Ready for Some Football? Get the Facts of Cervical Spine Injuries
Are you or your children susceptible to traumatic sports injuries? If you are, or if you know someone who is, consider the importance of sports injury prevention. What you do off the field contributes greatly to how you perform when the whistle blows. Well more than half of catastrophic injuries in sports are cervical spine…
Winter is Coming! Prepare your Posture
The holiday music is playing, the mountain peaks are dusted with snow, the Christmas tree is up, the cookies are frosted, and the presents are wrapped. This only means one thing… Winter is coming! With the beauty and joy of the holiday season right around the corner, don’t let your posture get you down. Many…
Postural Correction Care for Patients Suffering from Asthma
Asthma is an inflammatory disease affecting the airways of the lungs. Patients commonly present with symptoms including episodes of wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. The severity and duration of asthma related symptoms varies per patient, and may be worse at night, with exertion, and/or with exercise. Asthmatic patients experience an increase in airway resistance that overburdens both respiratory…
Proper Posture to Protect Your Knees
The prevention of knee injuries is directly related to the alignment of your posture. With poor postural alignment of the hips, the lower extremity is more susceptible to painful mechanical load and stress injuries. Knee injuries commonly occur during sports. With postural maladaptation athletes are more susceptible to injury because they have faulty gait and…
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