Category Archives: Exercise
The Benefits of Therapeutic Stretching
Ensuring that your body is nice and limber before and after physical activity can be extremely helpful in preventing and alleviating muscle pain. Performing simple stretches only takes a little bit of time and the benefits that follow are well worth the effort.
Helpful Tips to Prevent Neck and Back Pain
Neck and back pain are all too common ailments that nearly all of us experience at some point in our lives. Fortunately, there are many effective ways to prevent yourself from having to deal with neck and back pain.
Get Active at Work to Reduce Back & Neck Pain
Sitting for hours every day at work can take its toll on your back, neck and whole body. For those whose jobs require long hours sitting at a desk, fitness and stretching is particularly important. Research analysis links lack of physical activity with negative health effects. According to the American Institute for Cancer Research, many…
Stretch Before Spring
Spring is here and that means many people will spend time outside planting, mowing the lawn and pulling weeds. Since gardening requires bending, reaching and pulling, your body may not be ready for that kind of strenuous activity. Thus, it is important to stretch your muscles before reaching for your gardening tools. The back, upper…
The Kinesio Benefit
Kinesio Tape is rehabilitative taping that is designed to help the body’s healing process while providing support and stability to muscles and joints. The tape can be used for all generations ranging from pediatric to geriatric, and successfully treats a variety of orthopedic, neuromuscular, neurological and other medical conditions. Kinesio Tape has been widely used…
