If you have ever gone to a gym, attended a fitness class or googled fitness advice on the internet you have mostly likely heard of the debate “should your knees go over your toes during a squat?”. This age-old question continues to be circulated in the health and fitness world despite it having been disproved […]
Mindfulness is a popular topic in on both social media and in the academic literature. A quick search on the academic journal article search engine PubMed shows that in the year 2010 there were 569 academic articles published on the topic of “Mindfulness”; fast forward to the year 2020 and there were 2645 articles published […]
Ice hockey is a fast paced sport often leading to common injuries while playing because the game is physical in nature. Hockey is a collision sport which results in both contact and non-contact injuries in players of all ages and skill levels. Many factors play a role in the severity of injury sustained while playing […]
Lower back pain can be quite a nuisance, often lingering and recurring for years. You may find short term solutions and exercises making you believe your low back is healed, only to have the pain return months later. This can become an endless cycle and a sign you may be struggling with activating your “inner […]
Are you experiencing nagging thumb pain, and not sure how it came about? If you are over the age of 45, there's a chance you could be developing osteoarthritis in your thumb. Often the pain will increase with pinching, typing and fine gripping activities like buttoning and zipping. You may also notice your thumb makes […]
Wrist stiffness and weakness is quite common to experience following wrist immobilization. Have you had an injury or surgery to your wrist requiring a cast or immobilization? When the cast is removed, it is normal to think your wrist function will also be immediately back to normal. But often the muscle weakness as well as […]
What Are the Hip Abductors? The hip abductors refer to the group of muscles on the side of your hips that are important in providing stability when walking, climbing stairs, or running. They are located at the side of your pelvis down to different sections of the side of your leg. They are comprised of […]
In this article we will explore some of the different causes of your lower back pain. Your lower back is the area the base of your spine that curves inward. Medically, it is defined as the L1 to L5 parts of your spine. Pain in this area can vary in type and source. You may […]
Hip pain can sometimes be cause by a condition known as avascular necrosis or Osteonecrosis. It is most common in the hip, but also seen in the humerus (arm), knee and talus (ankle), and more rarely seen in the smaller bones of the wrist such as the lunate or scaphoid. Avascular necrosis is a degenerative bone condition of […]
INNER UNIT ACTIVATION - LOWER BACK PAIN SECRET Have you been plagued with back pain on and off for years? Do you experience random flare ups that seem to be occurring more and more frequently? Have you googled back stretches, completed them for a couple days until the pain resolves, but then experience pain a […]
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