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Muscle Matters.
As we get older, one of the most important things we can do for our health may be to keep our muscle. Not just to look stronger. Not just to lift heavier weights. But to…
Pain Doesn't Always Mean Harm
If you've ever had pain that just wouldn't go away, you're not alone. Many people think pain always means something is badly damaged. But that isn't always true. Pain is…
Ankle dorsiflexion
Whether you’re dealing with knee pain, low back tightness, or even a shoulder issue, one of the first things we’re going to check is your ankle—specifically how well it…
Low Back Pain & Pars Fractures In Volleyball Players
If you play Volleyball or know someone that does, this is the ideal Blog to send out. In Volleyball, 30-60% players will experience low back pain in their career. This…
The Neurochemical Power of Exercise: Why BDNF Is the Brain’s “Growth Fertilizer”(A Quick Evidence-Based Breakdown
In the last few years, research into exercise and brain health has pushed one molecule to center stage: Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF). Often described as…
Want to Jump Higher? Start With These Three Pillars
Athletes constantly ask how to increase their vertical jump—yet most skip the fundamentals that actually move the needle. Improving your vertical isn’t about doing…
Creatine and Teen Athletes: What the Latest Research Really Says
If you’ve spent any time around high-school sports, you’ve probably heard athletes talk about creatine. It’s one of the most researched supplements in the world—and one…
Preventable High School Sports Injuries: Screening for Stronger, Safer Athlete
Preventable injuries like ankle sprains and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears continue to derail high school athletes both academically and athletically. Recent…
Physical Exercise and Aging
Regular physical exercise plays in preserving cognition and promoting brain health across the aging process. Epidemiological studies consistently show that physically…
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS): Emerging Insights on Fascia’s Role
Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) commonly occurs after strenuous or unaccustomed physical activity. Traditionally, DOMS was thought to be caused by the accumulation…
Why Your Arches Collapse and Bone Spurs Form — And What You Can Do About It
When your foot loses stability—especially in the arch—it often leads to overpronation, where the foot rolls inward too much when you walk. Over time, this can put extra…
Should We Be Icing?
Inflammation is the body’s natural response to injury, usually lasting about the first 5 days. It increases blood flow to the area to bring in cells that clean up the…
The Hidden Costs of Single-Sport Specialization
Over recent decades, single-sport specialization has been promoted by coaches, encouraging athletes to commit to one sport as early as possible. Many young athletes now…
Chiropractic and the Olympics
Chiropractic care has become an integral part of the health and wellness regimen for many Olympic athletes, offering a non-invasive approach to maintaining peak physical…
Why We Like Pitch Counts
In Little League baseball, managing pitch counts and ensuring adequate rest periods are crucial to protecting young players' arms and promoting long-term athletic…
Hip Hinging for Life
Deadlifting, it’s not just a gym-based exercise and it’s certainly not an exercise to fear.
Four Strategies to Make Seated Work Less Stressful on the Low Back
Its been said that sitting is the new smoking and frankly, we couldn’t agree more. We can link so much of what we see in the office to prolonged sitting. Here are four…
Five must haves of the kettlebell swing
The swing is the foundational exercise for training with kettlebells. This exercise is known for burning fat and for developing power and explosiveness. It is notable…
This is NOT Graston Technique Therapy
“Oh, Graston Technique that’s going to hurt.”
Is the Site of Your Pain the Source of Your Pain?
Have you ever had a problem, lets just say knee problem for our purpose here, and had treatment after treatment, felt a little better initially after the treatment but…
Long Life and VO2 Max
Your max heart rate can be generally estimated at 220 – your age.
Avoiding Injury Rolling Into Spring
Does it feel like every spring the weather starts to get nice out, you go enjoy your outdoor activities just to be sidelined a week or two later with a nagging injury?…
Why is Grip Strength Important?
Grip strength is not only good for shaking someone’s hand with confidence, but it actually can help predict overall health. In a 2015 study, researchers showed that…
Squat Low for Low Back Health
Did you know the natural human resting position is a deep squat? That’s right! Feet flat, ass to grass, and into the bottom position of a squat? If you were concerned…
Is Your Kid Moving Enough?
Has your kid been sitting on a computer all day doing virtual schooling? Lack of movement can be very detrimental to a kid’s growth and could develop poor biomechanics…
TMJ Disorder
Do you have TMJ pain when you chew a yummy sandwich? Do you have pain with chewing gum or when opening wide to brush your teeth? We’ve noticed an increase number of…
What is Lockout Syndrome?
Has your kid been less active during this pandemic? Exercise deficit disorder (EDD) is a term we use to describe a condition in children. EDD is characterized by reduced…
Where Could the Pain Be Coming From?
Pain…not necessarily good or bad. Ever wonder why we hurt one day, maybe not another? Me too, and so I went on a journey to study pain over the last 6 months.
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Graston Technique Helped Him Throw His Best Game Ever
As he walked off the mound after his longest and strongest outing of the year, in the biggest game of his college season, we locked eyes and he mouthed the words “Thank…
5 exercises that are missing in your off-ice warmup
As the hockey season progresses, players, parents, and the coaches daily schedules start to become extremely busy. It’s easy to let the “small stuff” slip and veer away…
Five Exercises to Include for Healthy Shoulders
Did you know 4.5 million people visit their Healthcare provider for shoulder pain each year? We’ve seen numerous patients with shoulder pain as a result of a gym injury…
4 Things to Do if You're Suffering From Elbow Pain
Are you a tennis player suffering with Elbow pain?
What's in YOUR athlete's gym bag?
Advil shouldn’t be a staple in our student athlete’s gym back. (Honestly, it shouldn’t be a staple for any gym bag.) Seeing Advil, Aleve, and Ibuprofen in the backpack…
Tennis Player with Shoulder Pain?
Are you a tennis playing who is having shoulder pain? Tennis is a very physically demanding sport that requires a lot of movement in all sorts of different directions…
Youth sports physicals
30-42 million kids play organized sports each year. Some of those, like school related sports, may require a sports physical.
Dealing With Tendon Pain?
Have you or someone you know recently been diagnosed with a “tendonitis” or a “Tendinosis?” In the office we see a lot of folks with Achilles, Patellar, & Supraspinatus…
Is Text Neck Really a Thing?
Is it really “text neck” that is creating an increase in neck pain in individuals? Have we not been looking “down” for ages? My grandfather used to read the newspaper as…
Four Things Every Youth Athlete Should Know
The truth is I started with “15 things every youth athlete should know.” But none of us are going to remember all 15, so to the cutting room floor I went and this is…
These Three Things Prior to Working Out
I was trying to mind my own business at the gym recently, but an interaction between two individuals really stood out to me. Apparently they had come to the gym…
"The Rest of My Life"
“Will I have to do these exercises the rest of my life?”