Having had chronic low back pain, there are specific principles I follow when doing low back pain exercises. I also owned a CrossFit gym for 5 years and got my CSCS (certified sports & conditioning specialist). I've learned a lot what doesn't work. We've had many patients...
Adhesion model and image above (Learn how to Prevent Adhesion below!) courtesy of Integrative Diagnosis. A recent, beautiful man of a patient named Jesse who likes "nuts" (I'm poking fun at him) asked: Hey man, Something that I've been really curious about, and maybe you've already covered this...
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a guest post by fitness enthusiast Alicia. She reached out to me with some wisdom around keeping muscles healthy and we decided to put it up on the Barefoot Rehab blog. I, Dr. Chris, infuse my comments below. A quick bio...
You have friends that have done yoga for back pain. Not only is their back pain better, but they smile more! Let's talk about you. Your back pain has been around for a while now. Maybe the back pain comes, lasts 5-10 days, til it finally goes away...
So, you're looking for neck pain exercises. Before I blindly prescribe you any random solution for your problem, we need to talk. Otherwise, you're bound to waste your time and energy trying to fix your problem with a tiny possibility (less than 25% chance) of getting relief. If you're...
One of the best exercises for lower back pain, or preventing injury, is the good morning. Why? It's functional - it's very similar to how you pick up things off the ground on a daily basis. Rarely, are you on all fours like you are when...
Note: This post was inspired by my time discussing the soft tissue workout with News 12's 12 to Your Health segment hosted by Dr. DeSilva in New Jersey. Part 1 can be read here. The term "soft tissue" can confuse people. It means any body parts...
ERs across the nation are filled with our poor, uncoordinated fathers. ~Buzzfeed writer Rachel Zarrell The 2015 holiday season is going down as the year that Hoverboards crushed Dads, according to Buzzfeed and the rest of the social media stratosphere. #hoverboardfails Moms are laughing at their all-too-incompetent husbands...