Have you ever experienced numbness or tingling in your arm or leg, your foot or your hand – something that feels like the pins and needles of a limb “going to sleep,” but doesn’t go away? Some people report shooting pain down their arm or leg, or even a sharp jolt of pain in the …
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To honor National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month, we would like to draw attention to two groups that are leading the charge when it comes to giving back and give you some important educational information. The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation On May 27th, 1995, American movie star Christopher Reeves fell off his horse during …
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The winter and holiday season is one of the most joyous ones. Enjoying time with family, friends, and loved ones is something everyone loves. To make the most of your winter and holiday season by staying safe, follow the easy instructions presented in this post. Preparing Your Home Winter is the season where people spend …
Why Does My Back Seem to Hurt More as Cold Weather Comes? What is it about the approach of winter that seems to aggravate aches and pains, especially neck and back pain? This effect is somewhat controversial in scholarly literature on medicine, but for some people it’s inescapable and excruciating. Controversial it may be, but …
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Spring Spine Maintenance Spring is in full bloom in the northern hemisphere, with summer right around the corner. People are getting outside, and resuming activities they haven’t done through the winter months. Unfortunately, asking your spine to go ‘from zero to sixty’ is one of the factors that makes spring a peak season for back …
Everyone wants a clean, neat, and organized house this spring. To take care of all your spring cleaning chores without having back pain, follow the simple tips presented in this post. Spring Cleaning Without Back Pain Cleaning can stress and strain the muscles, ligaments, and tendons of the back. Cleaning improperly or spending too much …
Shape Up For Summer Now that it’s Summer and the weather is warming up, lots of people are thinking about changing their routine: shaking up their wellness, setting new well-being objectives, or perhaps simply shaping up for shorts-and-bathing-suit weather. In fact, any time is a good time to consider positive changes in diet, healthy habits …
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The shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere falls on or near December 20, and all throughout the season-spanning stretch from late fall to mid-spring, the dark, cold and dreary days can have measurable consequences on people’s mood and attitudes. What is SAD? The Winter Blues, it used to be called: that semi-depressed …
Preventing Lower Back Pain Injuries when Shoveling Snow Snow shoveling is one of the most common causes of lower back pain and injuries. This occurs frequently during the winter months, but can persist throughout the year if left untreated. However, there are certain ways in which one can shovel snow safely, preventing injuries to the …
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How to Modify Your Road Training Regimen for Winter Winter can really put a crimp in many people’s fitness regimen. Combined with holiday foods and sweets and the mammal’s seeming compulsion to add some layers of fat for the season, winter inactivity can have an adverse effect on a person’s health, and is very likely …
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