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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Must we gain weight over the holidays? The holiday season can seem like a plot designed to trick us into overeating and gaining unwanted weight. And even when we try our hardest, it’s hardly surprising that we gain weight. The shorter days and colder weather tend to interrupt our exercise routines. Holiday gatherings present us …
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Essential Guide to Winter Exercise Winter can be the most challenging time of year to exercise, not just because of the cold weather, but also family commitments and holidays. The following tips and tricks can help you beat the winter weather and continue your exercise. It's all about knowing how to deal with winter conditions, …
Are you one of the people who seem to suffer more from spine-related pain during the Summer months? For people who experience worse pain in warm weather, several factors might be at play. Barometric Pressure “My aches and pains predict the weather – I always feel it when a storm is coming.” You may hear …
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