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26 Jan New Research: Top 4 Insights on Pregnancy-Related Diastasis Recti
A diastasis recti (DRA) is the gap in the abdominal muscles that occurs during and after pregnancy while your body accommodates for your growing baby. Here’s some new information that is emerging The size of the “gap” in the rectus abdominal muscles is not clinically relevant: really? This distance is...
19 Jan Your Journey to a Better Back: Part 5- Back strengthening exercises
Once you're feeling better and don't have particular pain, you can try these two exercises that target the deep back muscles. They shouldn't be painful, but rather just challenging for your muscles to do several repetitions or hold for awhile. If either exercise is creating pain, check with your Physiotherapist...
13 Jan Your Journey to a Better Back: Part 4- Your back muscles are not that weak
It is surprising to many people to learn that your back muscles are likely not the cause or driver behind back pain. Your brain recognizes that pain is not normal and can go into "protective" mode and the muscles can spasm or not work normally as a result, but they...
06 Jan Your Journey to a Better Back: Part 3- The “Sloppy” Push Up
We all know that there isn't likely one movement or exercise that is appropriate for everyone, but the "sloppy" push up can be helpful for many people. People tend to sit slouched and spend WAY too much time with their spine rounded forward, so this is a nice movement to...
19 Dec Your Journey to a Better Back: Part II- Move More!
This is Part 2 out of 5 short videos on Your Journey to a Better Back, and we're speaking about the importance of movement-- it doesn't have to be a new sport or formalized program at the gym. Here we list various strategies that one can easily incorporate at work. [video...
12 Dec Journey to a Better Back- Part 1: Sitting Like A Boss!
Here is Part 1 of 5 short videos on "Your Journey to a Better Back." We're starting with how to sit properly using a lumbar support-- that is key to helping back pain! [playlist type="video" ids="500"]...
05 Dec The 5 Essentials of Healthy Desk Work
Sitting posture is key! We all know it’s not a great thing for the body to sit for many hours every day, so at least have most of that time with minimal stressors on your body. Sit with a supplemental lumbar support so that your spine can easily maintain...
06 Nov Say “Yes” to Exercise for Back Pain
An interesting article where I both wholeheartedly agree and don't agree: the researchers report that "the best form of exercise is the one that you are going to stick with". Exercise in the form of general movement is generally fantastic, but often there are specific directions/ movements that could actually...
26 Jul A Little Movement Goes a Long Way!
So it has been said that motion is lotion, and nowhere is it more important than your spine! Whether it’s shifting your sitting position or standing up to grab something or going for a little walk—make sure you keep your body moving. Every little bit counts. Why? Almost all of your...
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