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New Year New You… right?
If you’re thinking that knee, back, shoulder or neck surgery is the way to kick off your new year so that you can finally tackle that chronic pain or “arthritis” you’ve been dealing with…. THINK AGAIN… Please… I urge you!! Only a very small number of people will...
Why Everyday Activities Like Sleeping Can Cause Neck Pain, And What You Can Do To Change That
Have you ever had a slight pain in the neck but didn’t really think it was a big deal, especially if you knew it was because you slept awkwardly? Yes? I thought so. I hear this quite often from my clients when they first come in to see us – they’ll mention the...
Sitting in the Bleachers with Back Pain
Last week I got a call from a mom who was was sitting in Little League Baseball –she called me saying, “Oh my gosh, my back is killing me sitting in these bleachers.” She was told to call me by a former patient of ours who suffered from similar back pain when...
5 Most Common Myths about Good Posture
Myth # 1: Using a Standing Desk will solve all Postural problems Fact: It all depends. Ideally a change of positions is betterHow many of you are thinking that your supervisor or boss owes you a standing desk in good faith to contribute to your health &...
4 Simple Tips to Eliminate Achilles Tendon Pain (Achilles tendonitis/tendinosis)
Unlike most body parts, like the shoulders and arms, you really can’t stop using your feet for any length of time. (Unless you’re in one of those zippy power chairs!) This means that even if taking the stress off your feet for a day or two would give them time to...
1 Club Out of 15 – Things We Can Learn From Tiger Woods’ Comeback
I’m not a golf enthusiast (I don’t play or watch it), but it came to my attention recently that Tiger Woods won his first tournament in something like 10 years. During his heyday, he was considered the best golfer of all time, and he won roughly 45% of all the...
5 Daily Habits That Reduce Stiffness
I wanted to answer a common question I get asked about being stiff which we get asked regularly by clients at the Manual Medicine, Spine & Sports Physical Therapy: “Trupti, do you have any advice for someone like me who isn’t in a lot of pain? I’m just...
Always Feeling Stressed? Here Are 5 Ways to Beat It
There are days when everything seems to go your way… Days when every traffic light is green, every person you walk past on the street gives you a smile, and you wake up feeling great after a decent night’s sleep. Those days you feel on top of the world like nothing...
Is Your Night Time Routine the Reason for Your Neck Pain?
When I get patients ask me ‘why do I get neck pain?’ it can sometimes be difficult to answer. Not because I don’t know how to ease neck pain, but I don’t know their personal circumstances. What I can suggest however, is that it is your night time routine that is...
Neck and Shoulder Pain: Simple Exercises You Can Do From Your Desk, to Maintain a Healthy Looking Posture
Sometimes, it can often surprise us how the smallest things in life, can actually affect our health. Small things like carrying that heavy bag on the same shoulder every day, or that terrible posture you’ve learnt at work, but so desperately want to get rid of....