The CDC reports that 50 million Americans have suffered from chronic pain in the past six months,1 with chronic pain defined as pain every day or on most days. Pain interferes with your ability to think and concentrate. It affects how you move your body and what activities you are Read more
Pain signals are necessary for keeping us healthy and safe – it’s our nervous system’s way of telling us that we need to protect our body or pay attention to a part of our body that may be injured. However, researchers have found that when pain persists over time, the Read more
What Is a Strain? As the name implies this injury occurs when the muscle is pulled or stretched beyond its capacity cause the fibers or tendons to tear. Strains can be rated mild, moderate or severe depending on how many muscle fibers are torn. Mild: few muscle fibers torn, accompanied Read more
To kick off (no pun intended) our new “Injury Profile” series I thought “Why not start with a sport that causes a ridiculous number of injuries?” So I looked into MMA – not too surprising, the potential for injury is limitless and a little gross… What Is MMA? Mixed Marital Read more
Many of us experience neck and shoulder pain, as there is so much we do with our hands; however, if we’re experiencing more than our fair share, it seems it’s likely that it has very much to do with how we use our bodies, not just our hands. Our posture Read more