Cold weather and limited daylight hours don’t just make winter feel longer - they can actually have a significant effect on our mood and ability to complete day to day activities. Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD is the medical term for the “winter blues” or “seasonal depression” and affects many people across the country, especially … Continue reading Winter blues? Exercises can help!
Within the world of healthcare, too often there is an emphasis on the diagnosis and treating an individual as a “patient” rather than a person. While a diagnosis may lead to the proper course of treatment the human aspect of patient-centered care is lost in this approach. This is why we emphasize the importance and … Continue reading Pain, Diagnosis, and a Healthcare Ally
We have just wrapped up our seasons a few weeks ago. Our body is tired, sore, bruised, tight, and about every other adjective a person can use to describe being worn out. However, now is the start of another season, the offseason. Now is the time that we get the opportunity to start preparing for … Continue reading The Importance of the Off Season
Many athletic movements, such as running, jumping, and cutting are inherently unstable and require neuromuscular control to maintain stability and improve performance. A system with poor neuromuscular stability cannot be controlled properly and at some point, will become unstable. Consequently, impaired ‘core’ proprioception may lead to impaired neuromuscular control of the hips, which in turn … Continue reading The Importance of Jump Training to Prevent Knee Injury
Whoever said, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me," apparently never encountered a healthcare service or provider that addressed their concerns with negative, pain-related words. While sticks and stones may cause more physical harm, research has proven that words can significantly impact how we perceive pain. Imagine sitting in … Continue reading How Words Impact Our Perception of Pain
The next step--if you missed step one, check it out here--in the process of managing neck pain is systematically increasing the challenge and demand on the neck musculature. Once pain is insignificant, it can be confusing to know how to return an exercise routine without fear of re-injury. These exercises, and those in our part … Continue reading Managing Neck Pain – Part 2
Neck pain can be debilitating and keep you from doing basic activities and the things you love. Simply sitting at the computer or trying to fall asleep at night becomes frustrating and a nuisance to your daily life. If you have been dealing with neck pain or tension-type headaches, these simple yet effective exercises can … Continue reading Managing Neck Pain – Part 1
Lets talk about cycling! Whether you’re crushing an indoor class with our friends @RevolutionSiouxFalls or going for a ride outside on the trails, cycling is a great way to burn calories. It is imperative that the client properly fit their bike to optimize maximize power output and mitigate overuse injuries. Though this isn’t a one … Continue reading Bike Fitting 101
We all have an idea of a painful event, a painful stimulus or an area of our body that seems to be the most familiar with pain. But why does it hang around? Is the tissue dysfunctional? Do you need surgery? Do you need medicinal imaging? Typically in non-traumatic events or when we don’t have … Continue reading Chronic Pain
Mobility is defined as our ability to move freely at a specific joint or area of the body while stability is a combination of resistance around a joint to prevent movement. So which one is more important? The easy answer, both. The best answer is more related to YOU. What are YOU looking to do? … Continue reading Mobility vs Stability: Which One is More Important?
