A new Nielsen Company audience report reveals that adults in the United States devoted about 10 hours and 39 minutes each day to consuming media during the first quarter of this year. That is A LOT of texting, clicking and typing. Over half of the average American’s day is spent […]
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Americans spend more than $87 billion each year on low back and neck pain treatment, according to a study in the Journal of American Medical Association. To prevent that figure from rising further, we must find ways to prevent the high rate of back pain incidences from occurring in the […]
Plantar Fasciitis can be a pain. Physical therapy can help give your plantar fascia pain the boot. Here are five simple and easy tips used by the pros to help kick your plantar fasciitis to the curb. 1.) Stretch Use moist heat on the affected area for up to 5 […]
Let’s start with a little 101: MyVMC.com defines shoulder pain as: Shoulder Pain – The shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint formed by the head of the humerus (the arm bone) and the glenoid labrum (the name for the socket of the shoulder joint in the scapula). The shoulder joint is […]
The most common type of dizziness or spinning sensation, according to WebMD, is called benign paroxysmal positional vertigo or BPPV (for short). It effects over 200,000 people in the US every year. BPPV is caused when small crystal like particles in your ear are out of their normal location. This […]
It’s common to have knee pain when going up or down stairs or inclines. This doesn’t mean that anything major is wrong with your knee. Your knee-joint is composed of 3 main types of structures: muscles/tendons, ligaments/cartilage, and bone. It’s much more likely that your pain is being caused by […]
The American Heart Association encourages people to “know theirnumbers” referring to blood pressure, blood cholesterol, blood glucose, and weight. However, research is now showing that moving properly is also important for health.Walking speed has been called the “sixth vital sign” in medical literature recently. Like blood pressure or heart rate, […]