I think that most of you would agree that life is sometimes a “pain in the neck”! The source of the pain is usually multi-factorial and may include such things as emotional stress, muscle weakne...
PUMP YOU UP!!
10 Mar
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by orthowell
So how important is resistance training? I have had the privilege of working with one of my peers, a fellow PT, and strength and conditioning specialist, Mike Stare from Spectrum Fitness in Beverly, b...
Headaches!! Aspirin or Exercise?
23 Feb
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by orthowell
One of the most common types of stress-related headaches is called a cervicogenic headache. This type of headache is the result of referred pain from boney or soft tissue structures in the neck. W...
Why does your knee keep on hurtin'?
09 Feb
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by orthowell
As the adage goes “ The more treatments we have for something, the more we don’t understand the cause”, it seems that anterior (front) knee pain or patellofemoral (kneecap) dysfunction would fall into that category. We understand that a torn meniscus or torn anterior cruciate ligament requires...
Foam Rolling Technique
16 Jan
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by orthowell
As most of you know, a very important part of our practice is the treatment of soft tissue dysfunction. This may be in the form of a muscle “knot”, chronic scar tissue, or post-surgical stiffness. We have many names ie “the doctors of knotology” and “the Marquis de Sade” to name a few. I...
Low Back Pain - Part 3 - BEST Evidence-Based Core Exercises!
11 Jan
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by orthowell
So what are the BEST evidence-based Core exercises?
Evidence from random controlled trials of people suffering from low back pain show that core stabilization exercises result in significant improvements in pain and function(5,7) . However, the most effective combination of which muscles to ta...
Low Back Pain -Part 2- Getting Down To The "CORE"
28 Dec
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by orthowell
Getting down to the CORE!!
What is your Core?
It is defined as the center or “core” of your body. It is the “powerhouse” around which all limb movement is performed. It consists of 29 pairs of muscles as well as boney, ligamentous, and discs structures that support the lumbo-pelvic-hip...
I DID IT !!!!!!
07 Dec
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by orthowell
My inaugural return to a competitive 5K!! The RUSH has returned!! After a year of strength training and a progressive increase in running intensity, distance, and frequency I thought I would make ...
Low Back Pain -Part 1- Common Sense or Evolution?
23 Nov
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by orthowell
So why is it that 80% of people at some point will experience low back pain? Is it that we were never meant to evolve from knuckle dragging or is there a better reason? The answer to this question has...
KinesioTape-The Evidence
26 Oct
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by orthowell
I have received several comments from bloggers that “there is no evidence” regarding the effectiveness of Kinesiology Taping or KinesioTaping Techniques. I would like to share with you some very ...
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