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Small Changes You Can Make Everyday To Ease Back Pain
Each year, over 65 million Americans report some periodic back pain. Symptoms can range from mildly inconvenient to downright debilitating, and...
5 ways you can fix your posture and kiss your back pain goodbye!
In the Age of Technology, many of us sit down for as many as 8 hours a day at a desk job, sometimes even more at home! As we grow older, sitting...
Have you ever felt joint or muscle aches? Redness or rashes on your skin? Swelling in your hands, feet, or face? Fatigued or inconsistent sleep? Consistent stomach aches or headaches?
These are all signs of inflammation in your body. The symptoms can be mild and happen periodically or more severe and last for months or even...
(Part 2) The best thing hockey players can do for their back pain
Is back pain still keeping you on the bench? In my last blog, we went over how resting is the worst thing you can do for your back and how rest...
Let’s discuss nutrition and diets
Everyone has tried to alter their weight. Most people try to lose; some do indeed try to gain. Both positive and negative societal impacts affect...
The Most Common Mistake Hockey Players With Back Pain Make
Have you ever had back pain after a long night of hockey? Or maybe woken up with a stiff and achy back the morning after? I know I have. It can...
3 Plantar Fasciitis Myths
Waking up and having pain the first step (the most common symptom of plantar fasciitis) sets you up for having a bad day. You’re discouraged....
The best dynamic warm-ups for hockey players?
In my previous blog post, I talked about how athletes should be doing dynamic stretches instead of static stretches for the majority of their...
The common stretching mistake
I remember going to gym class in elementary school up until high school the first thing we would do during a class was to get in a circle and do...
The deadlift has received more bad press than any other exercise in modern fitness. This bad rap has tainted what many consider to be one of the best exercises known to man.
While it is undoubtedly impressive to see a powerlifter deadlift three times their body weight, this movement is about much more than just...