Are planks overrated with their how-long-can-you-hold challenges? Let’s take a closer look at what the current evidence says about planks and core strength. “These are all great exercises to use in the initial training stages for beginners. But I move past them as quickly as possible into using more challenging/interesting
It has been a week since the second San Diego Pain Summit is over, yet I am still tingling with the experiences, knowledge, and camaraderie that I made with old and new colleagues and friends. Walking into Marina Village at the San Diego Bay area was like stepping back in time
Nearly a year ago, I had a wonderful experience attending, reporting, and tweeting the first San Diego Pain Summit. Although it drizzled that weekend that may have made some of Vancouverites think if they had really left home in British Columbia, everyone seemed to enjoy the learning and company. I
This is a continuation from Part 1. Recently, I heard this short story on NPR that may sound all too familiar some of you. Even I had experienced it a few times in my life. You might even know a friend, a family member, or a coworker who experienced it. Even if
Since the 1950s, pain science has evolved quite rapidly and grew more complex, moving away from the Cartesian model of pain that has been the foundation of pain treatment for over 300 years. Current research integrates biology, neuroscience, psychology, genetics, sociology, and other disciplines of science and humanities into understanding
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.29.3″ text_font=”Libre Baskerville||||||||” text_font_size=”14px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] Spraining your ankle may bring frustration and anxiety since it limits your ability to move and participate and perform daily activities and sports. Pain and stiffness often accompany the sprain like an
A while back, Massage & Fitness Magazine analyzed some of the claims made in a recent article from Velo Magazine about massage and muscle recovery on cyclists. While digging through various studies, I found this one small study with half-marathon runners by Dr. Peter Tiidus et al. (1) where some runners who received a massage
A recent article published on Velo Magazine about massage therapy and recovery stirred a hornet’s nest among some massage therapists on social media. Some called the article “BS,” “crap,” and a host of other familiar terms we might see on some social media debates. A few said that the title is very
In my early years as a personal trainer, I tended to focus a lot on the type of exercise equipment or modality that was popular at the time to market myself and to apply them to almost all of my clients. Whether it was bodyweight training, BOSU, kettlebells, or core
A 2014 study published in Spine — led by Dr. Adriaan Louw from the International Spine and Pain Institute — showed that patients who received pain education with a physical therapist before they undergo lumbar radiculopathy surgery had better expectations and recovery than those who received no such education. Patients who
A 2015 Cochrane Review found “little confidence” in the effectiveness of massage therapy for chronic low back pain. While this had stirred some pushback from many massage therapists on social media, some therapists embraced the change of the narrative from “fixing” someone to “managing.” the condition. To sort through the
While many people seek massage therapy as a way to alleviate low back pain, researchers from the Institute for Work & Health in Toronto, Canada, concluded in a 2015 meta-analysis that they have “very little confidence that massage is an effective treatment for [low back pain].” Based on 25 randomized-controlled