Sugar
This article on sugar appeared in The New York Times last week and has been getting a lot of attention in the health world. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17...
Straighten Up!
Neck pain is often the result of a head that sits forward of the shoulders due to a pelvis that's out of position and a rounded upper back.
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If I had a nickel for every client I see with neck pain, I’d be buying the Warriors. It’s way too common and very misunderstood. We blame sitting...
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Tennis elbow, also called lateral epicondylitis (inflammation of the tendon that attaches to the outside bony part of the elbow), is common to over 1...
View Full Story1 commentsBarefoot Running
Check out this article on barefoot running.. At Egoscue we’ve been telling people for years to go barefoot as much as possible. The muscles of ...
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Pre-Ski Routine
Winter is in full swing and so is ski and snowboard season. For those of you who are hitting the slopes over the next few months, it’s time to take ...
Health
Improve your Enduran...
Imagine what would happen to your running or biking if you were able to get more oxygen with every breath. You’d go farther, be faster, and last longer wit...
Egoscue Thoughts, Health, Sports
Why Are My Hamstring...
This is from Egoscue Austin and Egoscue Portland. Great information on why the hamstrings stay chronically tight in some people. Have you ever heard anyone s...
The Weekly Set
Sciatic Nerve Imping...
This Weekly Set is all about sciatic pain which is absolutely no fun. It is often the result of muscular imbalance throughout the body which causes either a ...
Health
Not Your Average ...
What do you think of when you hear the word “core?” Immediately most of us think of the general “center” of the body between the pelvis and the lower...
Egoscue Thoughts
Becoming Pain Free i...
Egoscue is a process, we all know this… but do we REALLY know it? We always remind our clients that the onset of pain is rarely instantaneous, and theref...
Health
Rethinking Soda
This is a great article on soda and it’s unhealthy role in our society! Thanks to Brian Bradley in San Diego for reminding us about this issue! http://...
Sports
This is not Your Mot...
A very cool article about Anterior Hip Replacements, which are less invasive than the standard approach. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/09/health/09brod.html
Egoscue Thoughts
Tower Time
There are a couple of e-cises that I dread having on my menu, such as squat or kneeling wall clock, but I’m always perplexed when clients complain about th...
