A Very Wise Sage Once Told Me Fitness is 80% Diet. Having worked in and around gym’s for the last 16 years I have have worked with fitness professionals, body builders and athletes. I have also endured my own journey towards fitness and seen many patients change their physique. It’s no secret diet and exercise … Read more
PLANTAR FASCIITIS Comprehensive Strategies For Addressing Plantar Fasciitis In today’s clinical environment, plantar fasciitis is a common and debilitating condition. “Plantar fasciitis is the most frequent cause of heel pain in adults, accounting for 15% of visits to podiatrists and approximately 9% of running injuries”(1). The purpose of this article is to discuss comprehensive strategies … Read more
The Secret to Getting Lean & Staying Lean part II The first part of this post can be found here. 8. Time to turn up the intensity; Part of the problem with the traditional “Nautilus” circuit is that it’s very difficult to get your heart rate up. You’d think that if the repetitions were performed … Read more
The Secret to Staying lean; Part one We need to start our path to fitness somewhere, for many of us the emphasis is on getting leaner. After a lifetime of personal struggles, I have found the “secrets” of staying lean year round. 1. A SIMPLE EQUATION CALORIES IN must equal CALORIES OUT. If you exceed … Read more
Written by Dr. E. Serafim “I can never get it right Doc, when it hurts, should I put heat or ice on it?” “But there was shrinkage!” This is the most common “modality” question presented to me on daily basis & I always answer the same way…It Depends. There are several items to consider; -type of … Read more
Have you ever driven on a flat tire? I did once, we were stuck in the middle of nowhere and the only way to get help was to stick it out. The faster we went the harder the car shook. I thought the whole thing was coming apart, but thankfully we didn’t have to go … Read more
Once upon a time.. Like most doctors/P.T.’s, I used to use a standard process of finding what was wrong with my patients. It usually consisted of testing the affected area with orthopedic tests. As I pursued my rehab specialty I found that there is more to consider, that the hip bone is indeed connected to … Read more
Functional exercise Today we are going to dive right into the new phenomenon of “Functional Exercise” seen in many of the gyms & exercise magazines. If you look back at my previous posts your aware of the reasons we stiffen. As adults we quickly lose mobility which robs us of moving correctly, or what we in … Read more
How to save your back and knees! The Bad Neighbor; continued.. PART III of “It’s all in the hips” A Body in Motion Tends to Stay in Motion In the last post we discussed what can be done to lessen the effects of postural strain and the resultant muscle imbalance that is silently causing or contributing to the … Read more
PART II of “It’s all in the hips” The body is a mobile object The body needs to move in every direction to accommodate our daily living activities, as well as any other activities we put it through. Each portion of our body contributes to the overall movement , as each instrument plays it’s part … Read more