Powerful posture isn’t just an aesthetic ideal
Back in the old days, people used to obsess about posture (see this video on posture from the 50s for an example). These days we tend to think of posture as just something uptight people think about for the sake of aesthetics. Well guess what — it isn’t just about being uptight or overly aesthetically
Gretchen Reynolds is wrong about stretching
If you’re a radio listener, you may have heard this story from NY Times health writer Gretchen Reynolds. In this interview, she talks about two major points: sitting is bad for you and stretching is pointless and/or bad for you. So let’s talk about the two main points, see just how wrong her advice is
Posture is a window into your golf swing
I don’t golf, but I do know something about sports that require you to twist and turn (I play hockey, after all). And I’ve been saying for a while that muscle balance matters, no matter what activity is your life’s love. For you golfers, here’s an article that really drives the point home on posture
San Diego’s Doctors and Surgeons want to improve their posture too
When I was younger, I used to think that everyone in the medical world was immune to pain. I spent a lot of time seeing doctors for various injuries, tweaks, and strains. The doc would X-ray me, tell me I’d be fine, and send me on my way. I used to think that all the
Weekend warrior? Why acetaminophen might not be a great idea.
A lot of people have their favorite pain killers. But if you like being able to breathe well, you might want to take a quick look in your medicine cabinet and see if any of your favorite pain killers happens to be acetaminophen.
Find out why acetaminophen’s side effects might make you gasp.
Running does not cause osteoarthritis
The most common myth you hear out in the world about knee osteoarthritis is that running and jogging is what does you in. “It’s all the shock,” doctors say. “It’s just too much wear and tear,” friends say. Did you know that this conventional wisdom is actually wrong? We recently posted a link on our
How wrong are MRI’s?
MRI’s are powerful diagnostic tools. You can see the insides of the body in great detail. But how reliable are they? One doctor gathered 31 pain-free professional baseball pitchers for a study to see what MRI’s would determine about the health of their shoulders. Find out whether the MRIs got on base, knocked it out of the park, or just plain fouled out.
Muscle imbalances throw your mind off-kilter
Your posture says a lot about muscular balance. It is a visual representation of how well your muscles coordinate with each other. That’s useful information if you’re a paleolithic guy or gal running around on the plains, but it’s also useful information for job seekers and business people negotiating deals in conference rooms. Researchers at
What you see is not always what you get
With the amazing technological advances in the medical field, it can be hard to remember that not all advances give us what we actually want. In a previous post, I mentioned that medical imaging doesn’t tell you the cause of your back pain. Today, I want to tell you that it also doesn’t necessarily tell
More on MRIs and back pain
MRIs, though used all the time to “pinpoint” the cause of back pain, has been scientifically shown to be a virtually useless diagnostic tool for people trying to nix the aches in their backs.
