Your body is your home and when it’s under siege by illness or being overhauled by medical experts it can feel like a home invasion. Some of us in the healthcare fields are aware of this and there is training and there are privacy procedures that …
Reflections
5 Mistakes People Make When Walking
When I was around 10 years old, I was on vacation with my family in upstate New York. We had recently transitioned from camping in tents near Lake Meacham to vacationing in cabins on Lake Chateauguay. I should explain that I’m very much a city …
3 Questions to Ask Yourself While Walking
I do a lot of thinking when I’m on my dog walks. If I happen to be preparing a talk, I’ll go over my talk in my mind, but more often than not, I’m thinking over clinical cases and especially the ones with lower back, hip, leg or foot issues because …
Top 3 Things You Didn’t Know About Walking
We are designed to walk, so what is there to know about it? If we can get from point A to point B, most of us barely think about it…until there’s pain. Even if walking itself doesn’t hurt, some varieties of back and hip pain can benefit from more …
3 Ways You Never Knew That the News Can Cause Pain
And yes, I do mean physical pain. In my book series, The Everyday Pain Guide, I separate pain triggers into 3 categories: biomechanics, biochemistry and emotions or stress-related factors. Looking at all three factors is a great way to parse …
There’s Much Mo’ to “Mo-vember” Than We Realize
Have you noticed that usually many men stop shaving for the month of November? They grow moustaches and other facial hair for Movember. “Movember” is something that was started in Australia in 2003 by The Movember Foundation . The purpose was to …
