As today is 04/15/13 it is timely to present another meaning of the word tax as it relates to your health.In this case we are talking about taxing in the context of burdensome, challenging, and arduous. Having evaluated human posture for almost 30 years and performing many functional movement analyses on patients, I have learned that mid-back rigidity is far too common and more far-reaching in its effects than most people realize. Because your head and neck, shoulders and arms, and lower back all attach to the mid-back, or... Read More

Iliotibial Band Syndrome is a common injury, particularly in runners but also sometimes in desk-workers, usually associated with a burning type pain at the side of the thigh and knee. If you run or know people that do, chances are you have heard about this problem. Most often, even if a person with IT Band Syndrome takes some time off from exercising and feels better for a while, the pain will recur when running again because the underlying problem has not been fixe d. Resolving this condition requires a multi-therapeutic... Read More