Blog : Back Injury
Active Release Techniques (ART)® During Chicago Summers
As Chicago moves from Phase III to Phase IV during the pandemic, it is going to allow the re-introduction of more activities, despite the restrictions […]
Easy Recommendations to Avoid Injury During Winter
As Chicagoans inch closer to winter and have to bear much colder temperatures, they are more likely to have to shovel snow, salt walkways, and […]
Sitting Is the New Smoking For Your Posture!
As more employers continue to increase the work demands and stress of their fellow employees, fellow Chicagoans are forced to sit more or at least, […]
Lower back Postural Muscles are Often Overlooked
Most cases of lower back pain are mechanical in nature. The mechanism by which they occur are often overuse and repetitive movement. Whether it be […]
Golfers… A Quick Guide to Avoiding Lower Back Injuries!
Golfers playing recreationally will play throughout the spring, summer, and into the fall, depending on where you live. Some of you are more fortunate to […]
Why Active Release Techniques (ART)® is Effective for Soft Tissue Injuries
Most of us will sustain a soft tissue injury at some point in our life due to trauma, micro-trauma, or repetition. Whether you are sitting […]
Ice vs. Heat…. You may be Using it Incorrectly
I get a lot of patients who come into my office when they have injured their body and I often ask them if he/she applied […]
Lower Back Pain… You can change it, but Patience is Required!
80% of people in their lives will suffer a lower back injury. Of these 80%, 20% will become chronic and experience repeated episodes. You know […]
A Lower Back Fracture You May Not Have Heard Of….
A condition you might not have heard of that affects girls playing/participating in gymnastics, cheerleading, and volleyball specifically, but also men and women playing competitive […]
Spinal Surgery… Is it worth the cost, pain, and suffering?!
Spinal surgery is becoming more common in the past 10 years from 1998-2008 in the US according to research found in Spine Journal. Also, Between […]