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Our bodies are meant to move. Even as I sit here writing this blog, I find myself readjusting my position, stretching out kinks in my back and neck, and trying as hard as I can to fix my horrendous posture. To me, this is my body telling me that sitting for an extended period of time is not a natural state of being.  Perhaps it is even dangerous to my health. Throughout the past several years, researchers have looked into this idea on many different accounts. There is now loads of informa...

Physical Therapy Month October is National Physical Therapy Month. This is a time to raise awareness of the profession’ vision to: "transform society by optimizing movement to improve the human experience." Physical therapists work with diverse patient populations, and there are many areas of specialty practice including orthopedic, sports, neurologic, pediatric, geriatric, and acute care. The one thing that all physical therapists have in common is that they diagnose and treat movement ...

We live in a world that runs on caffeine. According to USA today, approximately 83 drink it everyday (on average, 3.1 cups per day). How much does this cost you may ask? According to the Harvard School of Public Health, about 40 billion dollars each year…. that’s a lot of coffee.  There are of course several other products that contain caffeine besides coffee such as sodas, energy drinks, some flavored yogurts, teas, etc. With these factored in, it is predicted that over 90% o...

Whiplash is a type of injury that involves a rapid forward/backward or sideways movement of the neck, usually associated with motor vehicle collisions, but can also occur with diving or other accidents. Whiplash can affect different neck tissues or structures; therefore the severity of symptoms will vary considerably from one person to the next.  Whiplash is common in the US. Annual costs associated with whiplash are 100 billion dollars, and it has its own disease label: Whiplash Associate...

Have unclear and overcomplicated nutrition labels ever left you feeling misled and confused in a grocery store? If so, you are not alone. When it comes to food and packaging companies, it seems like they will do anything to make their products appear healthy and appealing. However, at the end of the day, it is important for us to be choosing the right foods to be purchasing and subsequently putting into our bodies.  One question that seems to linger among buyers is the difference between w...