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More On Sedentary Lifestyle Effects

By on Friday, May 27th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Sit­ting for a liv­ing can have pro­found neg­a­tive con­se­quences for your health. Here are a few strate­gies to help you get moving.

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Update on Portion Distortion

By on Thursday, May 26th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Por­tion dis­tor­tion strikes again — sci­en­tists prove that label­ing a serv­ing size as “small” caused peo­ple to eat more of it.

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Stage Fright Tips

By on Monday, May 23rd, 2011 | No Comments

Don’t let fear of pub­lic speak­ing or sports per­for­mance anx­i­ety keep you from achiev­ing your poten­tial. Some sim­ple advice from a career per­for­mance coach can help you.

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Don’t Be a Victim of Poor Doctor-Patient Communication About Back Pain

By on Friday, May 20th, 2011 | No Comments

Doc­tor and patient expec­ta­tions about back pain can dif­fer sharply. Before you get frus­trated with your doc­tor, or worry that he or she doesn’t under­stand you, learn about the biopsy­choso­cial model of health that doc­tors in the know apply to the issue of back pain.

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Yoga Moves for Back Pain?

By on Sunday, May 15th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Yoga can pro­vide lots of ben­e­fits if you have back pain. Learn tips on find­ing a good teacher and avoid­ing some of the pos­si­ble pitfalls.

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Guest Post: Chronic Knee Pain after Knee Joint Replacement

By on Thursday, May 12th, 2011 | No Comments

Total knee replace­ment surgery has helped many alle­vi­ate pain and regain the abil­ity to walk with ease. But the results aren’t per­fect — many patients have per­sis­tent pain after surgery. This guest arti­cle by a New Zealand occu­pa­tional ther­a­pist and psy­chother­a­pist dis­cusses some of the intri­ca­cies of per­sist­ing pain.

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Simple Gluteal Stretch Eases Back Pain

By on Sunday, May 1st, 2011 | 1 Comment

If you’ve been reg­u­larly prac­tic­ing the exer­cises described in Dr. Lavine’s Top Five Exer­cises for Your Low Back, your lower spine has prob­a­bly made a lot of progress. Still, you might need some­thing extra to achieve max­i­mal results.

What’s the most impor­tant exer­cise I’ve left off my short list? Stretch­ing the pir­i­formis muscle.

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