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Improving Hamstring Rehab Exercises

By on Sunday, April 21st, 2013 | No Comments

More than thirty years ago I learned valu­able move­ment prin­ci­ples from one of my men­tors –Irm­gard Barte­ni­eff. She strongly empha­sized the need for inte­grated exer­cise that involved trunk sta­bi­liza­tion. Now new research shows the impor­tance of this approach in ham­string rehab.

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Guest Article: Renewable Energy

By on Thursday, February 28th, 2013 | No Comments

Guest author Fran Parker describes how move­ment vari­a­tion renews us and restores our energy.

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Altered Gait and Early Cognitive Impairment Symptoms

By on Friday, February 22nd, 2013 | No Comments

Emerg­ing research shows that changes in walk­ing pat­terns can be early warn­ing signs of demen­tia. But can some­one with altered gait be retrained to walk with ease, ele­gance and bal­ance, thus pre­vent­ing cog­ni­tive decline?

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Chiropractic for Seniors– What I’ve Learned

By on Wednesday, February 13th, 2013 | 1 Comment

Dr. Lavine shares his insight into the chal­lenges of pro­vid­ing chi­ro­prac­tic care for an aging population.

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If You Have Back Problems Be Wary of These Three Exercises

By on Sunday, February 10th, 2013 | No Comments

Those with back prob­lems need strength­en­ing exer­cises to pro­tect their low back but have to be wary to per­form only low back-safe maneuvers.

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The Latest on Muscle Strength, Balance Training and Brain Fitness

By on Sunday, January 20th, 2013 | No Comments

Key top­ics from Dr. Lavine’s lec­ture on Mus­cle Strength, Bal­ance Train­ing and Brain Fitness

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Another Reason Why Exercise Intensity May Be More Important Than Exercise Duration

By on Tuesday, December 18th, 2012 | No Comments

A slow, steady work­out has lots of ben­e­fits, but includ­ing intense bursts of heart-pounding exer­cise adds a fur­ther dimen­sion. That’s what researchers found when they stud­ied the effect of exer­cise on mem­ory and cog­ni­tive func­tion in older adults.

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Goldilocks and Your Knee Cartilage

By on Wednesday, December 12th, 2012 | 2 Comments

Exer­cise is needed to main­tain the health of the car­ti­lage of your knee. But can too much exer­cise backfire?

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Exercise Treatment for Depression, Anxiety

By on Thursday, November 29th, 2012 | 2 Comments

Exer­cise is prov­ing to be more effec­tive than med­ica­tion in the treat­ment of com­mon men­tal health con­di­tions such as depres­sion and anxiety.

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Ultra Yoga and Exercises for Pelvic Floor Muscles

By on Monday, October 29th, 2012 | 2 Comments

Today’s guest arti­cle, cour­tesy of Marisa Sul­li­van, con­sists of an inter­view she gave to Sally M. River­tones of the Williamsburg-Greenpoint News. Ultra Yoga   The impor­tance of the female pelvic floor (men not excluded) explained through a Yoga per­spec­tive By Sally M. River­tones Marisa Sul­li­van has been teach­ing yoga for over 19 years. She was a […]

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