COVID-19 brought lots of things to us and one thing it brought to us from a musculoskeletal approach is the need for more thoracic mobility. As if we weren’t sedentary enough, when everything came to a screeching halt, we went from ergonomically designed offices and schools that offered breaks where you move between classes to[…]
There has never been a better day than today to improve your health. Healthcare costs continue to rise in the United States with no end in sight. A staggering 88% of American’s are metabolically unhealthy (study) and 50% of Americans are overweight (study). These numbers are not trending in a good direction. American’s are getting[…]
Want to know how to run with the perfect running form? My advice is simple, don’t! Say what? If you are looking to read another boring article that gives a bunch of running tips that you try to emulate without success then, you are in the wrong place. If you are looking for an article[…]
“Sleep is the greatest legal performance-enhancing drug that most people are probably neglecting.” “Humans beings are the only species that deprive themselves of sleep for no apparent reason.” -Matthew Walker The more we learn about sleep, the more we realize that it is one of the most vital things we do as humans. I recently[…]
Do you want to eat healthier? You’re not alone. On my new patient intake forms, one of the questions that I ask is what are your health goals. By far and away, the most common goal I see listed is to eat healthier and lose weight. I hear all sorts of reasons for why people[…]
Let’s face it, we all know that sitting is not good for us. However, the majority of people living in the United States work jobs that require you to sit for most of the day. I have a lot of patients who work these types of jobs that come in for low back pain, neck[…]
Who doesn’t want to improve their running? I’m in a unique position of being a high school track and field/cross country coach and a chiropractor so needless to say, I see runners all day for a variety of issues. I’m often asked by my patients and my athletes I coach, what can I do to become[…]
Have you ever woken up one day with a pain and thought how the heck did this injury occur? It’s a common question I get in my clinic. People say to me, doctor I didn’t do anything I swear, I just woke up and it hurt, how did that happen? I would say about 50%[…]
Soccer is one of the most popular youth sports in the United States and worldwide. But, a new study found that youth soccer injuries have increased significantly from 1990 to 2014. In fact, the number of emergency room visits due to youth soccer related injuries have increased by 78% and the yearly rate of injuries[…]
A number of dedicated high school athletes and their parents have made a decision to better their health by signing the 2016 Plainfield North cross country food contract. The contract stipulates that during the cross country season, everyone who signs will avoid all pop, eat vegetables two times a day at least five times a[…]
Energy, 100% natural, whole grains, vitamins, fresh, whole foods, artisan, healthy! Have you ever seen any of these marketing terms in grocery stores or fast food restaurants before? It is nearly impossible to visit a grocery store or fast food restaurant and not see these marketing terms thrown out there on all sorts of different[…]
For the past 8 years, I’ve been coaching high school track and field/cross country athletes. In these 8 years, my coaching and cueing systems have evolved drastically. Cueing an athlete properly is one of the most important tasks for a coach. Give the athlete too much information and it can have a detrimental effect. Give them[…]