NSAIDS (Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; think Ibuprofen, Naproxen, Diclofenac to name a few) have become a first line of treatment for many people in pain. For headaches, fevers and acute injuries they can be immensely helpful. But there are many people...
Testing Your Physical Fitness & Health with the Sit to Rise Test Did you know that physical fitness plays a significant role in mortality rates (ie. death!) of people between the ages of 51-80 years old? There’s also an easy way to test your physical...
¨Tough times don’t last. Tough people do.¨ – Robert H. Schuller Can’t seem to motivate yourself to keep up with home exercises from your physical therapist? As clinicians (and often as patients ourselves) we constantly hear (or share our own) excuses reasons...
Do you type for a living? If so, here’s what you need to know about carpal tunnel syndrome from typing. I recently sat down to do an interview with the folks over at Well + Good about carpal tunnel and typing, and figured I’d share the original interview...
Have you heard of the Serratus Anterior? If not, you’re not alone. In fact, this muscle tends to be one of the most overlooked muscles in the shoulder, both by exercise trainers and people with shoulder pain. The good folks at Bustle tried to gather some more...
Let’s talk about kettlebell exercises. We talk a lot about exercise and movement here at ProActive. In fact, we think so highly of exercises around here that we developed a course on creating and implementing exercise into your daily life! This article was...
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