Today’s foot fitness tip is especially important for runners, walkers. It also can benefit people with lower back issues. I'm going to share my "secrets for success" in improving leg, ankle, and foot flexibility with an easy and effective calf stretch. Whether...
Alleviating Pain & Chronic Health Problems
Optic Neuritis and Exercise Guidelines
Optic Neuritis and Exercise. Sometimes it's difficult to even think about working out when you're going blind! Since I’ve been dealing with a chronic case of optic neuritis for almost eight months…my exercise habits have been quite compromised. It has been...
Optic Neuritis: Western Medicine – Helpful or Harmful?
OK – Here’s part 2 in my Optic Neuritis story. This is how my health care providers have been “providing care.” Am I a happy, well-taken-care-of patient. Unfortunately, NO. I’ve never been so frustrated with physicians and the medical system in my life! I really...
Living with Optic Neuritis
My Story: Dealing with Doctors, Optic Neuritis, and the Effects of High Dose Steroids It was March 8, 2010 when I knew there was a problem… I was starting to lose the peripheral vision in my right eye. Crap… So NOT what I wanted to be dealing with again. I knew...
Scoliosis: Brace, Fuse, or Exercise?
There is controversy over the use of braces to correct excessive curvature of the spine (scoliosis) in teenagers because research has failed to prove that they work. “Bracing is regarded as effective by some and as useless by others.” According to Stefano Negrini, MD...
Osteoporosis and Exercise – Activities, Guidelines, Research, and Insights from Physical Therapist and Polestar Pilates Educator Sherri Betz
Many thanks to guest author Sherri Betz of TheraPilates® Physical Therapy Clinic in Santa Cruz, CA for letting me share this great information for Osteoporosis and exercise on my Centerworks.com/blog. Sherri recently published this article in her newsletter, and...
Are You at Risk for Osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis is the loss of bone density, and can go unnoticed and undetected until you start breaking bones – which is a scary thought because by the time your bone density is low enough to cause fractures, it is more of a challenge to exercise and enjoy a healthy...
Reduce Back Pain: The Benefits of Breathing as Taught in Pilates
Back Pain is something that affects way too many people these days! According to the American Chiropractic Association, back pain is the fifth most common reason for all physician visits in the US, and the most frequent cause of activity limitation in people younger...
Pilates Exercise Programs for Chronic Back and Neck Pain
Considering the large number of clients I've seen with chronic back and neck pain, and the great results they've had from participating in Pilates programs with me, I strongly agree with the findings from this recent research article I read in SOAP notes from PT...
Pilates Training and Peripheral Atrophy
I received this question about Pilates training by email today, thought it relevant for a blog posting: Question: Is Pilates appropriate for someone with peripheral atrophy? Balancing is becoming more & more difficult so yoga is no longer an option. If...