HOW TO AVOID WORKPLACE INJURIES
Research from 2016 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index noted that one of the leading causes to workplace injury was due to overexertion. This involved injuries such as pushing, pulling, lifting, carrying, holding and throwing items. Overexertion injuries have also been shown to be very costly to businesses, approximately costing companies $15.08 billion in 2013. This injury affects one’s muscles, ligaments and tendons which can result in a musculoskeletal disorder. These types of...
Posted on 2018-06-08
WHAT EXACTLY IS THE CORE ANYWAY?
Your ‘core’ is a complex series of muscles, extending far beyond your abs, including everything besides your arms and legs. It is incorporated in almost every movement of the human body. The core is comprised of several muscle groups including the local muscles (lumbar multifidus & transverse abdominis), global muscles (erector spinae, quadratus lumborum, external and internal oblique abdominis, rectus abdominis), and other muscle groups such as the psoas major, pelvic floor musc...
Posted on 2018-05-30
LATEST TREATMENT GUIDELINES FOR LOW BACK PAIN MAY SURPRISE YOU
If you’re one of the millions of Americans who suffer from some type of low back pain, you may have noticed recent news stories about how guidelines for treating this common condition are changing pretty dramatically.
Medical experts are now recommending a much more conservative approach to caring for low back pain. They explain that for most people the pain goes away on its own and doesn’t require drugs or other more invasive treatments.
In a recent New York Times story&n...
Posted on 2018-02-20
CAN A MUSCLE REALLY BECOME A KNOT?
Have you ever heard someone say “I feel all knotted up?” What does it mean when someone uses this term? Is it possible that a muscle can really be tangled up into a knot? Read below to find out more information regarding muscle knots.
Our body is composed of a large sum of muscles. Not only are muscles layered on top of each other but the fibers that make up the muscle tissue run in different directions. The makeup of our muscles is what gives us the ability to be able to do such ...
Posted on 2017-11-15
HOW COMMON IS LOW BACK PAIN?
According to Mayo Clinic, back pain is “one of the most common reasons people go to the doctor or miss work and a leading cause of disability worldwide.” Every year, U.S. Americans spend at least $50 billion on back pain and experts say that 80 of jobs are either sedentary or require only light activity. With much of the first-world population hunched over a computer, a phone, or a tablet for 7-8 hours a day, there is no shortage of back problems related to poor posture. Be sur...
Posted on 2017-08-18
