Patellar tendinopathy is the degeneration of the patellar tendon due to inappropriate loading and tendon recovery. It causes severe consequences in various sports and professions, lasting for >6 months in 1/3 of cases and causing 1/2 to discontinue sport participation. A cheap standard screening tool should be used to isolate at risk individuals to prevent the incidence of patellar tendinopathy.

Corporate America can drastically help support employee health, while reducing unproductive meeting times and substantially improving productivity by eliminating standard meetings and incorporating walking meetings. Learn the benefits of walking meetings and why you should implement them now!

One of the most common injuries in soccer, rugby, basketball, volleyball, handball and within emergency professionals is ankle injuries. Ankle injuries can plague individuals with high healthcare costs, numerous missed opportunities, and future discomfort, recurring injury and reduced activity levels. The implementation of balance training can significantly reduce ankle injury risk by 41% for 1,000 exposure hours. This article will discuss all necessary information to optimally prevent ankle injuries with balance training.

What’s forward head posture or text neck? Is the postural change a complication of our living standards in the technological era? Let’s dive into one of the most common postural deviations and the causal effects of muscular imbalance on the role of various muscular conditions and pain. We'll discuss one of the most effective solutions to ensure you're able to restore normal function.

The following article will define therapeutic aromatherapy, determine how it is currently applied amongst users, current recommendations, and potential concerns related to aromatherapy.

Getting to know your body is the best thing you can do for your practice. Using props can really help elevate your practice and cause less injury. I would highly recommend using props to adapt the pose to fit your body instead of trying to fit your body to the pose to avoid pain, and potential injury.

As more people work in office settings, neck pain has become an increasingly common complaint. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to manage and prevent neck pain, one of which includes paying attention to your office ergonomics. When it comes to office ergonomics, a few simple changes can make a big difference in your neck pain.

Alzheimer’s Disease has no cure, however physical activity and exercise has a protective effect against developing the condition and slows the rate of progression once diagnosed. Active individual’s in their 70’s and 80’s have approximately 40% reduced risk of developing Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia. Discover how exercise can significantly improve cognition, physical function, etc.

One major influence on successful workplace health promotion, via development and facilitation of positive health outcomes, utilizing deep breathing techniques. Deep breathing techniques, including the box breathing technique (Navy Seal Breathing Technique) and deep diaphragmatic breathing, can help lower blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, cortisol levels and improve focus, mood and overall stress management.

Tai Chi exercises originate from more than 3,000 years prior as an ancient Chinese meditation and martial art. Over the past 40 years Tai Chi has been studied extensively with positive benefits in varying cohorts. Find out who could benefit from Tai Chi and how you can start today!