November 1, 2008
Kyphosis and lordosis refer to the types of natural curves that you have in your spine. Your lumbar spine (lower back) and cervical spine (neck) have a natural “lordosis”, while the middle of your back has a natural “kyphosis”. Kyphosis is completely normal to have in the middle of your back, but, just like pelvic
October 31, 2008
What IS Lordosis? Lordosis refers to the inward curve of the spine. Both the lumbar and cervical regions of the spine have “lordotic” curves. It can also be referred to as “extension” of the curve. How much lordosis is normal? According to orthopedic physical therapy text books, the normal curve in the lumbar spine should
October 30, 2008
The age old question, ice or heat? Each of these therapeutic modalities has good benefits, but here are my rules for each: Ice: Ice is really good for acute injuries or inflammation. Ice serves to constrict blood vessels, therefore cut off inflammation. For example, if you just sprained an ankle, or twisted a knee, and
October 29, 2008
When considering how often you should perform exercises when you have back pain, there are a number of things to consider: 1. Should you even be doing exercises at all?? How much pain are you in? When evaluating pain, I use a visual analog scale (VAS). For example, on a 1 to 10, with 1
October 28, 2008
October 27, 2008
The term “stability training” has been thrown around quite a bit in the last couple of years, as the fitness community has gone core training crazy. The problem is, however, most of the gimmicks being used for this so called stability training are simply entertaining at best, and unfortunately do not produce the kind of
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