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Top 15 Weightlifting Injuries and How To Avoid Them

Published by Dr. C.J. DeFabio, D.C. | May 8, 2019

Weightlifting injuries are common but also preventable. Taking a few minutes to warm-up and stretch before and after every workout can dramatically decrease your risk of injury. While exercising, be sure to incorporate all major muscle groups in a given week – don’t isolate one part of the body while forgetting about the rest. Start slow and lift light, gradually increasing the weight you use over the course of weeks and months. If you are…
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What If This 1 Fixable Thing Is Keeping You Overweight?

Published by Shannon Ford OT/L, IMP-2M | February 26, 2019

With festive foods now settled on hips and thighs and the new year whirring into action, many of our patients have asked us… “How can I make 2019 the year that I finally and permanently shed these excess pounds?” It’s a great question! And the kind we love to answer. Because to achieve success, you must ask the questions that matter: the ones that get to the cause. While diet and exercise and the ‘calories…
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Live a Longer, Healthier Life with Strength Training

Published by Dr. C.J. DeFabio, D.C. | January 31, 2019

Live a Longer, Healthier Life with Strength Training Once thought to be reserved for bodybuilders, the last several decades of medical research have consistently revealed a variety of benefits of strength training. Let’s review what is strength training, its benefits, and how you can get started with a strength training program immediately regardless of your age or experience level.

Can A Herniated Disc Heal?

Published by Dr. C.J. DeFabio, D.C. | January 28, 2019

Can a Herniated Disc Heal? If you have a herniated disc, you may be wondering if it can heal. The short answer is: Yes, in about 90% of patients with a disc herniation, symptoms will resolve in about six months with no treatment. Because discs lack a blood supply, healing can take time. The long answer is: This usually does not mean that disc has healed, just that it has been reabsorbed enough by your…
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Women’s Health and Acupuncture

Published by Dr. Marlena Siroki, DACM, L.Ac. | January 25, 2019

Women’s Health and Traditional Chinese Medicine Women are very much at the mercy of their hormones throughout their lives. From puberty, through menstruation and pregnancy, all the way up until menopause, there is plenty of scope for things to go wrong. Many women accept issues such as PMS and painful periods as being a fact of life. However, according to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), this should not be the case. TCM doctors believe that when…
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