How to Take Infrared Therapy on the Road with Comfort
You’ve probably already heard that far-infrared therapy saunas benefit those with chronic health conditions, but do you know that you can have similar results anywhere you travel? FIRMA Energy has a line of compression wear and far-infrared therapy clothing that integrates far-infrared (FIR) technology directly into the weave of the fabric. This enables you to leave the sauna at home while you’re on the road.
How to Prevent a Back Injury from Shoveling Snow
Back injuries are common from shoveling snow. To prevent back a injury from shoveling snow follow these lifting techniques that include a good warm-up.
Benefits of Kinesio Tape for Injury Prevention and Rehab
Benefits of Using Kinesio Tape for Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation Kinesio tape is a therapeutic tape that has been used in a wide array of sporting events from the Beijing Summers Games in 2008 to the Rugby World Cup in 2010 and have heard that it is endorsed by numerous high profile individual athletes including […]
Keys to Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Exercise Therapy
Back pain can be a difficult condition to manage. One cause of lower-back is lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). Anyone with LSS would agree that it is a painful and debilitating condition with limited treatment options: surgery or more conservative measures such as exercise, physiotherapy or pain relieving injections. Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is defined as […]
4 Crucial Movements to Prevent Low Back Pain
Many clients we see with lower back pain are unable to distinguish between hip extension/flexion and spine flexion/extension during movement. They also have poor core activation and spinal stabilization strategies, even after their initial injury has healed.
Is Your Gym Exercise Contributing to Lower-Back Pain?
The leg press, seated row, lat-pulldown, seated leg curl and shoulder press have been favourite exercises of thousands of gym enthusiasts for many years. However, when done improperly they can lead to lower-back pain. Lower-back pain is a common complaint which has many different origins including exercise error. Repetitive poor lifting habits are often one of […]
9 Stretches and Exercises for Scoliosis to Move with Ease
Stop scoliosis from restricting you from participating in your favourite activities. Eliminate imposed barriers by increasing strength and mobility through properly performing simple exercises.What is Scoliosis? Scoliosis is a lateral curvature of the spine or vertebral rotation. Scoliosis may result in neurological complications, arthritis, and lung and heart problems depending on its form and severity. […]
Getting to the Core of Reducing Back Pain
Majority of people will experience some type of back pain during their lifetime. As Kinesiologists, a large part of our practice is developing programs for clients seeking some type of relief that is non-medicated and exercise based.Back pain shows up for a number of reasons. At Lifemoves we try to address the root cause by […]
