What is the average patient’s experience of head and neck lymphedema? Am I a ‘typical’ case, or somehow unique? You may suspect that you have lymphedema in your head or neck, or perhaps you’ve been formerly diagnosed with it. But often patients with lymphedema have little exposure to others with the condition….
There are many so-called postpartum exercise programs targeted at new moms; from yoga and Pilates, to run workshops, boot-camps, and weight-lifting classes. But when is it safe to return to exercise after pregnancy? New moms coming to terms with their postpartum physiques can be highly motivated to join classes or…
In recent years a new treatment tool has become available that offers unique therapeutic benefits to patients with knee osteoarthritis: Lower Body Positive Pressure (LBPP) Treadmills, like our own AlterG Anti-Gravity treadmill. Exercise therapy can be an effective tool for managing the symptoms of knee osteoarthritis, and delaying progression of…
Specific recommendations for how to prevent lower back pain are largely absent from existing clinical guidelines and research literature. Thankfully, newly published data provides some much needed evidence-based insight. Non-specific low back pain (pain without an identified cause such as degenerative disc disease) is an enormous health problem, causing huge health…
