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Chiropractor Maitland shares intermediate level abdominal exercise

Involves no equipment. This exercise works the abdominal, oblique internal/external, iliopsoa muscles. The purpose is to increase abdominal strength and muscular endurance. The benefits include improved stability, functional strength and injury prevention. Begin lying on floor. Lift knees so that a 90º position is attained at hip and knees. Place hands beside ears. Activate core. Lift shoulder off floor approximately 6 inches attempting to bring elbow toward opposite opposite knee …Read More

Chiropractor Maitland shares shoulder exercises for beginners

Body:  Here is a simple exercise that you can do at home with no equipment. It works the areas related to the shoulder such as deltoid – anterior, deltoid – lateral, pec major – clavical head, and coracobrachialis muscles. The purpose of this exercise is to Increase shoulder strength and muscular endurance.  By doing this exercise you can have the benefits of Improved stability, functional strength and injury p Begin …Read More

Chiropractor Maitland shares low back exercises for beginners

Here is a simple exercises that you can do at home with no equipment. It works the multifidus, erector spinae, transverse abdominus, oblique muscles. The purpose of this exercise is to Increase low back strength and muscular endurance. By doing this exercise you can have the benefits of Improved stability, functional strength and injury prevention Begin lying on your back. Extend arms above head flat on floor. Activate core and …Read More

Maitland Chiropractor shares ankle exercises for beginners

Here is a simple exercise that you can do at home with no equipment. It works the peroneus longus/brevis, tibialis anterior, tibialis posterior, gastrocnemius, soleus muscles. The purpose of this exercise is to improve muscular endurance, ankle strength, and proprioception. By doing this exercise you can have the benefits of Improved stability, functional strength and injury prevention. Begin seated in a chair with good posture. Extend leg. Attempt to write …Read More

Chiropractic Hip Exercises for Maitland

Here is a simple exercise that you can do at home with no equipment. It works the gluteus medius/minimus, piriformis and hip lateral rotators muscles. The purpose of this exercise is to Increase hip strength and muscular endurance. By doing this exercise you can have the benefits of Improved stability, functional strength and injury Begin lying on side on the floor with legs extended. Top leg should attain a straight …Read More

Chiropractor in Maitland Explains Knee Exercises for Beginners

Here is a simple exercise that you can do at home with no equipment. It works the biceps femoris, semimembranosus, semitendinosus muscles. The purpose of this exercise is to increase knee strength and muscular endurance. By doing this exercise you can have the benefits of improved stability, functional strength and injury prevention. Begin lying on floor facing up. Bend knees so feet are firmly on floor. Extend arms upward toward …Read More

Maitland Chiropractor Describes Intermediate Neck Exercise

Here is a simple exercise that you can do at home with no exercise equipment. It works the longus capitis, longus colli, SCM (sternocleidomastoid) muscles. The purpose of this exercise is to increase neck strength and muscular endurance. The benefits are improved stability, functional strength and injury prevention. Begin by lying on the back with the head extended off the table, maintaining a chin tuck position. Slowly extend the head …Read More

Maitland Chiropractor: Potential Causes for Swelling of One Hand

Some potential causes for swelling of one hand (asymmetric swelling):  Systemic causes include early-onset RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis), OA (osteoarthritis), polymyalgia rheumatica, sarcoidosis, Kawasaki and Takayasu diseases, and psoriatic and juvenile arthritis. Rheumatoid factor-seronegative disease is associated with inflammatory bowel disease, ankylosing spondylitis (AS), lupus, scleroderma, and dermatomyositis. Infectious arthritis can result from surgical or gastrointestinal infection, rheumatic fever, gonorrhea, tuberculosis, endocarditis, Lyme disease, intravenous drug use, or RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) …Read More

Maitland Chiropractor: 28 Deaths Now Linked to Steroid Shots for Back or Neck Pain; 356cases

An outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to steroid shots for back pain has now killed 28 people, with 356 confirmed cases, according to the latest numbers from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). And most of the cases have been caused by a mold that’s never been known to cause meningitis before. Cases have been identified in 19 states including: Florida (23 cases), Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, North …Read More

Maitland Chiropractor: Natural Solutions for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

It has been known for over 3 decades that many conditions treated by surgery could be greatly improved and in some cases totally cured with pennies worth of nutrients, but there’s no money in pennies of nutrients. Surgeon Dr. John Ellis wrote extensively about how vitamin B6 cleared the majority of carpal tunnel syndromes, and other clinicians confirmed this. The normal dose for carpal tunnel syndrome reversal is anywhere from …Read More