Healthline Blogs
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Doorway Hamstring Stretch
Here is a hamstring stretch that is relaxing to do, more effective than bending over to touch toes, and doesn't pressure the lower back or neck discs. The doorway hamstring stretch trains healthful positioning that makes straighter posture feel na...
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Knee Surgery - Arthroscopy Results No Better than Pretend Surgery
A study of arthroscopic knee surgery found that the surgery was no more successful than pretending to do the surgery.Arthroscopic surgery for knee arthritis is performed in substantial numbers. Why? The patient's doctors said they needed it. Where...
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Fast Fitness - Push Ups with Neutral Spine
Here is Friday Fast Fitness - how do abs help your back? Only when you use them to:Abdominal muscles don't help your back by themselves. Support is not automatic. They don't fix your back pain by being stronger. Strengthening abdominal muscles doe...
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Prevent Knee Pain When Rowing
Rowing can be fun, and good functional exercise.To prevent knee pain when rowing any craft or machine that uses foot bracing, foot wells, or other foot counter-force, do not push off the ball of the foot, pictured above.Keep your heels down. Push ...
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Need Meat and Dairy to be Healthy and Active? A Physician Comments
Letters from readers come in about the various vegan and vegetarian athletes with success stories on Fitness Fixer.Jay Gordon MD, FAAP, FABM, Assistant professor of Pediatrics at UCLA comments. Click the arrow to run the short movie:[youtube=http:...
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New Year's Resolutions
This spring I will be offering two opportunities to learn breakthrough techniques in person to fix pain, and get stronger and more flexible. People come from all over and have a fun time.The spring workshops are "Fix Your Own Back Pain - Medical B...
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Thank You Mustache Grand Rounds 4.48
Thank You to the blog called SixUntilMe for hosting Grand Rounds 4.48 and including my post Beware of Hype in Training Methods among choices for best medical posts of the week.SixUntilMe writes, "Dr. Jolie Bookspan blogs about the sports miracle ...
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Conference on Aging Dec 2, 2006 in Midtown New York
The Greater New York Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) will hold a conference on aging on Saturday, December 2nd, 2006 at the Flatotel, 135 W. 52nd Street between 6th & 7th Avenue, in New York City.In one fast moving da...
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Enjoying the Change to Digital TV Signal
The target Feb 17th date for changing to digital television signal in the U.S. has moved to June. Numerous informational broadcasts have been made to prepare the public. Would you have been ready?---Have The Fitness Fixer e-mailed to you, free.Cli...
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Fast Fitness - Make Your Own Balance, Agility, and Leg and Ankle Retrainer
Here is Friday Fast Fitness - how to make your own device to get a high tech workout that retrains important motor skills, balance, and lower limb proprioception. Proprioception means to know where and how your body is moving.Put a sturdy board o...
