Some fun facts about bone health. Osteoporosis is something that can be silent until you have an insufficiency fracture. We all should be doing daily preventative habits to help support the skeletal system, before we are diagnosed with OP or have a fracture. The list is endless to help support bone building (exercise, diet and lifestyle all impact this system). If you are unsure of how you can best support this system book today to have a chat and get a plan going. Happy moving EMP.
Read MoreWe all know we should exercise but why? Here are some of the benefits to physical activity and exercise. Now, physical activity and exercise are not synonymous to one another despite these words may be used interchangeably when talking about movement. Physical activity is defined as any bodily movement that involves the contraction of skeletal muscles above that of resting energy expenditure. Whereas, exercise is classified as a ‘type’ of physical activity that is planned, structured and repetitive to improve or maintain components of physical fitness. Physical fitness is a set of attributes that can be achieved when performing physical activity such as cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance and flexibility.
Read MoreExercise is recommended for individual’s with neck pain and is the most commonly used conservative intervention. Research has shown its effectiveness for pain relief and in the prevention of neck pain or future episodes. There is also strong evidence that exercise is effective at improving neuromuscular function and changing the above aforementioned changes in neck pain individuals. A study indicated that deep neck flexor exercises produced significant immediate pain relief in order of 14-21% better than head lift only exercise. However, research has also shown that a one size fits all exercise program is not specific enough to make all of these changes. Therefore, a thorough assessment of your underling deficits to establish a specific exercise program is highly important. .
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