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<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Too many people choose fashion over function when purchasing athletic shoes, not realizing that poor-fitting shoes can lead to pain throughout the body. Because footwear plays such an important role in the function of bones and joints—especially for runners and other athletes—choosing the right shoe can help prevent pain in your back, hips, knees, and feet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Unfortunately, there is no such thing as the very best athletic shoe—every pair of feet is different, every shoe has different features, and overall comfort is a very personal decision. For this reason, it is recommended that you first determine your foot type: normal, flat, or high-arched.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>The Normal Foot</strong>Normal feet have a normal-sized arch and will leave a wet footprint that has a flare, but shows the forefoot and heel connected by a broad band. A normal foot lands on the outside of the heel and rolls slightly inward to absorb shock.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Best shoes</em>: Stability shoes with a slightly curved shape.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>The Flat Foot</strong><br />This type of foot has a low arch and leaves a print that looks like the whole sole of the foot. It usually indicates an over-pronated foot—one that strikes on the outside of the heel and rolls excessively inward (pronates). Over time, this can cause overuse injuries.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Best shoes</em>: Motion-control shoes or high-stability shoes with firm midsoles. These shoes should be fairly resistant to twisting or bending. Stay away from highly cushioned, highly curved shoes, which lack stability features.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>The High-Arched Foot</strong><br />The high-arched foot leaves a print showing a very narrow band—or no band at all—between the forefoot and the heel. A curved, highly arched foot is generally supinated or under-pronated. Because the foot doesn’t pronate enough, usually it’s not an effective shock absorber.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Best shoes:</em> Cushioned shoes with plenty of flexibility to encourage foot motion. Stay away from motion-control or stability shoes, which reduce foot mobility.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">When determining your foot type, consult with your doctor of chiropractic. He or she can help determine your specific foot type, assess your gait, and then suggest the best shoe match.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Shoe Purchasing Tips</strong><br />Consider the following tips before you purchase your next pair of athletic shoes:<br /><br />• Match the shoe to the activity. Select a shoe specific for the sport in which you will participate. Running shoes are primarily made to absorb shock as the heel strikes the ground. In contrast, tennis shoes provide more side-to-side stability. Walking shoes allow the foot to roll and push off naturally during walking, and they usually have a fairly rigid arch, a well-cushioned sole, and a stiff heel support for stability.<br />• If possible, shop at a specialty store. It’s best to shop at a store that specializes in athletic shoes. Employees at these stores are often trained to recommend a shoe that best matches your foot type (shown above) and stride pattern.<br />• Shop late in the day. If possible, shop for shoes at the end of the day or after a workout when your feet are generally at their largest. Wear the type of socks you usually wear during exercise, and if you use <a href="http://andolinachiropracticrehab.com/custom_content/c_311371_custom_orthotics.html" target="" title="Chiropractor Woodbridge VA">orthotic</a> devices for postural support, make sure you wear them when trying on shoes.<br />• Have your feet measured every time. It’s important to have the length and width of both feet measured every time you shop for shoes, since foot size often changes with age and most people have 1 foot that is larger than the other. Also, many podiatrists suggest that you measure your foot while standing in a weight bearing position because the foot elongates and flattens when you stand, affecting the measurement and the fit of the shoe.<br />• Make sure the shoe fits correctly. Choose shoes for their fit, not by the size you’ve worn in the past. The shoe should fit with an index finger’s width between the end of the shoe and the longest toe. The toe box should have adequate room and not feel tight. The heel of your foot should fit snugly against the back of the shoe without sliding up or down as you walk or run. If possible, keep the shoe on for 10 minutes to make sure it remains comfortable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>How Long Do Shoes Last?</strong><br />Once you have purchased a pair of athletic shoes, don’t run them into the ground. While estimates vary as to when the best time to replace old shoes is, most experts agree that between 300 and 500 miles is optimal. In fact, most shoes should be replaced even before they begin to show signs of moderate wear. Once shoes show wear, especially in the cushioning layer called the midsole, they also begin to lose their shock absorption. Failure to replace worn shoes is a common cause of injuries like shin splints, heel spurs, and plantar fasciitis.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Stuffed full with mobile phone, iPad, umbrella, diary, make-up, book, water bottle and – yes, it is true – often another purse. It is not uncommon to find women toting around bags weighing more than 15 pounds.</span> </div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Is this a bad thing? When has being prepared ever been bad? Plus, imagine all the extra exercise achieved by lugging around a heavy bag. </span> </div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The problem centres around the compensations we make in posture to carry these bags and the injuries that develop over time.</span> </div>
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<strong><span lang="EN-GB">Head and neck</span> </strong></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The first compensation is at the top. When carrying a bag, the head and neck naturally leans in the opposite direction to help offset the weight. This creates tension on the side of the neck with the load and compression of the joints on the other side. Unfortunately, the brachial plexus (the bundle of nerves that travel from the neck down the arm) is also where all this stress is being placed. Aside from compressing this bundle of nerves we can also cause neck pain and muscle inflammation. </span> </div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">This problem can manifest itself as chronic neck pain or blow up into an acute episode of neck spasm. Usually there is the complaint of a nagging ache that runs down the neck, across the top of the shoulder blade, and over to the arm. This curved crescent of discomfort frequently gets worse and worse until one day a trivial movement causes sudden agony with muscle spasm, pinched joints and irritated nerves. </span> </div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The shoulder carrying the purse is elevated and rotated either forward or backwards. The muscles supporting the spine, shoulder and upper back will eventually tire and spasm. Fatigued muscles don’t hold the spine correctly, creating poor posture and overloading of the spine joints. </span> </div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Over time, the joints of the spine wear and this can lead to premature arthritis. Even the discs, the cartilage cushions between the vertebrae, can start to degenerate. If the disc structure deteriorates enough, a painful herniation of the inner disc pulp can develop.</span> </div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Our arms are meant to swing while walking to create a natural balancing mechanism. When carrying a bag, that arm remains relatively motionless to keep the load under control.</span> </div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Disrupting the normal walking mechanism creates an unbalanced walk, which creates a greater physical toll on the rest of the body. Carrying a bag in the crook of the arm rather than the shoulder can lead to overloading the bicep causing fatigue and tendonitis. </span> </div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The body compensates for the altered balance of the gait by taking shorter steps. Couple this altered gait with the extra load placed on the hip and knee joints from the overloaded purse and the legs are working much harder to walk than necessary. </span> </div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">These compensations are even more pronounced when you throw high heels into the mix. </span> </div>
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<strong><span lang="EN-GB">How to shoulder the load</span> </strong></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The sad truth is that the fanny pack of yesteryear was the best way to carry a purse. Assuming that isn’t much of a solution for you, then there are other strategies that can be employed.</span> </div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Limit the load: Do you really need to carry a water bottle with you? Are you travelling that far from civilization?</span> </div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Switch it up: Move the bag from side to side at regular intervals; give the muscles a chance to rest.</span> </div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Wide straps will better distribute the pressure of the bag across the shoulder.</span> </div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Keep it close: The mass of the bag should be kept close to your centre of mass – like a fanny pack.</span> </div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Remember the mailman: A satchel bag with the strap across the body can better balance the weight.</span> </div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Strap it short: Long straps lead to the bag bumping into your hips and the momentum of a swinging bag leads to imbalance. </span> </div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The American Chiropractic Association recommends a bag weighs no more than 10 per cent of a person’s total body weight (between 12 to 15 pounds for the average woman).</span> </div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Get military: Throw the shoulders back and the chest forward; avoid the slouching posture that shoulder straps encourage.</span> </div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Balance it out: Try carrying a bag on one shoulder and a short-handled tote in the other hand, so you’re balanced.</span> </div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Warning signs</span> </div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Warning signs that you may be on your way to a big-bag injury include an ache in the shoulder blade area and frequent neck stiffness. Headaches and pain radiating
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<span lang="EN-GB">If you’re noticing these signs and they don’t improve with rest and stretching, it is time to visit your chiropractor – take the small purse. </span> <span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">- Dr. Jemal Khan</span></div>
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<b>At Andolina Chiropractic & Rehab of Woodbridge, it is far too common to see women carrying purses up to 20 lbs. For some reason, women think it is necessary to carry all of their belongings in their purse. Men don't have an issue with just carrying a wallet. I know that there are certain products that women must carry that men do not, but try not to get carried away and think that just because there is room, you should fill the space. The heavier the bag, the higher probability of muscular/postural imbalances and an increase in pain. Keep it simple, and keep it light!</b></div>
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<b>Above you see the X-Ray of a person carrying a large purse. You can see how much your body has to compensate for the weight. Over time this can cause injury and chronic pain. If you notice that you are starting to have pain in areas noted in the article above, schedule treatment at <a href="http://www.andolinachiropracticrehab.com/" target="_blank">Andolina Chiropractic & Rehab of Woodbridge</a> at <a href="http://andolinachiropracticrehab.com/contact-us.html" target="_blank">703-490-8383</a> or online at <a href="http://www.andolinachiropracticrehab.com/">www.AndolinaChiropracticRehab.com</a>.</b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">October 8, 2012 – The chiropractic profession has always been in the habit of setting new standards for natural approaches to patients’ health, not following them. Low level laser therapy fits extremely well into the chiropractic model of using various safe, effective, and natural methods to help our patients achieve their optimum function.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">A key feature of low level laser therapy that aids well for chiropractors and other natural medicine practitioners is low level laser therapy’s proven ability to help decrease pain and speed the healing of tissue. A study from the <em>Australian Journal of Physiotherapy</em> of 61 patients presenting with chronic low-back pain concluded that low level laser therapy combined with exercise was more effective long term than exercise alone. The amazing thing about this study is that the patients who had laser therapy were still experiencing significant pain relief 6 weeks after therapy was provided (1).</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Decreasing pain is a great benefit for our patients; however, pain is a symptom, and as chiropractors, we pride ourselves at addressing the cause of our patients’ complaints. It is thought that the low level laser stimulates the targeted cells to increase mitochondrial production of ATP, which speeds healing through increased cellular efficiency and energy (2). In summary, if the mitochondria in your cells are little power plants, low level laser therapy helps increase the output of the power plant. In a paper on PubMed from</span><em style="font-size: 12px;"> Lasers in Surgery and Medicine,</em><span style="font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">the authors observed accelerated healing of cutaneous wounds and burns, as well as increased action potential of crushed sciatic nerves on the rats that received low level laser therapy (3). In another study from</span><span style="font-size: 12px;"> </span><em style="font-size: 12px;">Laser in Surgery in Medicine,</em><span style="font-size: 12px;"> a low level laser was looked at from a microscopic level, and the authors concluded that, “5 J/cm [632.8 nm low level laser] stimulates </span>mitochondrial activity, which leads to normalization of cell function and ultimately stimulates cell proliferation and migration of wonded fibroblasts to accelerate wound closure.” (4)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Increasing our patients’ cellular efficiency and, in turn, healing ability through use of low level laser therapy marriages perfectly with chiropractic care, which aims to do the same through restoring proper posture, biomechanics, and neurological function. If you are considering purchasing a laser, I recommend assessing each company before making a decision, as lasers are a relatively expensive addition to your practice. If you are considering low level laser therapy for a current complaint or just want to try it, I encourage you to do so, because after seeing and feeling the effects, you will start to realize that low level laser is here to stay.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">At <a href="http://www.andolinachiropracticrehab.com/" target="_blank">Andolina Chiropractic & Rehab of Woodbridge</a>, we utilize chiropractic cold or low level laser therapy with much success. If you have questions or would like to be treated with laser therapy, contact your <a href="http://andolinachiropracticrehab.com/meet-the-chiropractor.html" target="_blank">Woodbridge Chiropractor</a> at <b><a href="http://andolinachiropracticrehab.com/contact-us.html" target="_blank">703-490-8383</a> </b>or schedule online at <a href="http://www.andolinachiropracticrehab.com/">www.AndolinaChiropracticRehab.com</a>!</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Stay active at work! </span></strong><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">It is very important to stay loose while sitting at your desk and it's very easy to become comfortable at that expensive chair, not knowing that you could be creating serious muscular imbalances. Don't underestimate importance of stretching and strengthening muscles that affect your posture at the workplace. Attached is a photo with some stretches and exercises that are easy to do right at your desk. Along with these, try to get up and move around for 5 minutes after sitting for a half hour. Doing anything is better than doing nothing. If you have pain due to poor ergonomics or prolonged sitting, call us at <a href="http://www.andolinachiropracticrehab.com/" target="_blank">Andolina Chiropractic & Rehab</a> of <a href="http://www.andolinachiropracticrehab.com/" target="_blank">Woodbridge</a> at <a href="http://www.andolinachiropracticrehab.com/" target="_blank">703.490.8383</a>!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">A special thank you to Mike Duncan of Lettercraft Signs for designing, creating, and installing th new 2 x 10 foot brightly lit sign for <a href="http://www.andolinachiropracticrehab.com/" target="_blank"><span style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial;">Andolina Chiropractic & Rehab of Woodbridge</span>.</a> Great job Mike! If anyone out there needs help with any signage job; big or small, give him a call at 703-625-6362 or visit his website at <a href="http://www.lettercraftsigns.com./"><span style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial;">www.lettercraftsigns.com</span>.</a> A great guy that does the best work in the area!</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.thedreamlounge.net/crossfit-injury/" target="_blank">CrossFit™ : A 100% Chance of Injury?</a> <a href="http://www.thedreamlounge.net/crossfit-injury/" target="_blank">(source)</a></h4>
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I stated in the comments section of a recent<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.thedreamlounge.net/barbell-squat-worst-exercise/" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; color: #0227b8; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">barbell squat</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>post that went viral, that</div>
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I’ve been thinking a lot lately that crossfit™ might actually have a 100% chance of injury when practiced over a lifetime.</div>
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Which of course, is crazy, and should make everyone run from it.</div>
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People don’t like this idea. Probably because it’s true, and it conflicts with something they “like”.</div>
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If (true), it’s also an absolute statement, which people dislike in general, for reasons outside the scope of this post.</div>
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Now, as for CrossFit™ and it’s chance of injury, am I convinced it’s chance of producing an injury when performed over an adult lifetime is 100%?</div>
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Basically, yes.</div>
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Now, (assuming CrossFit™ fans are anything like barbell squat<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">fanatics</em>) before you run to the comments section and emotionally vomit to me what a horrible human being I am, allow me to *suggest* you finish reading this post,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">before</em> you make an ass of yourself; because I am going to discuss why this is true, as well as respond in advance to the most common refutations I have seen thus far, none of which refute anything.</div>
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I am going to begin with a quote from Drew Baye from his Philosophy of Exercise article (<a href="http://baye.com/my-philosophy-of-exercise/" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; color: #0227b8; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">source</a>):</div>
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It <em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">ought</em> to go without saying that exercise should performed in the <em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">safest</em> manner possible, but considering the sloppy and haphazard form commonly displayed in gyms and the outright dangerous antics of Crossfit, plyometrics, “core stability training” and similar activities touted as exercise<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">it is apparent most either aren’t aware of or underestimate the potential for injury and long term damage of improper training.</strong></div>
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While <em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">all</em> physical activity poses some risk of injury exercise <em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">can</em> and <em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">should</em> be performed in a manner and with a level of control which makes it safer than almost any other activity.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It would be counterproductive and downright stupid to perform an activity for the purpose of physical improvement which simultaneously poses a significant risk of causing physical injury or undermining your long term functional ability and health.</strong></div>
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This does <em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">not</em> mean exercise should be easy. On the contrary, to be effective exercise<em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">must</em> involve a high level of effort.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">There is no conflict between safety and intensity of effort during exercise</strong>, however; the manner of performance required to minimize risk of injury is the exact same required to maximize the quality of muscular loading and effectiveness.</div>
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<strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bolding</strong> was added by me, with the exception of the first word safety (section title from his post).</div>
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Now, there are a number of interesting points in this quote, not all of which have been bolded for the aim of keeping this post on point.</div>
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Of the bolded parts, the most relevant and urgent point that should be understood, is that it is in fact downright stupid to perform an activity for the purpose of physical improvement (better health) that simultaneously poses a significant (meaningful) risk of causing <em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">physical injury<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></em>(worse health), acutely, or by contributing to/generating chronic if not permanent injuries, joint problems, and so forth.</div>
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In fact I would take it one step further. It’s not just stupid, it’s a fair bit of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">dumbfuckery</em> to *knowingly* do this.</div>
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Or as I like to call it: this action is<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">aggressively</em> stupid.</div>
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Now, we need to boil this down further to it’s basic parts to fully understand what’s going on.</div>
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The Link : Exercise & Health</h1>
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There seems to be no controversy surrounding exercise as it relates to health; a core purpose of exercise, is better health.</div>
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While *some* people might have additional purposes for performing a physical activity they believe to be exercise, I have never seen anyone argue that exercise<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">should not</em> produce better health. This appears to be a widely accepted, uncontested notion.</div>
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Which is precisely where the fate of CrossFit™ is sealed, along with most other popular fitness or psuedo exercise programs, such as P90X™.</div>
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Because any program or protocol that claims to be for the purpose of exercise, cannot contain a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">meaningful</em> risk of physical injury, because such injury directly and brutally negates a core purpose of any and every exercise program I have ever even heard a whisper of : better physical health.</div>
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Physical injury is literally,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">and by definition</em>, worse health.</div>
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Why is “meaningful risk” important?</h1>
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I use the term “meaningful” intentionally. I use it intentionally because CrossFit™ followers, so far as I have seen, have every proud and righteous intention to practice CrossFit™ over a lifetime.</div>
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Here is one example that is by no means, an uncommon attitude in the CrossFit™ community. (<a href="http://mellisworkout.blogspot.com/2010/07/my-first-crossfit-injury-spirulina.html" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; color: #0227b8; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">source</a>)</div>
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Note, this woman has apparently practiced CrossFit™ since September 2009.</div>
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Think about the implications of these statements.</div>
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X, that is supposed to improve physical health (positive), has now instead, caused physical injury (negative).</div>
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She now wants X to fix (positive) what X caused (negative).</div>
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She also “lives” for X, demonstrating a common devotion to CrossFit™.</div>
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Allow me to be clear: these implications are the pinnacle of irrationality, and so far as I am aware, are by no means uncommon in the CrossFit™ universe.</div>
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They also tie in nicely to the ultimate point of this section: any “exercise” program with a meaningful risk of injury, practiced over an adult lifetime, will<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">absolutely</em><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>surface and manifest those injuries.</div>
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To even further hammer this into your head : it is<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">inconceivable</em> that an adult human being could practice CrossFit™ over an adult lifetime (say, 40 years), and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">not</em> physically injure themselves.</div>
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Never mind old age.</div>
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What this means is that the activity of CrossFit™ is a ticking time bomb. A physical activity, supposedly practiced for the purpose of better health, that inevitably damages physical health (violently negating one of it’s core purposes), in a Russian roulette fashion.</div>
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I.e. CrossFitters have absolutely no idea what that injury will be, how severe it will be, and to what degree of permanence it will consist of,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">when it inevitably arrives</em>.</div>
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This makes CrossFit™ not only have a 100% chance of injury over an adult lifetime, it also makes it irrational to perform; if CrossFit™ is performed for the purpose of exercise, it is performed under an active dismissal of reality.</div>
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It is an action against your best, rational judgement on all available knowledge.</div>
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I.e. it’s<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">irrational</em>.</div>
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It is an activity designed to help you, that hurts you (indicating fundamental flaws).</div>
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But, but … LIFE has a 100% chance of DEATH. Haha!</h1>
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This is not actually that clever, nor is it by any means an intelligent attempt at a refutation. Yes, I am aware that unless I figure out how to become immortal, I will someday die.</div>
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That is absolutely certain so far as anyone can prove.</div>
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The difference between exercise — which CrossFit™ claims to be a program of to at least some degree — and life, is that the purpose of life is not<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">better health,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></em>where as the purpose of exercise<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">is</em> better health.</div>
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Since the purpose of life is not better health, we can conclude that any chance of injury or death faced in life — 0% or 100%, — does not negate it’s purpose.</div>
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However, since a purpose of exercise is better health, we can conclude that any exercise program or protocol, must absolutely not have a 100% chance of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">worsening physical health</em>.</div>
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This is absolutely counter productive, conflicting, and contradicting to the purpose of<em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">better</em> health.</div>
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Once again, indicating fundamental flaws in CrossFit™ protocol, however vague, wide, narrow, or precise they wish to describe and design their program, prior to, or in response to, this article.</div>
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But, but … ALL physical activity has a chance of injury!</h1>
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Yes, even Drew Baye who I quoted in this article, clearly stated that<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">all</em> physical activity has a risk of injury.</div>
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Can we therefore conclude all “exercise” is a waste of time because it has a chance of injuring us? (i.e. all exercise contradicts itself).</div>
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No, we cannot, and exercise does exist that does not injure us.</div>
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The tests in the realm of safety for any exercise program that Drew hinted at would likely be the following two questions:</div>
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<li style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Are you more likely to injure yourself walking into an exercise facility than you are<em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">performing the activities</em>?</li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Can you <em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">conceivably</em> practice this exercise program over a lifetime, without a single incidence of injury?</li>
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I can tell you definitively that, last I spoke with Drew, he has personally supervised training sessions into the tens of thousands in over a decade of personal training practice.</div>
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And he has not injured a single trainee; and I would bet he can name half a dozen other trainers,<em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">off the top of his head</em>, that have similar track records, with equally fantastic results with their clients.</div>
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The idea is not to make the risk of injury 0%, it’s to make it so low that you have a better chance of being struck by lighting than performing exercise, or of tripping and injuring yourself while walking into a gym,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">than of actually hurting yourself performing the exercise program of your choice</em>.</div>
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Hogwash, it’s all about proper form!</h1>
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Any properly designed exercise movement, program, or protocol must primarily rest on a binary safety system, not a continuum.</div>
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This means that if your supposed exercise program, like CrossFit™, requires “good” form for ideal safety, rather then pass/fail form, the exercise program is flawed.</div>
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It is flawed because when “pretty good” form is not enough for effectively maximum safety, you can bet your ass that the day is coming when and where the most elite CrossFitters have that “freak accident” when they get just a little lazy, a little over confident in their high level of experience, a little “extra” motivated to perform CrossFit™ faster, with heavier resistances, and so on.</div>
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If the form and safety protocol is not on a pass/fail binary system, the day will come for everyone, like in CrossFit™, when you<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">fuck up</em>. You are not a special snowflake exception.</div>
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You are not exempt from this. In fact, you are the rule.</div>
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Like in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.thedreamlounge.net/barbell-squat-worst-exercise/" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; color: #0227b8; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">barbell squats</a>, “proper form” to protect the user’s safety is meaningless, because one day, that form will falter.</div>
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A properly designed exercise program must only become dangerous in form when the user or trainer acts out what is commonly called “gross negligence”.</div>
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I.e. you act like a complete dumb ass and get the results you asked for.</div>
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It must be more difficult to eliminate safety than it is to retain it.</div>
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CrossFit™ is about 100 miles outside of this paradigm.</div>
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Here’s an example of someone performing a barbell squat (that<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">at best</em>, depends on proper form for immediate safety), and then combines it with gross negligence, a rare combo.</div>
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Here’s another fun one, putting an infant between a loaded barbell and the ground.</div>
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But I LIKE CrossFit™ and want to keep doing it, what do I do?</h1>
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Well first you need to fully grasp that it is fundamentally unsafe, and if practiced as an exercise program, will result in an unknown injury, perhaps multiple times over, perhaps permanent, and perhaps 10 years after you quit CrossFit™.</div>
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This would be the guy who “throws his back out” tying his shoes, after jumping around doing CrossFit™ for the previous 5 years. It’s not a mystery, it’s a predictable consequence of performing blatantly unsafe physical activities and “pushing through” traumatic pain and injury.</div>
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Not the “burn”, but the snaps, crackles, pops, tears, pulls, and “pain” your peers will urge you to push through. As if persistence fixed connective tissue injuries.</div>
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Secondly, you need to realize that fundamentally, CrossFit™ is not (actually) exercise in the first place. It’s a hybrid between a recreational and competitive activity with a random array of exercise side effects. Furthermore, many of these (random if not arbitrary) physical movements, fit quite well into the public conception of the concept of exercise.</div>
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So it appears to the untrained eye like exercise, and has exercise effects, but is not exercise.</div>
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It’s confusing, hence people do it, and will continue to do it, even after reading this post.</div>
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Bottom line: if you truly enjoy CrossFit™ and want to perform it as a recreational activity, or even a competitive activity, by all means do. Just do so with the full knowledge that it’s not exercise, and carries a high risk of injury.</div>
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That’s perfectly fine for recreational and competitive activities. In fact that’s the name of the game in most sports. But the purpose of “having fun” or kicking someone’s ass in an athletic event is not<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">better health</em>, it’s something else entirely.</div>
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Exercise produces better health. You must draw the lines and decide what’s best for your own life. If you want to do dangerous stuff that you are convinced is fun, or whatever, do it.</div>
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Just do it<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">knowingly</em>.</div>
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Not like an ignorant baboon swinging weights around like a maniac.</div>
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But … you have no PROOF. Show me PROOF (otherwise I’ll just keep doing CrossFit™)</h1>
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The CrossFit.com official message board (<a href="http://www.board.crossfit.com/" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; color: #0227b8; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">link</a>) has<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">entire sections</em> dedicated to<em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">reported </em>injuries.</div>
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I don’t know what further proof you could possibly need when you have that staring you in the face.</div>
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There are over 31,000 posts in the injury section alone, which only refer to injuries that are being reported<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">there</em>, and not reported exclusively<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">elsewhere,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></em>never mind an unknown number of unreported injuries occurring every year.</div>
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These people have dug their own grave.</div>
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You want studies?</div>
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Newsflash : studies are measurements of data already occurring.</div>
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A 50 year study of CrossFit™ protocol that starts tomorrow, and agrees with what I’m saying in this post, means that for the next 50 years, hundreds of thousands if not millions of people will be performing a supposed exercise program with a 100% chance of injury.</div>
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It does not suddenly gain this aspect when the lab rats come to a conclusion. It was true<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px currentColor; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">the entire fucking time, and before they even started</em>.</div>
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If not CrossFit™, then what do I do?</h1>
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The purpose of this post is not to provide alternatives to CrossFit™. In the scope of this post, I could care less what you do.</div>
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Your body and your health is your concern, not mine. Do a search here on The Dream Lounge, it should turn up some results.</div>
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You made errors in word choice.</h1>
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I am not a statistician, and have not claimed to be a statistician, amateur, professional, or otherwise.</div>
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The purpose of this post does not even necessitate an understanding of statistics.</div>
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The purpose of this post was to examine the fundamental flaws of CrossFit™ as an applied exercise program or protocol. It has absolutely flunked that examination and receives an F for safety.</div>
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The title is just there to catch attention.</div>
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CrossFit™ is flawed, independent of how I titled this post.</div>
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- Anthony Dream Johnson</div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is a great blog post that was written by Anthony Dream Johnson in his blog. You should check it out at </span><a href="http://www.thedreamlounge.net/"><span style="font-size: small;">www.thedreamlounge.net</span></a><span style="font-size: small;">. I had to repost this for all of my friends, colleagues, and patients that are hardcore<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> CrossFit athletes. Crossfit is a great workout/sport and nobody can deny that. That being said, along with any sport or exercise routine, ther is a risk of injury with it. Personally, I promote Crossfit because it creates patients! I am happy to continue treating all of my patients from Crossfit Woodbridge, Crossfit Lorton, and Crossfit Liberation.</span></span></span></div>
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</span>Ando Chiro Rehabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10217838617612942294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723259532652198325.post-52490021331339507232012-10-17T12:12:00.000-07:002012-10-17T12:12:06.640-07:00Lance: The Cyclist vs. The Man<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lance Armstrong, founder and chairman of LIVE<strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">STRONG</strong>, made the following announcement today regarding his status as chairman of the cancer non-profit organization’s board of directors:</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMPyTrFkS-93FQDW4QaRf7JOs3RqyFsA4yj0m4NrZmp97JpvACl91qMMWK73pNWXjmBKpT6Cg2kGjDWEE1IXgX7kk0M6NBjSIkdxvgqPPxvPWLlUQx1OVvm8W8OJk5gnZumN40ZmfXJOE/s1600/Lance+Armstrong+Chiropractor+Woodbridge+VA+Dr.+Nick+Andolina+Andolina+Chiropractic+&+Rehab+of+Woodbridge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMPyTrFkS-93FQDW4QaRf7JOs3RqyFsA4yj0m4NrZmp97JpvACl91qMMWK73pNWXjmBKpT6Cg2kGjDWEE1IXgX7kk0M6NBjSIkdxvgqPPxvPWLlUQx1OVvm8W8OJk5gnZumN40ZmfXJOE/s320/Lance+Armstrong+Chiropractor+Woodbridge+VA+Dr.+Nick+Andolina+Andolina+Chiropractic+&+Rehab+of+Woodbridge.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“In 1996, as my cancer treatment was drawing to an end, I created a foundation to serve people affected by cancer. It has been a great privilege to help grow it from a dream into an organization that today has served 2.5 million people and helped spur a cultural shift in how the world views cancer survivors. This organization, its mission and its supporters are incredibly dear to my heart.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“I am deeply grateful to the people of the foundation who have done such hard and excellent work over the last 15 years, building tangible and effective ways to improve the lives of cancer survivors. And I am deeply humbled by the support our foundation has received from so many people throughout the world – survivors, world leaders, business leaders and of course, the cancer community itself. We turn to this community frequently for guidance and collaboration to achieve our shared goals. They are unfailingly generous with their wisdom and counsel and I can never thank them enough.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“I have had the great honor of serving as this foundation’s chairman for the last five years and its mission and success are my top priorities. Today therefore, to spare the foundation any negative effects as a result of controversy surrounding my cycling career, I will conclude my chairmanship.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“My duties will transfer to Vice Chairman <a href="http://lancearmstrong.mwnewsroom.com/BoardOfDirectors#Jeffery%20C.%20Garvey" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Jeff Garvey</a> who will serve as chairman. Jeff’s guidance and wisdom have been critical to shaping the foundation’s work since its earliest days. Jeff was this organization’s founding chairman and I have full confidence that under his leadership, the foundation will continue expanding its ability to serve cancer survivors.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“My family and I have devoted our lives to the work of the foundation and that will not change. We plan to continue our service to the foundation and the cancer community. We will remain active advocates for cancer survivors and engaged supporters of the fight against cancer. And we look forward to an exciting weekend of activities marking the 15th anniversary of the foundation’s creation.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Lance has made this foundation and its cause – aiding people whose lives have been touched by this disease – his life’s work. His leadership in the cancer community has spurred immeasurable progress and it has been a great privilege to work shoulder to shoulder with him on a daily basis during his chairmanship.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“We are grateful to Jeff Garvey for assuming the responsibilities of chairman. Jeff has been a guiding presence for LIVE<strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">STRONG</strong> for 15 years and we look forward to a seamless transition under his leadership and a continued strong focus on our core values and mission.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Lance’s devotion to serving others whose lives were irrevocably changed by cancer, as his was, is unsurpassable. We are incredibly proud of his record as an advocate and philanthropist and are deeply grateful that Lance and his family will continue to be actively involved with the Foundation’s advocacy and service work. We look forward to celebrating 15 years of progress with Lance and his family this weekend and recommitting ourselves to the work of the cancer community for the years ahead.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">News of Lance Armstrongs doping charges will stir argument about the sport of cycling and the man that conquered it after beating testicular cancer. Will people now discard what he has done after evidence of doping has been presented against him, or will people still continue to cherish the good that he has done for so many cancer patients and families in the United States?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Lance Armstrong may have hurt the sport of cycling, but when it comes fighting cancer he has helped millions. Go ahead and tarnish him as an athlete and all that he has accomplished on a bicycle, but appreciate all of the amazing things that he has done for others outside of the sport.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">The wait is over, and hunting season is finally here. Not all hunters are able to spot a nice 8 point from the luxury of their therapeutic hot tub session. Most of us are hiking to the middle of nowhere to our favorite spot on the ground or in a tree. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The majority of hunters are not the most athletic, in shape individuals. Hiking through rough terrain to get to that hunting spot can be very difficult and tiresome for these people. Poor health coupled with the frigid morning temperatures and no stretching creates a perfect combination for injury. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"> Hunters should get ready for the season long before it starts. If you aren't a regular walker or hiker, start walking every night for 10 minutes or so. Gradually increase your time each week. This will allow you to be ready to scout the land before the season starts, and once it does there will be no issues.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Before venturing to your spot, stretch the legs, butt, and back muscles. Simple stretches will greatly decrease your chances of injury. Also, marching in place or pacing back and forth to get the blood flowing in those cold temperatures will also help. Just don't make too much noise!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Besides the obvious firearms safety, all hunters should follow these important guidelines. Although we don't ever see musculoskeletal hunting injuries in the newspaper, they can be serious and they are far more common.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">If you have any hiking injuries or want to brag and show off your pictures of that nice buck or bear, call your <a href="http://andolinachiropracticrehab.com/meet-the-chiropractor.html" target="_blank">Woodbridge chiropractor</a>, <a href="http://andolinachiropracticrehab.com/meet-the-chiropractor.html" target="_blank">Dr. Nick Andolina</a>, at <a href="http://www.andolinachiropracticrehab.com/" target="_blank">Andolina Chiropractic & Rehab</a>.</span></div>
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<b>Raking Leaves</b></h3>
<span style="font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">Before you rev up the lawnmower or reach for your rake this fall, consider the possible consequences: upper or lower-back strain, neck strain and pain in the shoulders.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">Just as playing football or golf can injure your body, the twisting, turning, bending, and reaching of mowing and raking can also cause injury if your body is not prepared. Like an athlete, if you leap into something without warming up or knowing how to do it, the chances of injury are greater.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) offers the following tips to help prevent the needless pain yard work may cause.</span><br />
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<li style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 5px 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Do stretching exercises, without bouncing, for a total of 10 to 15 minutes spread over the course of your work. Do knee-to-chest pulls, trunk rotations, and side bends with hands above your head and fingers locked. Take a short walk to stimulate circulation. When finished with the yard work, repeat the stretching exercises.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 5px 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Stand as straight as possible, and keep your head up as you rake or mow.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 5px 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;">When it's still warm outside, avoid the heat. If you're a morning person, get the work done before 10 a.m. Otherwise, do your chores after 6 p.m.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 5px 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;">When raking, use a "scissors" stance: right foot forward and left foot back for a few minutes, then reverse, putting your left foot forward and right foot back.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 5px 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Bend at the knees, not the waist, as you pick up piles of leaves or grass from the grass catcher. Make the piles small to decrease the possibility of back strain.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 5px 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;">When mowing, use your whole bodyweight to push the mower, rather than just your arms and back.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 5px 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;">If your mower has a pull cord, don't twist at the waist or yank the cord. Instead, bend at the knees and pull in one smooth motion.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 5px 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Drink lots of water, wear a hat, shoes and protective glasses. And, to avoid blisters, try wearing gloves. If your equipment is loud, wear hearing protection. If you have asthma or allergies, wear a mask.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 5px 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Try ergonomic tools, too. They're engineered to protect you when used properly.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 5px 20px;"><span style="background-color: white;">If you do feel soreness or stiffness in your back, use ice to soothe the discomfort. If there's no improvement in two or three days, see your local <a href="http://andolinachiropracticrehab.com/meet-the-chiropractor.html" target="_blank">doctor of chiropractic.</a></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">For all of you in the Woodbridge, VA area, fall is here and leaves will be changing colors and falling in no time. Be careful when busting out those rakes for another season. Luckily there are less woods and more pavement around here. For everyone back home in NY...well, you better already have your snow shovels out!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">You may be one of the millions of people who spend their days at desk jobs, staring at computer screens — day after day after day. Is this detrimental to your health? If the ergonomics of your desk set-up are not right and you're not taking breaks for stretching, you risk health woes such as a stiff spine or computer eye strain.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">"Twenty years ago,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://andolinachiropracticrehab.com/" style="color: #005cb7; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">chiropractors</span></a><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>spent most of their time taking care of people who moved too much. Today most of the problems we see are in people who don't move enough," says chiropractor Eric Plasker, DC, founder of The Family Practice in Marietta, Ga., and author of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em>The 100-Year Lifestyle Workout</em>.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: black;">The Price You Pay for Sitting All Day</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: black;">People were not meant to sit in a cramped position all day. "Your body needs to be in motion to be healthy," says Plasker. "Without movement, your muscles and ligaments don't get a good blood supply."</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Here are some ways sitting at a desk for long hours negatively affects your health:</span></div>
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<li style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: url("http://images.agoramedia.com/everydayhealth/css/bullet_green.gif"); background-position: 0px 0.7em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: list-item; margin: 0px 0px 10px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 0px 8px;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Spine damage.</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>"Sitting all day can result in a pinched nerve or a herniated disc. Damage to your spine may not affect<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.everydayhealth.com/longevity/index.aspx" style="color: #005cb7; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black;">longevity</span></a><span style="color: black;">, but it will affect the quality of longevity," says Plasker.</span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: url("http://images.agoramedia.com/everydayhealth/css/bullet_green.gif"); background-position: 0px 0.7em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: list-item; margin: 0px 0px 10px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 0px 8px;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Computer eye strain.</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Almost 90 percent of people who use a computer for three or more hours a day have symptoms of computer eye strain. These symptoms include blurred vision, headaches, and neck aches.</span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: url("http://images.agoramedia.com/everydayhealth/css/bullet_green.gif"); background-position: 0px 0.7em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: list-item; margin: 0px 0px 10px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 0px 8px;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Heart health.</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>"A desk job that keeps you sitting all day can lead to being overweight and underactive. That is bad for your heart and it can decrease longevity," notes Plasker. "When you are sitting, you are not burning calories and you are not getting the aerobic exercise your heart needs."</span></li>
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<strong><span style="color: black;">Desk Job Dos and Don'ts</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Most Americans sit down to work.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.everydayhealth.com/pain-management/posture-and-managing-pain.aspx" style="color: #005cb7; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black;">Poor posture</span></a><span style="color: black;">, prolonged sitting, and poorly thought-out work stations are major causes of <a href="http://andolinachiropracticrehab.com/" target="_blank">back</a> and <a href="http://andolinachiropracticrehab.com/" target="_blank">neck pain</a> and for time lost at work.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">These tips can help:</span></div>
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<li style="display: list-item;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Practice good ergonomics.</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Ergonomics is the science of designing the workplace to fit the worker. Keep your computer directly in front of you, slightly below eye level. Have your hands reach the keyboard without having to bend your wrists; have good back support; and have your weight evenly distributed. "If you are craning your neck all day to see your computer, you will strain your eyes and your neck," warns Plasker.</span></li>
<li style="display: list-item;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Maintain good posture.</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>"Good ergonomics won't do you much good if you have bad posture,” says Plasker. “From behind, your back should be straight. From the side, your lower back and neck should maintain their normal curves. Twisting, slouching, or stretching and extending your back or neck can cause pain and damage.”</span></li>
<li style="display: list-item;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Follow the 50-10 rule.</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>"That means for every 50 minutes of sitting, you need to get up and move around for 10 minutes — and that doesn't mean getting up to go sit somewhere else," says Plasker. "Walking for 10 minutes is a great<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.everydayhealth.com/longevity/physical-health.aspx" style="color: #005cb7; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black;">exercise</span></a><span style="color: black;">. It gets your hips and lower back in motion and gets your heart pumping."</span></li>
<li style="display: list-item;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Take the stairs.</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>"Using the stairs is a good aerobic activity. This increases your aerobic activity and your range of motion," explains Plasker.</span></li>
<li style="display: list-item;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Stretch your back.</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>"Bend forward and touch your toes. If you can't make it down to your toes, just touch your knees. Keep your knees just slightly bent," says Plasker. You can relieve the pressure in the small of your back by putting your hands on your hips and leaning back while looking up.</span></li>
<li style="display: list-item;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Stretch your neck.</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>"It's best not to roll your head around in circles," advises Plasker. "Just tilt your head forward, backward, and from side to side." You can add some gentle pressure to these stretch positions by pushing your head with your hand. Stretch positions should be held for about 30 seconds.</span></li>
<li style="display: list-item;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Loosen your upper back.</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>You can relieve the tension in your shoulders and upper back by keeping your arms at your sides with your elbows bent at 90 degrees. Now flex your shoulders backward, squeezing your shoulder blades together. You can also get relief by letting your arms hang straight down and rolling your shoulders upward and backward. Repeat these exercises about 10 times.</span><span style="color: black;">- Chris Iliades, MD Medically reviewed by Pat F. Bass III, MD, MPH</span></li>
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<span style="color: black;">You may be stuck with a desk job, but that doesn’t mean you should stay stuck at your desk. For health and longevity, get up and get moving.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">In Woodbridge and the entire DC metro region, most jobs seem to involve people sitting at a desk for 8 hours per day. As explained in this article, days like this can cause postural changes, muscle imbalances, and an immense amount of pain. If you have neck or back pain due to poor ergonomics at work and are looking for a chiropractor in Woodbridge, give us a call at <a href="http://www.andolinachiropracticrehab.com/" target="_blank">Andolina Chiropractic & Rehab</a>!</span></div>
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Clearly, a sport that requires tremendous power and speed will lend itself to injuries. And so it is with basketball.</div>
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In fact, if you go by sheer numbers alone, basketball is the most injury-prone sport of any in the nation -- with the latest 2010 data from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission showing its 528,584 reported injuries, topping even football's 489,676. Sidelining hoopsters were everything from back spasms to sprained ankles.</div>
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That explains why so many professional teams -- across the sports world -- are now making<a href="http://www.yes2chiropractic.com/" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #487eb3; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">chiropractic care</a> part of their health regimens.</div>
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"It helps give teams and athletes a competitive advantage by assisting in the recovery from many structural injuries, putting them in a position to enhance endurance levels and achieve overall peak performance," says Dr. Craig Buhler, who was the chiropractor for the Utah Jazz during a time when they had the lowest injury rate of any team in the NBA.</div>
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"I've personally seen how athletes are recognizing the value it has in accomplishing their goals of staying in the game and playing at their best," adds the avid supporter of the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress.</div>
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Would any of you expect me to put a picture of a basketball player that wasn't on the Bulls? You knew that wouldn't happen! Once D-Rose gets healthy, they sign Tom McChesney, Josh Brooks, and Todd Dersham, the Heat will be yesterday's news!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The topic of barefoot running is one that will draw mixed opinions not only from health care professionals, but also track and field coaches. This is not the first time the concept of barefoot running has been brought to our attention. This seems to happen nearly once a decade. When Abebe Bikila won the 1960 Olympic marathon in bare feet, the concept was prominent. In the '70s, “earth shoes” came out. In the 80s it was South African barefoot runner Zola Budd. Recently, you may have seen some people wearing odd-looking footwear with “toes” instead of the closed toe box of conventional footwear. These are also known as “minimalist” shoes. This has given the barefoot craze some momentum. For starters, they are more comfortable and appealing than their hideous-looking predecessors, the earth shoes. So the question remains: Is barefoot running good or bad?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The idea of barefoot running has been studied for many years, but much of the mainstream popularity was created by the bestseller "Born to Run" by Christopher McDougall. After living with and observing a tribe of well-trained humans in Mexico, McDougall proposed that everyone should be running barefoot because this improves your gait cycle and promotes a more efficient gait. When looking at McDougall’s ideas, they are not so much about shoes as they are about learning to run efficiently. It just so happened that running barefoot was a shortcut to learning how to run efficiently. Next question: Why does barefoot running create efficiency?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Barefoot running forces the individual to land on their mid and forefoot rather then on their heel and rear foot (as most traditional running shoes now promote). Running with a “heel strike” increases forces through the lower extremities and into the spine. Landing on the forefoot, or a “barefoot strike,” reduces the forces through the lower extremity and spine at impact. This creates a smoother transition to the next cycle, as the other leg comes through and prepares to hit the ground. Therefore, instead of pounding the ground and springing forward, the individual glides over the terrain. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The beginning of the running craze of the ‘70s that started with the “rock star” approach of Steve Prefontaine; the gold medal performance of Frank Shorter and publishing of “Running” by Jim Fix also began with minimalist shoes. Only, we didn’t call them minimalist shoes because they are all we had! Nike’s original models such as the Oregon Waffle and the Waffle Trainer did what they were supposed to do: Keep you from cutting your foot on man-made surfaces, and provide a shield from the elements. Once shoes became “corrective devices,” all heck broke loose, creating a magnification of running injuries and the idea that running was “bad for you.” In reality, running is not bad, but rather running bad is bad. Our old minimalist shoes forced us to run correctly or not run at all. The new breed of athletic shoes has allowed an entire generation of inefficient runners to hit the streets and literally pound the pavement.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The most popular minimalist shoes are the Vibram Five Fingers, New Balance Minimalist and the Nike Free Run. The idea goes back to Nike's original designs: Provide protection to the foot, but allow you to run with barefoot mechanics. They are lightweight and flexible, and have a wide toe box (front of the shoe) and what is known as a zero-drop sole. This means the heel of the shoe is the same thickness of the rest of the sole. This is contrary to conventional running shoes that are built with a dramatic heel lift. It is actually the heel lift of modern-day shoes that creates a good portion of running-related injuries by creating imbalances of strength, weakness and stiffness in the lower extremities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you want to try minimalist shoes, there are a few simple rules to follow. First, be realistic with your expectations. Minimalist shoes will not fix your injuries and you will most likely go through a period of soreness in the legs and back. Do not expect to train at your normal volume or intensity for several weeks to months. Make sure that you are injury-free. Start by wearing your new shoes for daily activities and progress to running. Make sure you are regularly stretching your calves and plantar fascia (bottom of the foot).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">Like it or not, age is a large determiner in being able to wear minimalist shoes. The older you are, the longer it takes to adapt to the minimalist approach. You may have also developed certain maladies that will prevent the use of these shoes. If you have any questions, start by asking your health professional or try this online resource: </span></span><a href="http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-240-400--13691-0,00.html" style="border: 0px; color: #19435e; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">www.runnersworld.com</a><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">This an excellent article written by Dr. Dale Buchberger of Auburn, NY. As he states, it is very important that you be careful when changing to minimalist. You may have some pain or discomfort that may need attention. You may not be able to wear these shoes running if the pain doesn't dissipate. If you have are having pain while running and have questions about what shoes you should be wearing, or need treatment. <a href="http://andolinachiropracticrehab.com/contact-us.html" target="_blank">Contact us</a> at <a href="http://www.andolinachiropracticrehab.com/" target="_blank">Andolina Chiropractic & Rehab</a> if you have any questions regarding your shoes or treatment needed for your running injuries.</span></span></div>
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Ando Chiro Rehabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10217838617612942294noreply@blogger.com01455 Old Bridge Rd, Woodbridge, VA 22192, USA38.672216 -77.26178738.670666499999996 -77.264254499999993 38.6737655 -77.2593195tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723259532652198325.post-51478625008532801882012-10-02T11:49:00.001-07:002012-10-02T11:49:31.065-07:00Too much in your child's backpack?<br />
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Kids straining under heavy backpacks is all too common come back-to-school time. And Ontario’s chiropractors warn that carrying a backpack that’s too heavy or wearing it the wrong way can have a cause bad posture and distortion of the spinal column leading to muscle pain, headaches, back, neck and arm pain, and even nerve damage. More than half of young people experience at least one episode of lower back pain by their teenage years, often caused by their backpacks.</div>
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As parents prep their kids for back-to-school this year, the Ontario Chiropractic Association’s Pack it Light, Wear it Right campaign offers tips for parents to teach their kids how to choose, pack and wear a backpack to avoid back pain in the future.</div>
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<b>1. Choose the right backpack.</b> Pick a bag made from lightweight material that has two wide, adjustable, padded shoulder straps, along with a hip or waist strap, padded back and plenty of pockets. Make sure it fits well and that it’s not too big.</div>
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<b>2. Pack it properly.</b> Drop your filled backpack on the scale: It should weigh no more than 10 to 15 per cent of your child’s body weight. Pack the heaviest objects close to the body, and place bumpy or odd shaped ones on the outside, away from the back.</div>
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<b>3. Wear it the right way.</b> Carrying a backpack over one shoulder may look cool, but encourage kids to use both shoulder straps, and adjust the pack so it fits snugly to the body. Wearing the waist strap adds stability.</div>
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<b>4. Lift it carefully.</b> Tell your kids not to just pick up their backpack and throw it over their shoulders. Teach them to put the pack on a flat surface at waist height and slip on the straps one shoulder at a time. Tell them to lift using their arms and legs and bend at the knees.</div>
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This article from the Ontario Chiropractic Association helps clarify how important it is for young children to safely wear their backpacks. Too much in the backpack means there is a greater risk of injury. Along with injury comes muscular imbalance, and postural change. If your child has any of these conditions, or if you have questions feel free to call <a href="http://andolinachiropracticrehab.com/" target="_blank">Andolina Chiropractic & Rehab</a>. Mention this post and receive a free Aqua Massage when Aqua Massage of<a href="http://andolinachiropracticrehab.com/" target="_blank"> Andolina Chiropractic of Woodbridge</a> opens in the very near future.</div>
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Below is an article from the Washington Post explaining a traditional chinese treatment called gua sha. This treatment has been transformed into many different techniques including the common chiropractic Graston Technique. At <a href="http://andolinachiropracticrehab.com/" target="_blank">Andolina Chiropractic & Rehab of Woodbridge </a>we use Gua sha and Graston to treat many different forms of musculoskeletal injury. Results are excellent and patients are amazed at the outcome.<br />
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If you are suffering from a nagging injury and have questions about whether this treatment can work for you, contact us at <a href="http://andolinachiropracticrehab.com/" target="_blank">Andolina Chiropractic & Rehab</a>. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://andolinachiropracticrehab.com/meet-the-chiropractor.html"><img border="0" height="48" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1qygRrAhK6pBX72lUv3ND-KL71xLdyoZ5QFkx4YvJ_XTtuXQ0Y-g62M7NQ7Ufekz9FYAkIXqeHNqhJGoPdScpbIgkzKbt2cO55GV7PP6SyoLcQPpwoqpVyXWaO59uFfkr5FQ6KId-gI/s320/Dr.+Nick+Andolina+Chiropractor+Woodbridge+VA.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://andolinachiropracticrehab.com/index.php">Andolina Chiropractic & Rehab</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">1455 Old Bridge Road, Suite 202</div><div style="text-align: center;">Woodbridge, VA 22192</div>Ando Chiro Rehabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10217838617612942294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723259532652198325.post-41156988175407971402012-09-25T13:45:00.001-07:002012-09-25T13:45:09.413-07:00Chiropractic Treatment of Sciatica<a href="http://www.chiroeco.com/chiropractic/news/13119/852/chiropractic%20treatment%20of%20sciatica-%20a%20safe-%20non-surgical%20approach/">Chiropractic treatment of sciatica: a safe, non-surgical approach</a><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03pLBl7lu8KOxpW2bn1zBb2BWux-KmFxT0VFEtP9-_vQZvZPv7xd3AFu65f2b3p6PPAWePgib2rpN1gGRGeQRZVQt4q9CvdCbVgG3yv9mwwgrTNmIFMLNbAiyo2iePQJy_n9jLOSHdBQ/s1600/Chiropractor+Back+pain+Woodbridge+VA+Dr.+Nick+Andolina.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03pLBl7lu8KOxpW2bn1zBb2BWux-KmFxT0VFEtP9-_vQZvZPv7xd3AFu65f2b3p6PPAWePgib2rpN1gGRGeQRZVQt4q9CvdCbVgG3yv9mwwgrTNmIFMLNbAiyo2iePQJy_n9jLOSHdBQ/s320/Chiropractor+Back+pain+Woodbridge+VA+Dr.+Nick+Andolina.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal;">Though different styles of chiropractic practice may differ on the theory of pain, some tending toward Palmer's theory of subluxation, while others employ modern explanations from neurology and orthopedics, all chiropractors employ spinal adjustments in the treatment of pain. Chiropractic is particularly effective in the treatment of chronic pain that results from nervous system irritation, injury or damage due to its action on the nerve roots. Moreover, chiropractic is effective in reestablishing normal function of muscles, joints and the vascular system, helping to eliminate the root causes of chronic pain.</span></h2>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Doctors of chiropractic are also trained in a number of other therapies that are useful in the treatment of chronic pain. These include trigger point therapy and massage. Chiropractors are also trained in the use of nutritional supplements, and may prescribe a regimen of vitamins, minerals and other supplements to strengthen the overall treatment.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Trigger point therapy, in particular, is often quite helpful in mediating pain. A "trigger point" is a hyper-irritable point in muscles that are associated with tight bands of muscle fibers. Manipulation of the point will, at first, replicate the patient's pattern of pain, but on continued manipulation the pain will be reduced and even resolved. Many chiropractors use trigger point therapy in their practices.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Taken together, chiropractic and related therapies are among the most effective treatments for pain. Chiropractic offers the additional advantage of a low risk profile, with no drug side effects. Chronic pain sufferers, no matter the source, may find chiropractic just the right therapy for long term pain management, and perhaps even the elimination of pain.</span><br />
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