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WRAPPING UP THE OLYMPICS WITH KINESIO TAPE

  Have you found yourself spending many hours tuned into the Olympics over the past week? If so, you may have noticed many Olympians sporting some colorful body tape located on various parts of their bodies. This trend seems to span many sports including volleyball, track and field, swimming, diving, and the list goes on. [...]


GET THAT MONKEY OFF YOUR BACK WITH 5 WORKPLACE ERGONOMICS TIPS

Do you find yourself  leaving work with headaches, back aches, sore shoulders and neck, or wrist pain? These common complaints are typically attributed to poor ergonomics in the workplace. Ergonomics is the science of blending the workstation with the worker in order to increase health and productivity and decrease work-related musculoskeletal disorders. In this post [...]


GET TO THE ROOT OF ARM NUMBNESS OR TINGLING

Don’t underestimate tingling, numbness, or pain in your arms. Get to the root of the problem — it could be caused by a pinched nerve in your wrist, elbow, or neck. Tingling in your thumb as well as index and middle fingers? This is often related to irritation of the nerve at the wrist.  If [...]