Author: Cole Maranger
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Peace and Love
As the research increases for acute injuries like sprains and strains, the acronym for first treatment has changed as well. “R.I.C.E. and M.E.T.H.” (“rest, ice, compression, elevation” and “movement, exercise. traction, heat”) are now a much friendlier “P.E.A.C.E. & L.O.V.E.” When an injury happens, the best initial care is to keep the PEACE for the…
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Pain, reflection, progression
At a recent speaking event with macroeconomic expert and author Ray Dalio, he made the profound statement, “Pain, reflection, progression”. Contextually, this was for learning from mistakes in business and in the changing market but I drew a direct line to the pain and progression of physical healing. Whether you’ve had an injury or gone…
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Pain down river
Beavers are amazing creatures. One small beaver can reroute a waterway for an entire area. They direct rivers, create swamps, and can cause a lot of problems for those who need water down river. In the same way, an irritated or entrapped nerve can cause a lot of problems “down river”. Quite often, patients present…
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I slouch and that’s the perfect posture
Perfect posture is a thing that everyone strives for, notices, makes comments on. We seem to understand that the flattest, straightest, shoulders back-ist, chest out-ish posture seems “perfect”… but is there a perfect posture? The body loves movement. We’ve known this for thousands of years and all studies on movement and exercise tells us that…
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Hurt VS Harm: Does pain cause damage?
Besides the odd animals that lack a nervous system, like sponges and fungi, having a functional nervous system has helped every creature survive over the course of time. A nervous system allows all animals to feel and differentiate touch, temperature, pressure, chemicals, and maybe most importantly … pain. Hands-on therapies such as joint manipulation and…
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How to read a nutrition label
Nutrition labels can look like a whole other language. There are numbers, percentages, abbreviations, chemistry terms, and the list goes on. Here is a quick run down to better your knowledge on the food and drink we consume and how to read a label. Step 1: Portion size Labels in Canada are always listed per…
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Golfer Pick Up
We can all learn a thing or two from golfers If you’ve hurt your back, you understand the pain and toil having to pick anything up from the ground. Whether this is your dropped phone or some loose change, a hurt back can reduce your ‘drive’ and leave you ‘puttering’ around. It may even tempt…
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How exercise can make you gain weight
Diet and exercise play a huge role in maintaining and reducing and gaining weight. But the latter isn’t something people typically think will happen unless they are looking to “bulk up”. So why can exercise cause weight gain? Two simple reasons that exercising can make you gain weight. The first simply, is that your muscles…
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Exercising the 3 S’ of simple movement
The antidote to sitting’s harmful effects is simple: frequent movement. You don’t have to spend hours at the gym to counteract the damage of sitting. Instead, aim to break up long periods of sitting by standing, stretching, or walking every 30 minutes. Investing in a standing desk, walking meetings, or taking short movement breaks during…
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Top equipment for working out the home/office
Top equipment to workout at the home/office Article over. Great article! In reality, the best equipment that we have really is your own body. I’m very appreciative that Earth provides gravity and we provide our own mass to lift, and pull, and push. Using bodyweight exercises and calisthenics is an amazing way to not only…