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Practical notes from Dr. Cole on exercise, pain, recovery, sleep, and staying active at any age.

Exercise

How do I exercise?

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If you’ve ever wondered what the best way to exercise is, you would not be the first one.  Often, people see the muscle-heads at…

Education

The weight loss formula

2 min read

News reports, magazine articles, and celebrities all have the BIG secret to weight loss or the BEST diet.  All of this makes for great…

Health

The perfect diet plan

2 min read

Mediterranean, low carb, keto, weight watchers, noom, Atkins. There are so many diets that are non-specific but promise the best results in the fastest…

Health

The best lumbar support

3 min read

Low back pain is one of the most common occurrences in the working adult population. Whether it be from a desk posture, car posture,…

Exercise

You can take this to the bank

2 min read

We have probably all heard of the phrase, “use or lose it”. When you run or lift regularly and then take a break from…

Chiropractic

Pack like a Soldier

3 min read

The infantry gets a bad wrap for being stereotypical ‘knuckleheads’ but alongside their marksmanship training and rucksack marches, they learn the genius of packing…

Chiropractic

Shoe horns

2 min read

Call me old-timey but a honking good tip for preventing and reducing back pain can be found in the simple shoe horn. This article…

Chiropractic

Rolling on out of Bed

3 min read

Many patients come into the clinic with pain and twinges because the night before they, “slept funny”. It could be from a sleeping position…

Education

Peace and Love

2 min read

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,…