Author: Dr. Slava Shut
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Tips For Chronic Joint Pain
When our joints are working well, our bodies can move well. While the bones make up the main support structure of the body, it couldn’t move without the joints. Where bones connect, there are delicate structures of ligaments, tendons, and muscles working together. Our backs, knees, elbows and fingers all rely on a balance in…
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How To Get Stronger
Building strength is a process. No one starts out at their best. You can get to the best of your ability through effort. Whether you’re a natural talent or a little behind in strength, you can always get stronger. Welcome to Topic Thursday, where we talk about something specifically related to health, finance, or life…
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Running Programs For Athletes
To stay healthy in your sport, you need good form, good flexibility, and good nutrition. That might mean something different for each person, but it turns out, a lot of sports require the body to do a lot of the same things. You have to keep your body healthy in order for it to perform…
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How Your Physical And Mental Health Are Linked
It’s such a simple concept: one part of you is effected by others. When there’s nothing wrong with us, it can be easy to make sense of. But the second there’s something wrong that we can’t figure out, things tend to get a lot more complicated! Let’s say you have an important meeting coming up…
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Staying Motivated During Physical Therapy
I see so many people transforming themselves every day. Becoming healthier and stronger through hard work and determination. To the untrained eye, this might just look like I’m surrounded by people who never face a setback. Nothing could be further from the truth. Welcome to Topic Tuesday, where we talk about a topic specifically related…
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3 Exercises For Healthy Knees
Knees are a major part of how we move around on our feet. As the only naturally bipedal creatures, we are very dependent on our knees, our feet, and our backs. If there’s a problem with any of these, it can have some serious effects on the entire body. I’ve seen people really struggle to…
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The Importance Of The Right Healing Strategy
The body is a magnificent instrument, full of all kinds of capabilities. Most of them you never even see; it’s so efficient that you don’t notice when your blood pumps, when neurons flash electrical signals throughout your nervous system, or when you digest your food. It’s usually when something goes wrong that you start to…
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Why You Should Try Physical Therapy Before Pain Medication
The human brain is a magnificent organic structure. It not only allows us to understand ourselves and our environments, but it also governs all of the complex functions of our bodies. Involuntary actions, like our heart and digestive function, all take place without us even having to consciously control anything. Even our breathing, though partially…
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Physical Therapy For Pain Management
Physical therapists are experts in treating pain and its source. We’re trained to find where you’re weak, sore or stiff. We can find what could be making things worse and what you can do to alleviate some of these problems. Welcome to Topic Tuesday, where we dive into something specifically related to fitness, health, business,…
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Learning The Manifestation Mindset
You have the power to do something truly amazing with your life. We talk a lot about planning for the future here. It’s a great way to stay motivated for my patients. If you’re injured and can’t move around freely, it can really take a mental toll on you. You would think the main focus…
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