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Is motion necessary to strengthen a muscle?

Jun 18, 2020 | Blog | 0 Comments

Muscles move you. Muscle tissue is designed to lengthen and shorten as it moves the joint by pulling on the bone it attaches to. There are 3 types of common exercises performed to strengthen a muscle; eccentric, concentric, and isometric. Eccentric and concentric...

Adverse Neural Tension: A Poorly Understood Pain Generator

Apr 13, 2020 | Blog | 0 Comments

A patient recently asked me "Why does my arm feel like it is on fire and with pins and needles while my MRI does not show any compression of the nerve?" This is a great question and one that many people can echo. While it has been reported that 92% of adults have disc...