Your Smoking Habit Can Cause Chronic Back Pain

Can’t shake your aches? Blame the stuff you puff: Smoking can increase your risk of developing chronic back pain, says new research from Northwestern University. In the study, people with subacute back pain—soreness that lasted between 4 and 12 weeks—who smoked were three times more likely to report chronic aches a year later than those… Continue Reading Your Smoking Habit Can Cause Chronic Back Pain

Dynamic Warm-up vs. Static Stretching Prior to Activity

Stretching in general is a hot topic for health care professionals. There seems to be a growing body of evidence supporting a dynamic warm-up prior to athletic activities, as opposed to static stretching. A dynamic warm-up is the process of performing controlled exercise drills designed to gently introduce the tissues in our body to a… Continue Reading Dynamic Warm-up vs. Static Stretching Prior to Activity