4 signs that you may not be ready for Yoga

November 14, 2009

After our recent article, “Is Yoga Bad For You?“, we had a lot of questions on what are the signs that they need to look out for and if they are ready for yoga. Read more

Written by Sylvia Ho · Filed Under Back Exercises | Comments

Is Yoga Bad For You?

August 3, 2009

It depends on whether it is done appropriately. Yoga along with today’s other similar lifestyle exercises such as Pilates are often prescribed as a way to take care of your back or neck pains. However, the problem doesn’t really lie with the exercises. Rather with the understanding of what it can do and what it can’t do.

Written by MCR · Filed Under Back Exercises | Comments

Prevention is not Cure

April 27, 2009

"Hi, I am suffering from pain in my lower back. It has been going on for some time now, about 6 weeks of so. Hot packs and heat rubs don’t seem to be working as before. And it seems to be getting worse. I heard that Pilates and Tai Chi is great for preventing back pain, so I was thinking one of them. Which would you recommend? Thanks!" – Pauline Shi

Read more

Written by MCR · Filed Under Back Exercises, Have A Question? | Comments

How to choose a Swiss-Ball

April 22, 2009

The Swiss ball has been with us for a long while, since 1963 to be exact. It was invented by Aquilino Cosani, an Italian plastics manufacturer. Swiss balls today are almost de-riguer in gyms and it is not unusual to spot one in place of a chair at work or at home. But with so many choices available, buying one can be a daunting. So how does one go about choosing a Swiss ball?

Written by MCR · Filed Under Back Exercises, Exercises/Tools | Comments

Multifidus – Smallest Yet Most Powerful Muscle

March 15, 2009

What is mutlifidus?

The multifidus muscle is one of the smallest yet most “powerful” muscle that gives support to the spine. Most people have the misconception that small is insignificant but it is not the case when it comes to this particular muscle.

Multifidus muscle is a series of muscles that are attached to the spinal column. These series of muscles are further divided into two groups which include the superficial muscle group and the deep muscle group.

Written by MCR · Filed Under Back Exercises, Spinal Conditions, Spinal Conditions | Comments

Warm-up Routine For Golfers – Part II

September 11, 2008

In the previous article, we looked at 6 different warm-up exercises for golfers designed by one of Australia’s respected physiotherapist, Dr Barbara Hungerford. Here we’ll show you the remaining 6 warm-up exercises designed and recommended by Dr Barbara Hungerford. Read more

Written by MCR · Filed Under Back Exercises, Golf, Injury Prevention | Comments

Confused Over Core

July 12, 2008

If you suffer from back pain, you would have likely been told that exercises are good for you and specifically those that strengthen your core. Unfortunately, these days it is harder to get by a week without reading somewhere in the newspapers, health or fitness magazines, hearing in the gym about core strength, core conditioning and core stability or about some new fitness equipment.

It can all be rather confusing. So, if you are suffering from back pain, what sort of core exercises should you be doing?

What is core?

Before we start discussing which core exercises are relevant for back pain sufferers, what exactly do we mean by the ‘core’ muscles?

The core area relevant for low back pain is the trunk region below your ribs to your pelvis. On this point, both physiotherapists and fitness instructors generally agree.

Written by MCR · Filed Under Back Exercises, Lumbar, Spinal Conditions | Comments

Its Good Business To Sit Up Straight

July 5, 2008

Improving office productivity is no longer only purview of HR managers, Operations managers or even CEOs. Today governments are getting in on the act as the search for greater productivity goes down the road of global outsourcing directly affecting national GDP figures. Eschewing hi-tech solutions and management productivity tools such as ‘six-sigma’, lets revisit a simple but effective age-old remedy – good posture.

Despite the advent to mobile computing and the rise of the ‘road-warrior’ class, 67% of office workers are more tied to their desk than they were two-years ago according to a new research commissioned by NEC-Mitsubishi.

Written by MCR · Filed Under Back Exercises, Ergonomics | Comments