Back Pain

Preventing Osteoporosis & Fractures… How To Avoid Brittle Bones

Posted by on Mar 16, 2017 in American Bone Health, Back Pain, Blog, Bone Health, Core, Events, Exercise, Health, Lower Back, Mobility, Pelvic Stability, Pilates | 0 comments

Preventing Osteoporosis & Fractures…how to Avoid Brittle Bones   Did you know … 70% of people over 65 with osteoporosis have never been screened and don’t know they have it? AND There are more osteoporosis related fractures yealy than breast cancer, strokes, and heart attacks combined?   Osteoporosis is not just a disease of old people or of women.   People of all ages can have low bone density including men and young adults.  Children’s poor diets and lack of activity will give them a greater chance of having low bone density at a younger age.  We reach the peak of our bone mass at about age 30.   How might you know if you should be concerned about...

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What Does the Pelvis Have to do with Exercises for Back Pain ?

Posted by on Mar 9, 2013 in Back Pain, Core, Core Align Pilates, Injury, Pelvic Stability, Pilates, Sex | 0 comments

Do you want to have better SEX? Now that I have your attention, lets focus on your pelvis and exercises for back pain. Have you been in search of core exercises for back pain or just exercises for strengthening the core? Did you know your back pain could be from your pelvic floor? Many are not aware that the bones of the pelvis move- notice the three joints in the diagram. “…movement in the pelvis is connected with the movement of the legs and spine, which is why many pains in the lower back and malposition of the legs have an invisible origin in the pelvis,”  Eric Franklin. Franklin’s Pelvic Power book outlines many awareness and pelvis...

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