Insurance is very helpful for binary risks – your boat is either floating or sank, your house either burned or did not. A binary model for health care embeds this implicit bias. It requires a diagnosis – you either have...
Category - Ergonomics and Social Architecture
These posts cover optimizing human-environment interactions to improve health, discussing auditory and vision optimization, shoe and furniture design, and movement. It includes practical solutions like the Sprike app and kneeling stools to promote better posture and well-being through ergonomic practices
MONTREAL COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT TESTThis is the test our 45th president referenced that he did “very well, aced”, and therefore psychologically scored “very high”. This guy is hilarious. Test for quick evaluation of...
Shoulder injuries from improperly administered vaccinations are common. Shoulder joint inflammation, resulting in long term restriction of movement and pain, commonly called Frozen Shoulder, is the result. This writer experienced this from an...
Our feet evolved over the last ~ 5 million years to not only perform the task of the rear feet of animals that walk on four legs but to also take on the tasks of the front feet, freeing these feet to become our hands
Near Infrared Therapy (NIR) enhances cell function and the function of the extracellular matrix in many different ways. NIR is widely used as a cosmetic treatment for regenerating collagen and elastin under the skin. Collagen and elastin are...
It is very common in my practice to encounter what I have been calling “gluten sensitivity”. Both for myself and many of my clients I consistently find that restricting consumption of wheat quickly drops 10 lbs of water weight...
The biomechanics of using keyboards and mice for extended periods can compromise the vigor of the body systems engaged in this activity. These body systems include fingers, wrists, elbows, shoulders, neck, and head. In my view, the tension...
Babies (DVD):Culture has a profound influence on the developmental trajectory of infants. Although somewhat obvious, it is highly educational to observe how settings and attitudes define the opportunities for growing children. The documentary...
Over the last 30 years it has come to be accepted that very small children have abstract, structured, coherent, causal representations of the world around them - representations that are similar to scientific theories. They use those...
Here is an interesting poster put out by Mt Saini Hospital on Headaches. It is interesting to note that they are now acknowledging that Manual Therapy manipulations are effective at managing headaches. However, the way Touch Therapy is...