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• posted: Jan. 29, 2018

Text Neck Explained by Dr. Askanasi This is a relatively new category of chronic neck pain.  It all relates to “physics” and anatomy.  We have 7 vertebrae that compose our necks.  Read More

• posted: Jan. 18, 2018

FLU SEASON 2018 I am asked daily “Why does it seem that the flu this year is worse than prior years?”  Recent reports have explained that the vaccine for Read More

• posted: Dec. 21, 2017

FOR FREQUENTLY FIT FLYERS Try a few of these easy-to-do travel tips to arrive at your next business meeting or vacation destination a little less stressed and a lot more flexible. For Read More

• posted: Dec. 21, 2017

An issue of The Physician and Sports Medicine confirms one of many mantras (which many patients just don’t believe) – namely, it doesn’t matter weather or not you stretch before Read More

• posted: Dec. 21, 2017

Attempting to maximize your exercise activities in a single day or weekend can create significant recovery problems, plus a corresponding decline in performance, as workout time adds up. If your Read More

• posted: Dec. 21, 2017

How wide is your field of vision…and what does it matter, anyway? Peripheral vision is the range of vision at the extremes – right, left, up, down – while your Read More

• posted: Dec. 21, 2017

(a x SETS) + (b x REPS) + (c x WEIGHTS) = (d x INJURY) Many studies have been conducted with varying combinations of sets, repetitions and weights. At the extremes, Read More

• posted: Dec. 21, 2017

I have written several times in this column about the benefits of slow repetition training. Other terms you may hear are “working the eccentric contraction” or “negatives”. There are several Read More

• posted: Dec. 21, 2017

CORE CONDITIONING Another current “in” fitness movement appears to be core conditioning that trains the trunk, both front and back. Exercises for the abdominal region, neck and chest are, of course, Read More

• posted: Dec. 21, 2017

BULK UP YOUR IMMUNITY Sorry, but the cold season is in full swing. You’re spending time indoors, sharing space with everyone’s germs. Fortunately, you’re not without options for cutting your risk. Read More

• posted: Dec. 21, 2017

SOME FAT IS WHERE IT’S AT… It is January, a new year, you’ve started working out and the next logical step to get the most out of your body is to Read More

• posted: Dec. 21, 2017

You hear it over and over, "drink more water."  You try and succeed for a time but then slack off and back to the old habits.  This is an easy Read More

• posted: Dec. 21, 2017

One of the most stubborn injuries to resolve is tendonitis, which is common to the shoulder but possible in any joint (due to overuse or repetitive actions). If the condition Read More

• posted: Dec. 21, 2017

The change in seasons,summer to fall to winter, brings many positives.  Colorful trees, cool days and apples to name a few.  The primary negative is the shorter daylight and seemingly Read More

• posted: Dec. 21, 2017

In keeping with the weather and the “muscle cramp” theme: Cramps can occur because of one or a combination of the following factors: fatigue, overuse, dehydration and nutrient deprivation. Fortunately, if Read More

• posted: Dec. 21, 2017

Most of us have been jolted out of a sound sleep with a severe cramp in the foot or leg (typically the calf), and then groggily try to figure out Read More