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Essential Items for People with Back Pain
Function, Lifestyle, Tips Allison Zang Function, Lifestyle, Tips Allison Zang

Essential Items for People with Back Pain

Let’s face it—our backs present underrated setbacks to normal daily functioning, especially when they hurt. Severe back pain can hold you back and make you less productive in all aspects of your everyday routine. As such, you need specific incentives to help speed up recovery and resume your daily routine. Below, we list several of what we feel are the most beneficial and essential items for people with back pain.

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5 Ways for Finding Your Inner Confidence
Self Care, Fitness, Lifestyle, Function, Pilates, Rehab Allison Zang Self Care, Fitness, Lifestyle, Function, Pilates, Rehab Allison Zang

5 Ways for Finding Your Inner Confidence

Improving confidence in your outer appearance tends to be easier than fixing your inner image. Getting a haircut, putting on a nice outfit, and for those edgy individuals, getting a few tattoos are easy ways to improve confidence in what you look like. And while that can help overall self-esteem, gaining inner confidence may require some more work.

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Top Tips for Staying Healthy This Holiday Season
Tips, Fitness, Lifestyle, Function Allison Zang Tips, Fitness, Lifestyle, Function Allison Zang

Top Tips for Staying Healthy This Holiday Season

The holiday season is a time of celebration and indulgence. But all the wonderful things that make the holidays great — large meals, rich desserts, elaborate appetizers, and the freedom to laze around the house all day — can wreak havoc on your health. Even if you’re careful to practice healthy habits through the winter, you’ll still find yourself at the mercy of holiday stress and infectious germs. Thankfully, you don’t have to slog through the holidays feeling run down and depleted. Check out our tips below to keep your brain and body in tip-top shape.

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Preventing Osteoporosis with Pilates
Function, Lifestyle, Tips Allison Zang Function, Lifestyle, Tips Allison Zang

Preventing Osteoporosis with Pilates

Osteoporosis is a serious health concern for post-menopausal women. Because of decreases in estrogen, it’s common for women to experience lower bone mineral density (BMD), which can lead to osteoporosis or an increased risk of fractures. In fact, one third of post-menopausal women develop osteoporosis.

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How Pilates Can Help Patients Recover From Chronic Pain

How Pilates Can Help Patients Recover From Chronic Pain

Chronic pain is a complex issue. Our current models of pain tell us that chronic pain is a matrix that involves physical injury, the nervous system, psychological responses, and mental attitudes that all contribute to the perpetuation of pain.

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