Free Optimal Health & Wellness Informational Meeting Are you Sick and Tired of being Overweight? Do you suffer from the plethora of medical problems associated with being overweight…muscle and joint pain, fatigue, sleep apnea, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol or just low self -esteem? If the answer is yes to any of these questions, this may be the program for you!  Come hear about a safe weight loss program, established and researched at the reputable Joh...

It’s ok…go ahead and rest. When it comes to injury prevention and recovery, rest is highly underrated. The body is not a static system but an incredibly dynamic organism that is constantly going through periods of breakdown and rebuilding. Regardless of the type of stress applied to this complex system, one thing is certain; the importance of rest cannot be overlooked. Lets look at a few examples of how rest can be incredibly important for both athletic development and injury recov...

Shoulder Impingement One of the most common causes of shoulder pain is impingement or “pinching” of the soft tissue structures in the shoulder.  Some of the most common sites of impingement are the tendons of the rotator cuff, such as the supraspinatus tendon, the bicep tendon, and the sub-acromial bursa.  Shoulder impingement can be quite painful and many patients initially believe that they are headed straight to surgery because the pain can be intense at times.  Ho...

How Physical Therapy Can Help Your Health And Wealth http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/online_features/health_and_wellness/how-physical-therapy-can-help-your-health-and-wealth/article_23ed109a-00ba-5d92-8d90-93716c7bb985.html Posted: Thursday, March 13, 2014 7:44 am | Updated: 4:32 am, Fri Mar 14, 2014. By NAPS, North American Precis Syndicate (NAPSI)—No matter where you hurt—neck, shoulder, back, knee—physical therapy may improve your quality of life and save you time, t...

   How young is too young for Sports Specific Training? Is my child too young to begin sports specific training?  As a sports performance coach this is probably the most frequently asked question I’ve heard, and possibly a question you have asked yourself.  Unfortunately, there are many misconceptions regarding children and strength training.  Parent’s have been lead to believe that sports training leads to injury, stunts growth by damaging growth plates and...