Professor Vladimir Janda was a medical doctor from the Czech Republic that was inspired to understand more deeply how the nervous system worked to control posture, muscular balance, and functional stability. His own struggle with Polio led him to a career specializing in neurology and, eventually, functional rehabilitation focusing on chronic pain syndromes. He founded […]
“In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.” -Shunryu Suzuki Focus. It’s more important than ever now that you are surrounded by distractions. Culture presents you with so much information that you can easily become overwhelmed. You can be pulled in too many directions and feel that you’re spread too thin. Your mind tends to […]
Hand Strength From The Neck? A recent study of national level judo athletes found that the application of chiropractic adjustments to the neck immediately increased grip strength. It is crucial that your neck does not exhibit areas of dysfunction or it may limit your hand function. It’s a fact that the muscles of your hands are controlled by nerve impulses from your brain’s […]
Have you Ever Felt Exercise Isn’t Worth it? A common complaint is how hard it is to lose weight. However, few of us are thinking about preventing the loss of muscle that occurs as we age. Long thought to be an inevitable part of the aging process, now we are learning about how our choice to exercise can make […]