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Benefits of swimming for your spine!

Benefits of swimming for your spine! Swimming is a unique form of exercise because it frees you from the constraints that gravity usually imposes. This is a huge advantage for people who are overweight, pregnant, arthritic, or suffering from other health conditions that make load bearing activities particularly painful and unpleasant. Swimming doesn’t put undue […]

symphysis pubis dysfunction

Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction

Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction It can result in severe, distressing pain in the groin as well as the pubis.  The pain associated with SPD can make moving, twisting and walking extremely painful and it can also be linked to low back pain. Although not life-threatening, SPD can be life limiting, it can affect family relationships, social […]

osgood-schlatter disease

Osgood-Schlatter Disease

Osgood-Schlatter Disease What is Osgood-Schlatter disease? This condition causes a painful bump just below the knee.  It commonly affects children when their knees are still developing and who participate in sports that require: Running Jumping Changing direction quickly It is inflammation of the shinbone (tibial tuberosity) and the main tendon of the kneecap (patella tendon). […]