Peter V George MPT, DC

28/10/2016

"Research is showing that the pain often has nothing to do with the mechanics of the spine, but with the way the nervous system is behaving..."

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/01/13/255457090/pain-in-the-back-exercise-may-help-you-learn-not-to-feel-it

10/09/2016

"[Movement] is basically a wonder drug...the sort of substance that can somehow treat a broad range of medical conditions, from heart disease...to mental health issues."

"Average savings for the average person getting enough exercise...totalled $2500."

"...150 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity each week."

http://www.businessinsider.com/financial-benefits-of-exercise-2016-9

Working out makes you happier and healthier, and it turns out people who get enough exercise spend far less money on healthcare.

05/09/2016

Chronic muscle weakness and pain, poor sleep, brain fog, and depression are some of the symptoms of 'chronic fatigue syndrome.'

Recent research suggests that the changes in metabolism seen in people diagnosed with CFS shares some similarities with a tiny animal when it enters a state of suspended animation in response to environmental stress.

While far from a causal relationship, it might suggest the profound effect that stress (physical and emotional) - and our response to it - has on our bodies in the long term.

http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21706241-new-test-may-diagnose-mysterious-illness-and-also-help-explain-it-blood?fsrc=scn/fb/te/bl/ed/chronicfatiguesyndromebloodsimple

A new test may diagnose a mysterious illness, and also help to explain it

02/09/2016

Here's a neat little web app! I clicked on the glutes and it had hip thrusts...I'm sold!

https://musclewiki.org/Male/Quads

26/08/2016

If doctors are beginning to question the use of prescription opioids to treat pain, shouldn't you?

Today, modern musculoskeletal medicine can not only offer more lasting relief without the use of drugs - perhaps more importantly - it can prevent these problems from becoming debilitating in the first place.

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/25/health/us-surgeon-general-letter-doctors-opioid-use/index.html

For the first time, a US surgeon general has reached out to every doctor in America.