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Information for exercise and lifestyle-related management and prevention of unique medical conditions. Send Tom the Physio an email at tom.methodhealth@gmail.com to get access to any article that you cannot access, as some annoyingly are behind a paywall. General Health and Healthy Aging. “Your never too old or too late to exercise!” 50 Benefits of Aerobic Training or Planned Physical Activity Lack of exercise is a major cause of chronic disease - PMC Home - Exercise is Medi

“Does menopause affect my body fat, muscle mass, and ability to progress with exercise?” Menopause is defined as a 12 month period of an absence of ovulation. The menstrual cycle section in this article, should explain why a 12 month absence of a period does not define menopause as it historically used too and why defining the true start of menopause is difficult. Menopause is often experienced as a confusing and life-changing 5-15 year period of many physical and mental symp

If you have pain of any location, type, severity, duration, or recurrence (including the “injury that never healed”), here are some resources to guide your pain literacy: Method Health Articles: Pain Mediators General Pain Education Websites: Greg Lehman - YouTube + Blog — Greg Lehman Cor-Kinetic Tame the Beast Dr. Rachel Zoffness - Resources Home - Flippin' Pain Home - Evoolve Cognitive Functional Therapy HealthSkills Blog – For health professionals supporting chronic pa

Important factors that contribute to your pain experience. This article is not intended to provide immediate pain relief. Still, for some, increased awareness and the reassurance of knowing you can influence the symptoms that led to you seeking care from a physiotherapist or doctor can be a powerful pain reliever on its own. Also, changing many lifestyle related pain factors strongly predicts long-term satisfactory outcomes from pain management services. 20 to 40% of people

Menstrual cycle training, nutrition, outdated gender fragility beliefs, muscle growth potential, contraceptives, exercise for periods, breast pain, endometriosis, PMOS

“Challenging exercise and strength training are not recommended during pregnancy right?” Participation in exercise for women after puberty is already low, yet it is being compounded by fear-mongering about completing tolerable but challenging exercise during pregnancy, which when avoided has lifelong negative impacts on women's health both during and after pregnancy. Exercise that does not involve risk of direct blows to the abdomen seems very safe at all stages of pregnancy,

Hurt yourself for the first time? Strained a muscle? Sprained a joint? Tweaked your back or neck? Tendon pain flare-up? Now what? During the first 1 to 3 days after injury or a pain flare-up, and if needed, a consultation with a medical professional, your sore muscle, ligament, or joint needs P.E.A.C.E. P stands for protect. Reduce some, but not all, movement of the sore area for 1 to 3 days to help your immune system respond and begin to calm things down. Do not plan for com

"Running away from OA" Many people may be concerned that being a former or current runner or athlete in a running sport contributes to the development of osteoarthritis (OA). Running is often perceived as detrimental to joint health, even by health care professionals (Adults with chronic low back pain hold negative beliefs towards running: a mixed methods study - ScienceDirect + Do the General Public and Health Care Professionals Think That Running Is Bad for the Knees? A Cro

What is a meniscus?

Should everyone be concerned about their blood pressure?