Welcome to the Introduction to Axial Spondyloarthritis Course. The bones of the human body are divided into two groups, the appendicular skeleton and the axial skeleton. We’re going to focus on the axial skeleton which includes the bones of the head, vertebral column, thorax, and trunk. Understanding the structure of the vertebral column is important […] Read more

Moderate exercise boosts your immune system; while extreme exercise, such as marathon running, depresses the immune system, moderate exercise, such as walking, may actually prove to benefit it. That’s according to new research from Dr. David C. Nieman, a professor of exercise science at Appalachian State University in North Carolina. Nieman had a group of […] Read more

Moderate exercise boosts your immune system; while extreme exercise, such as marathon running, depresses the immune system, moderate exercise, such as walking, may actually prove to benefit it. That’s according to new research from Dr. David C. Nieman, a professor of exercise science at Appalachian State University in North Carolina. Nieman had a group of […] Read more

We all know that exercise can tone our bodies, make them healthier and even more attractive. But did you know it can also improve your sex life? Start with a cardiovascular program to get your heart in shape. Next add pelvic exercises that will increase partner satisfaction […] Read more

“Fibromyalgia syndrome, or F-M-S, is a chronic disorder affecting millions of people causing widespread pain in joints, tendons and muscles.” “Patients feel pain in as many as 18 specific “tender points,” small areas on the body less than an inch across. Even the slightest pressure on a tender point can cause excruciating pain.” “Sufferers may […] Read more

Welcome to our functional training series. Breaking it down, functional training is simply turning your attention to training the body for movements we perform as we go about our daily lives. Movements like standing , sitting, stepping, reaching, pushing, pulling, getting balanced. Our training series has broken down those movements into a series of workouts […] Read more

A reassessment of diseases that might be infectious has been greatly facilitated by increasingly powerful tools of detection. Kaposi’s sarcoma, known for more than a century as a rare cancer that occurred in elderly men of Mediterranean extraction, was unmasked in the 1980s and 1990s, when a large number of KS cases arose in people […] Read more

A reassessment of diseases that might be infectious has been greatly facilitated by increasingly powerful tools of detection. Kaposi’s sarcoma, known for more than a century as a rare cancer that occurred in elderly men of Mediterranean extraction, was unmasked in the 1980s and 1990s, when a large number of KS cases arose in people […] Read more

Glaucoma is a disease of the optic nerve, which is the part of the eye that carries the images we see to the brain. The optic nerve is made up of many nerve fibers, like an electric cable containing numerous wires. When pressure inside the eye increases, damage to the optic nerve fibers may occur, […] Read more