Improving Posture: A Few Simple Steps
Poor posture has many detrimental effects on the body. Individuals often experience chronic pain in the back, neck, and shoulders, digestive issues, stiffness, and fatigue. Poor posture can also lead more »
Category: Articles – Integrative Wellness Center
A Guide to Bone Spurs
Bone spurs, or osteophytes, are an excess growth of bone around a vertebral body. Problems occur due to the pain and inflammation caused by bone spurs rubbing against ligaments, nerves, more »
Vitamin Supplements for Arthritis and Orthopedic Pain
Modern medicine, though extremely effective and precise, has frequently downplayed the utility of vitamin and mineral supplements in the treatment and management of a variety of health conditions. For individuals more »
What Smartphones are Doing to Our Hands
Smartphones have become so pervasive; it’s almost as if they are an extension of our bodies. With built-in fitness apps, instant access to personal social networks and support, and the more »
Growth Plate Fractures: What are They?
Because their bones are still growing and strengthening, children are at increased risk for orthopedic injuries. A common injury sustained by children is known as a growth plate fracture. Growth more »
Nutrition for the Female Athlete
Women who participate in sports work hard to improve their strength, endurance, and fitness levels. But, while we spend hours devoted to fitness, we often overlook an equally important component more »
From Morning Stiffness to Surgery
Millions of Americans suffer from from some degree of hip pain. You may have noticed a stiffness or discomfort in your hips in the morning, or experienced achiness or soreness more »
Unmissable Fall Festivals in NJ
There is a crispness to the air, the leaves are changing, and visions of trick-or-treating are dancing in children’s eyes. Humidity is finally a fading memory, and snow and ice more »