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For many years I’ve had this quote by Herophilus, the “Father of Anatomy”, on my email signature. “When health is absent, wisdom cannot reveal itself, art cannot manifest, strength cannot [...]

If a flare up happens, some pre-existing, physical concern, such as a knee that's been bothering a person for a while, will become aggravated. That might mean that the area becomes acutely [...]

Descending stairs (and presumably walking down a steep hill) requires 90 degrees of knee flexion ability. 90 degrees would mean that your shin becomes perpendicular to your thigh bone.

So, I guess I got into that age old question on human nature, is it essentially bad and self-seeking, or good and generous? But it was also a question about the nature of nature and of the [...]

These thresholds of function are often mistaken by people as either pathology, or the inevitable effects of growing old. When you’re avoiding things that you used to enjoy in life because you’re [...]

This caught my eye as something you all might be interested in. I’ve been reading Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance by Stuart McGill. He also wrote Low Back Disorders and has authored well [...]

If we do try the activity that we saw someone else do and hurt ourselves, we might attribute the difference to a lack of skill instead of realizing that what’s under that person's skin is [...]

What do these three have in common? They are all about getting more out of sensation. Heightened sensory awareness means that we become more alive and more immersed in all that the present [...]

It’s a common practice to do a few leg stretches before engaging in an athletic activity. You’ll often see a person standing on one leg and pulling their heel toward their bottom (quads), or [...]