Schuylkill County: Muscles are comprised of two different basic muscle types: fast twitch and slow twitch.  Fast twitch muscle fibers have low endurance whereas slow twitch muscle fibers have high endurance.  As an example, sprinters have a high percentage of fast twitch muscle fibers in their legs and long-distance runners have a higher percentage of [...]

Schuylkill County:  Did you know that about 10% of back injuries do not resolve in two months time and the back pain is considered chronic?  Is there something different about backs from other tissues or joints in the body?  Yes, there is! In 1987, the journal Spine published Dr. Vert Mooney’s Presidential Address of the International Society for [...]

Schuylkill County: Do you hurt all over, frequently feel exhausted, can’t seem to ever feel “rested” after a night’s sleep?  Do you feel like your brain is in a fog, and you failed to respond to any of the recommended medications from your family physician and no test seems to uncover anything specific?  If this [...]

Here is a simple exercises that you can do at home with no equipment. It works the multifidus, erector spinae, transverse abdominus, oblique muscles. The purpose of this exercise is to Increase low back strength and muscular endurance. By doing this exercise you can have the benefits of Improved stability, functional strength and injury prevention [...]

What treatments helped their back pain the most? In this Consumer Reports survey, many of the respondents tried an average of five to six different treatments over the course of a year. There were 23 different types of treatments tried…