Posts by Dr Andreas Movement Therapy and Muscle Rehab

The exact cause of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is stillan unknown. Some theories suggest CFS may be due to inflammation in the nervoussystem.Symptoms of CFS are similar to those of the flu includingmuscle aches, headache, and extreme fatigue for long periods of time. Other symptoms may include:· Feeling extremely tired for more than 24 hoursafter exercise · Feeling tired after sleeping for a proper...
10/22/2013 6:48:43 PM
If you happened to watch PBS Frontline'sLeague of Denial this week, you may have been surprised how big problem seriousconcussions have become in both professional and amateur sports. There are morethan 300,000 concussions annually in football alone. The prevalence in highschool and college athletics is a major concern, especially considering howbig, fast and strong high school and college athletes...
10/9/2013 6:22:09 PM
I was on a flight recently where the person across the islefrom me was reading a book entitled “Dad is Fat”. Unfortunately, more than half the children inthis country could have written it.You think the old adage, calories in, calories out, a simpleequation than means eat healthy and exercise would be enough guidance, but lifeis more complicated than that, isn’t it? What calories? Which exercises?Sometimes...
10/2/2013 6:18:21 PM
You can lower your stress levels, improve brain function andeven spark creativity by simply taking a few minutes out of your day tomeditate. How you do it is less important than just doing it. There are manyways a person can focus on mind and body so that they meet, but the two mostprevalent are mindful meditation, by simply focusing on one specific thing,your breathing, a sensation in your body or...
9/25/2013 8:43:48 PM
Complementary, alternative and integrative medicine-what do these terms mean?Many people use health care approaches developed outside of conventional, medicine for specific conditions or overall health. When describing these approaches outside of conventional western thinking, people often use the words “alternative” and “complementary” interchangeably, but the two terms refer to different concepts:...
9/19/2013 7:47:35 PM
Holistic medicine involves the mind-body-spirit approach that assists the whole patient with diet, nutrition, exercise and mental health. There are many of us who live with chronic conditions that conventional medicine cannot address. My focus on holistic health includes following a lifestyle that prevents or mitigates chronic conditions by treating on the entire person rather than the illness or a...
9/19/2013 7:46:11 PM