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This is a good article that studied how long the coronavirus will be able to stay on the surface of various items (fomites) or remain airborne (aerosol) and viable (still “alive” and infectious). This was released by http://www.medscape.comon March 17, 2020. Dr. Lewis published this research paper in a short period of time, it was not peered reviewed (which is a hallmark of a top quality…

Arthritis: What’s It All About: Part 1

This is a three part series about arthritis. The next two parts are sources of inflammation and how to treat joint degeneration.

Arthritis is a broad term encompassing over 100 different conditions that effect the joint(s). The word is broken down into “arthr” defined as “joint” and “itis” translated to “inflammation.” You might come across the word “arthrosis.” This is a more accurate term to…

It’s Never Too Late to Exercise!

 Movement is key to a healthy lifestyle. We hear it all the time, yet it is hard to get started! Maybe this little bit info might get you going.  This study was published in the JAMA Internal Medicine in December 2018. The investigators reviewed various studies that were particular to exercising for about 1 year. The average training program was 50 minute sessions at 2-3 times per week. It…

Stretching a torn muscle. What it might look like if too aggressive.

As you know, videos are an excellent tool for learning. I made one to help visualize some traits of a muscle injury. Before looking at the video, a brief discussion should be done fist.

The technical term for a muscle injury is called a strain. More specifically it is divided into grades I, II and III. Grade III is when the muscle is completely separated into two parts. Grade II is when the…

I read an interesting research article in the January 2018 of The Spine Journal [1].  This paper was looking at a time period of 5 years after the last injection of steroid to the intervertebral foramen (IVF) to assess the lasting effects of decreasing leg pain. The IVF is an area of the spine where the nerve exits to go throughout the body and is often a source of pain.

The criteria for this…

Functional Stretching

Functional stretching is a relatively new concept that’s replacing the traditional static type stretching for pre-activity warm-ups. As the name implies, functional stretching deals with movement related stretching that is similar to dynamic stretching,but includes sport or activity specific mimicking. More traditionally, we tend to think of this as the warm-up exercises…

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Dynamic Stretching

This type of stretching is very similar to the active static stretchexcept that dynamic stretching, the joint is going through a range of motion. By this I mean that you are actually moving the joint at the same time while sensing a little bit of a stretch on the muscle. It’s a good, simple stretch to do as a warm-up prior to your event. Be…

Stretching: Active Static Stretch Good way of starting out exercising for the first time or warming up muscles prior ot exercise.

Position A                                               Position B

Last blog discussed one of two different types of static stretching which is the passive type. The second variety is called active. In this method, you position which ever part of the body you’re stretching at its end range of motion and hold it at that location without moving the joint.  Hence the term static (being still).…

The Different Types of Stretches: Static

Dr. Dalton doing a passive static stretch called the TV stretch.

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Will be starting a new series, Things to Know About Stretching: "Tripod of Exercise"

For the most part, stretching gets such a bad rap in the exercise world.  Most athletes and exercise enthusiasts become hooked on the “real” part of exercising;  cardiovascular and strength training.  Well, I never saw a tripod be able to stand on only 2 of the 3 legs!  It’s going to fall down for sure.  This same concept applies to the tripod of exercising:  cardiovascular, strength andstretchi…

Hydration: Is Caffeine and Alcohol OK while exercising? This is a continuation of the hydration series. Massage specials for August http://eepurl.com/Yhn0f. Blog site

Think about drinking your coffee or tea this morning. Within about 30 minutes your mood and alertness picks up. For most of us, it’s why we have a cup or two. On the other hand, the more coffee we drink we have to urinate more frequently. From an exercise perspective, an important question is whether any potential water lose from caffeine intake might counteract any positive effect on increased…

Hydration 5 of 6: Which sports drinks are best?

Sport drinks get a lot of “talk” and attention for water and electrolyte replacements.  My last blog discussed the average intake of sodium, potassium and water replenishment during activities.  Recall that the hourly intakes should be 8 oz of water, 115-173 mg sodium and 20-48 mg potassium.  The Gatorade produced chart below shows what’s contained in various sport drinks.

Carbohydrate…

Ebola Virus: Researcher explains recent outbreak in West Africa

Originally posted on Dalton Chiropractic Blog:

Oklahoma researcher explains recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa Joshua Ward, the director of scholar development and undergraduate research at Oklahoma State University, answered a few questions about the evolving Ebola outbreak in West Africa. by Jaclyn Cosgrove Modified: July 16, 2014 at 11:00 am •  Published: July 15, 2014 in “The…

Providing our body the correct amount of water and electrolytes will assure our best performance.  This is accomplished in three ways:  pre-exercise, during the event and post-exercise.

Pre-exercise consumption should be up to 12 hrs prior to the event with slow consumption at least 4 hours prior to exercising ( you don’t want to feel too full and maintain maximum hydration).  A good test to see…

Hydration 4 of 6: Water loss during exercise. We can lose a lot of water in an hour! Check this out to see how much and why we sweat.

The last discussion on hydrationwas referring to the variety of ways the body will loose water in a 24 hour period while not exercising.  Recall that 600 ml of water was lost through the skin by a process called insensible loss.  This is essentially water being evaporated from the skin without our sensing this action.  This equates to about 20% of our body water loss, the majority is through…

Found an interesting article on the recent Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa

Oklahoma researcher explains recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa Joshua Ward, the director of scholar development and undergraduate research at Oklahoma State University, answered a few questions about the evolving Ebola outbreak in West Africa. by Jaclyn Cosgrove Modified: July 16, 2014 at 11:00 am •  Published: July 15, 2014 in “The Oklahoman” Edmond native Joshua Ward was only 8…