April 2008:: Health Bulletin

WE'VE MOVED!

• As most of our patients are aware, we have moved to a new clinic across the street from our old one. Our phone number 604-738-1021 and our website www.vancouverbackpain.com remains the same. The new location is 2221 W Broadway and is directly across the street from the new London Drugs. There is plenty of parking that is located underneath the building; there are 400 stalls under London Drugs and IGA and there is parking behind the Regent Medical Building; as well as, free street parking on Broadway.

• Spring Sports

  As we are enjoying more days of beautiful sunshine and moderate temperatures, so too are we seeing more Vancouverites tying up their running shoes and hitting the pavement and trails. This month, our newsletter will focus on tips for a healthy, fit and fun running season!

  Nutrition and Hydration
  Running is an aerobic and endurance based activity, therefore our bodies use water and carbohydrates to create energy to propel us. Runners should be careful...
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  Core Principles
  All power and movement is generated from the center (core) of our bodies. Core includes the layers of the abdominal muscle group, and the muscles of the back from the stabilizing multifidus to the might erector spinae.
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  Balance equals bliss
  Proper stretching before and after the run is of paramount importance. Stretches before the run should be more dynamic, using fluid motions such as lunges or trunk rotations to warm up the body.
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  Rest and recovery
  Our muscles get stronger when we rest and eat. It is a great idea to plan your runs for the week, that way you can make time for exercise in your schedule, as well as plan adequate recovery and progression.
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• Running Injuries?
  Change Your Form.

  

  Running is the most natural form of exercise known to us. It is simple: almost anyone can pull on a good pair of shoes and go for a run any time they feel like it. Yet running has the capacity to cause a variety of injuries, as noted in Part I of this series.

  Part of the reason for this is that most of us run just the same way we did as kids; no consideration of good form or technique, we just "go for it". Unfortunately as we age we become heavier, less flexible, and we tend to become "heel runners" thereby pounding our ankles, knees, hips, and pelvic joints with multiples of our own body weight upon each stride. Almost inevitably injuries crop up in the same way as if you drove your car with no suspension; eventually it would shake itself to pieces.

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