What is Dizziness and Vertigo? Dizziness is defined as an unpleasant disturbance of spatial orientation. Vertigo is a type of dizziness related to the perception of movement of either one’s own body, or the environment around them. There are many types of vertigo...
What is Mobility? Mobility is defined as the ability to actively move a limb through its full range of motion. Often confused, the term Flexibility on the other hand is defined as the ability of a muscle to extend passively through its range of motion. While the two...
What is the Zone of Apposition? The Zone of Apposition is defined as the area of attachment between the diaphragm directly behind the inner aspect of the lower chest wall and rib cage. This area is of great importance for proper diaphragm and breathing function, and...
How Muscles Work The muscles in the body have general functional characteristics. These characteristics allow us to move with stability and efficiency. Sometimes they act like springs absorbing shock while other times they act like bungee cords suspending us. The...
The average person walks roughly 115,000 miles, in their lifetime. That’s enough to circumference the earth four times. That’s a lot of walking! You might be interested to know that if you are walking normally, your whole foot is never flat on the ground. That’s an...
