Developing Flexible and Healthy Hips
Healthy hips are essential for the majority of your daily movements including sitting, standing, walking, and running. Experiencing hip pain can seriously interfere with your everyday activities. Hip pain can come from many sources, such as overactive or tight muscles that affect the hip joint or other rheumatic diseases that affect joints and connective tissues. Fortunately, a healthy and active lifestyle will greatly reduce your chances of developing hip pain over time. Maintaining strong, mobile, and durable hips is necessary to be able to perform most of your daily and athletic
Prevent Lower Back Pain
Low Back Pain is one of the most common complaints we hear at Melita Fitness and Rehab. For many people, low back pain (LBP) turns into a nuisance that hinders the ability to perform daily tasks. If you’re in this boat, you are not alone. Low back pain affects nearly 85% of adults. CAUSES So what causes LBP? The most common origins include lifting heavy objects and skeletal irregularities. Lifting a heavy object, especially with improper form, can place excess strain on the vertebral column causing muscle strains and disc herniations. Skeletal
Building Strong, Injury Resistant Knees
Knee pain is a common problem for many older adults and individuals who participate in high impact activities. As you age, the cartilage in your knees endures wear and tear as you move around and walk. Although aging of the knee joint is unavoidable and natural, there are several factors which increase chances of developing knee pain. A lack of muscle strength and flexibility in your hamstrings, quadriceps, core, and hips, as well as injury, osteoarthritis, and excess body weight can all cause or contribute to knee problems. Cartilage of the