Postural sway is an important concept in understanding how the body moves and responds to external forces. It’s a complex subject, but once understood, it can help physical therapists and other movement professionals accurately assess posture and make informed decisions about treatment. In this article, we’ll explore what postural sway is, its significance for human motion, and why it matters to healthcare professionals. Postural Sway Postural sway refers to the slight side-to-side movements of our bodies when standing still or walking. It’s not just an interesting phenomenon — postural sway h ..read more

Chimpanzees and their common ancestors have been sleeping without pillows for millions of years. Most people nowadays do use pillows. Are pillows necessary? Instinctive Sleeping Humans are one of many species of primates – ancestors that lived in the trees of tropical forests. With the exception of humans, most primates live in tropical regions of Africa, Asia, and the Americas. The earliest primates go back nearly 60 million years and primates have been sleeping without pillows for a long time! Great apes (that’s us) are unique in that they build sleeping nests or beds. Other primates, like C ..read more

Dupuytren’s contraction or contracture is a disease characterized by the deformity of the hand that develops over decades. A Dupuytren’s Contraction or Contracture affects the underlying connective tissue of the palm’s skin. It happens when tissues form knots beneath the outer layers of the skin, and over time, this would cause the formation of a thick cord responsible for pulling one or more fingers into a bent position. Dupuytren’s contraction or contracture normally progresses slowly over several years. Sometimes it can develop over weeks or months. However, several people also experience ..read more

If you’re over the age of 35 and have spent years either sitting behind a desk, driving, laboring or otherwise being very physically active, you might have a condition commonly called Flatback Syndrome. What is Flatback Syndrome? Flatback Syndrome is really not a syndrome as such. I prefer to call it flatback posture or the correct medical term, alordosis. Lumbar Lordosis is the normal inward curvature in the lower spine. “Alordosis” means “absence of lordosis” – the normal curvature isn’t present, and instead, the lower back is “flat.” The pelvis is usually tipped backward (posterior tilt ..read more

I was on my way out to buy a new memory foam mattress for my bed – which I’ve had before and loved – when Brian from Sleepovation emailed me asking if I would endorse the Sleepovation mattress. He said it uses the latest sleep technology. Having never even sat on a Sleepovation mattress, much less had one on my bed, I wasn’t prepared to offer an endorsement, but I was happy to give the mattress a try. A true endorsement will only ever come from me if I love and use a product regularly. Brian was cool with that, and within the next 48 hours, my Sleepovation mattress arrived in a box. I love ..read more

There seems to be much media buzz about horns growing on young people’s skulls, and I’d like to say hogwash, balderdash, and baloney! What a total crock. I’m unconvinced by the study findings, to say the least. There is a huge issue I have with the neck x-rays that researchers analyzed in the study. As a result, it is impossible to conclude the correlation between cell phone use and skull morphology. An enthesis is the attachment point of a tendon, ligament, fascia, or capsule to the bone. The function of the enthesis is to distribute force over a large area of bone. A bone spur, also c ..read more

The 5-Step Cervicogenic Headache Protocol I can’t remember when I had my first headache, but it was sometime in my early 20s. I’ve had a lifetime of headaches. My headaches have been the bane of my life but also my constant companion and gift. Last Saturday, en route to a barn dance, I had a whopper of a headache. I’m not too fond of perimenopause for the resurgence of headaches in the last two years. However, if it were not for my headaches, I would never have found Dr Brian Sher (Toronto Chiropractor), who provided my first neck adjustment that vanished my headache on the spot and paved the ..read more

The Everpillow by Infinite Moon is yet another option of comfortable pillows available online. In my never-ending search for the perfect night’s sleep, one of my posture pupils brought this pillow to my attention. Sleeping is a competitive market. There are ergonomic pillows, organic pillows, memory foam pillows, thin pillows, fat pillows, extra firm, extra soft, down-filled, goose-filled, and even pillows filled with cooling gel. With so much choice in the sleeping marketplace, it’s getting harder to be different. Infinite Moon doesn’t just make different pillows. They make a diffe ..read more

What do people see when you walk into a room? Hopefully, they see a confident, successful, happy individual. But if we’re not careful, what we communicate through our body posture, may not be the image we wish to convey. Our body movements, gestures, alignment (posture), eye contact, skin flushing, breathing, and even perspiration all add to the words that we speak. When I was younger, I blushed easily, and it intensified when people commented on my flushed cheeks. I still blush as an adult, but now I can laugh it off without feeling horribly embarrassed. The way we talk, sit, and stand carri ..read more

My right leg is 9mm shorter than my left. This is called leg length inequality; also known as leg length deficiency, leg length insufficiency, or short leg. This was diagnosed reliably from x-ray, whilst I attended Chiropractic University over two decades ago. X-Ray is the only reliable means for measuring leg lengh inequality. As a result of my short leg, I have an associated lumbar scoliosis and a history of disc degeneration in this region of my spine. Ugh! Personally, and clinically – after years treating patients with leg length inequality, having regular manual adjustments and wearing a ..read more