Exercise and Fitness Articles

Each month, Dr Randolph O'Dell publishes a new article related to exercise and fitness. Here are some links to the current article and to previous months' articles.

Month
Article
February 2012
Muscle Cramp Causes
January 2012
"My Feet Are on Fire!"
December 2011
Exercise Solutions
November 2011
Keep Moving!
October 2011
What Time Is Workout Time?
September 2011
Pulled Muscle First Aid
August 2011
Walk It Off!
July 2011
Stretching Your Health
June 2011
10,000 Steps
May 2011
Walk Longer, Live Longer
April 2011
Exercise Economics
March 2011
Aerobic? Anaerobic?
February 2011
I Need a Massage!
January 2011
Make Your Workout Work
December 2010
Target Heart Rate
November 2010
Does Your Workout Feel Like Work?
October 2010
What the Heck Is Pilates?
September 2010
The Best Free Workout!
August 2010
Hot or Cold?
July 2010
Aerobic vs. Anaerobic
June 2010
Take a Walk!
May 2010
Marathon Mania
April 2010
How Much Is Enough?

Doc Asks some important questions of interest to Walled Lake residents - Chiropractor Walled Lake Doc Asks...

Will chiropractic adjustments make my spine too loose?
No. Only the spinal joints that are fixated and "locked up" receive attention. The occasional spinal joint that moves too much is passed over so weakened muscles and ligaments can strengthen and heal.
Why is a "slipped disc" unlikely?
Separating each spinal vertebra is a disc. Its fibrous outer ring holds in a jelly-like material. Because of the way a disc attaches to the spinal bones above and below it, it can't actually "slip." However, a disc can bulge, tear, herniate, thin and collapse. But it can't slip.