Dynamic Shoulder Stretches
After finding last week’s infographic, which highlighted the dangers of sitting for long periods of time, I’ve been trying to incorporate as many short breaks and stretches into my days as possible. This week, YogaDork has a really nice 90 second video of dynamic shoulder stretches by Los Angeles yoga teacher, Jill Miller.
The stretches aren’t too fancy and they don’t require superhuman feats of flexibility. They incorporate fluid movement that feels—in a word—awesome, especially if you’re an office worker like me whose most dynamic shoulder movement of the day is reaching across the counter for your latte.
More on the Barefoot Debate
We were so happy to see The New York Times take on the topic of barefoot running this week – a topic that we tackled weeks ago – and come to the exact same conclusions. Does barefoot running increase or decrease your risk of injuries while running? Dr. Stuart J. Warden, an associate professor of physical therapy at Indiana University, told The New York Times that “it probably does both.”
Another way to say that is – it depends. It depends on your history, on your stride, and on how quickly you adjust to running without shoes. If you’re chomping at the bit to join in the barefoot craze, The Times makes the same suggestions we did – start slowly and work up to it over time. And don’t overstride.
Doctor Dos and Don’ts
The National Physicians Alliance published their “Top 5 lists in Primary Care” this week. The three separate lists (one each for primary care physicians, pediatricians, and internists) published in the Archives of Internal Medicine are all doctor don’ts – in other words, things that they recommend doctors don’t do. For example, “Don’t order imaging for low back pain within the first six unless specified red flags are present.”
The guidelines are meant to reduce wasteful spending and also protect patients from undue costs and expenses that have failed to improve their outcomes.
At One Medical Group, we know about these guidelines and we share this interest in avoiding unnecessary and/or harmful treatment. We’re also aware that every decision involves a unique patient, and we don’t practice cookie-cutter medicine. Each decision like this is ultimately up to you and your provider.
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