I am here to help with exercise questions, ask away!
Cheers all, my name is Dr. Mark Smith and I would love to help with any exercise issues any of you have.
I wrote an article in last month's Natural Cures Newsletter, and if you would like to read it, it can be found HERE
Please let me know how I can help!
I wrote an article in last month's Natural Cures Newsletter, and if you would like to read it, it can be found HERE
Please let me know how I can help!
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Permalink Reply by Dr. Mark Smith Ph.D on -
Hi Charles,
I'm not quite sure as to your question, could you be more specific? If you are looking for a good product, I can definately recommend some, otherwise, it would be helpful to expand on your question. Thank you.
Best regards,
Dr. Mark J. Smith
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Permalink Reply by JoAnn C Claybaugh on -
Hi. I have problems with my knees and i would like to know what i can do to stop the pain and to regain range of motion in both. My right knee i can't bend all the way and my left i can't hyper-extend all the way either. Do i need to go to physical therapy or is there something else i can do to help?
thanks JoAnn
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Permalink Reply by Dr. Mark Smith Ph.D on
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Hi JoAnn,
You definately should first seek some kind of professional help. Seeing a physical therapist would be my first recommendation or a suitably qualified personal trainer. I could perhaps direct you a little better if I had more information. You can call Corrective Wellness at 800.756.9073 to provide your phone number if you would like me to call you.
Best regards,
Dr. Mark J. Smith
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Permalink Reply by wendy james on -
Greetings,
I do low level yoga and have found that most of my aches and pains have disappeared but there is a spot in my upper spine, below the neck and above the chicken wings, that I am not always able to adjsut with my exercises. Is there something I can add to correct this misalignment?
I am a 50+ y o female with liver problems (I had a transfusion in the late 70's. I was unconscious at the time or I woulld have objected vehemently).
Thank you for availability to help us with our problems. I see a chiropractor sometimes but my old chiropractor, who was a dear friend and always gave me exercises to correct problems passed away. I had a headache for a year, probably an old whiplash injury, that I was able to cure with adjustments and exercise. That is just one of many problems, i.e. tingly and numbness in my arms and hands, a misalignment of my hips after childbirth, that I have been able to correct myself with her aid.
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Permalink Reply by Dr. Mark Smith Ph.D on
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Hi Wendy,
Finally getting back on-line after a crazy January following a trip to Europe, hence the delay. Anyway, the issue you are addressing is hard to assist with without the ability to conduct an assessment. Consequently, any specific orthopedic issue needs a qualified professional to examine the condition. I would recommend you seek out a physical therapist or chiropractor that has experience with corrective exercise or a personal trainer that has the experience and training to help with your issues. While there are a number of organizations that educate personal trainers, one of my favorites is the CHEK Institute; many physical therapists and chiropractors also take their courses. You can go to the website and search for a qualified trainer in your location. You might also want to check out Center IMT to search for professionals trained in their integrated manual therapy. I know first hand of some incredible results their techniques have been responsible for and the professionals that take their training maintain that it transforms how they continue to practice and help their clients. Anyway, I hope this helps.
Best Regards,
Dr. Mark J. Smith
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Permalink Reply by cala on -
hey there.. awsome to know your there for exercice questions.:)
anyways... what the best to help my knees.. standing all day =ouch.. maybe if thers a build around it .. my bones would feel better?? (im tiny and lost 20 pounds over the summer) i have access to the gym incase theres something i can do there
thanks
chrissy
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Permalink Reply by Dr. Mark Smith Ph.D on
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Hi Chrissy,
Essentially you would likely need to work with a corrective exercise specialist (see my above reply to Wendy) but certainly improving the strength of the muscles surrounding the knee joint could help but it depends upon the cause of your knee pain. You definately don't want to do traditional, low-intensity "cardio" exercise that produces a continuous impact on your knees along with a pro-inflammatory response, rather, you want to engage in Sprint Interval Training (SIT) without excessive impact that produces an anti-inflammatory response. Take a look at the article I wrote for the Natural Cures newsletter (link is at the top of the page).
Hope this helps.
Best Regards,
Dr. Mark J. Smith
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Permalink Reply by Dr. Mark Smith Ph.D on
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Hi Wendy,
While swimming can certainly provide some benefits, the nature of the medium makes it is hard for most people to get much intensity from the exercise, the main component that inacts a physiological change for the better. There are a number of ways you can engage in intense exercise with minimal or no impact to your knees (see the NC Newsletter article link at the top of this page as well as replies within this post regarding finding qualified personal trainers) but if you are wanting to walk outside while reducing the impact to your knees walk up a steep hill. This will reduce the impact on your knees while increasing the intensity as well as improving the strength of your lower body, you would also benefit from walking on grass or trails as opposed to concrete. While you might not think that walking up a steep hill is for someone that is overweight with osteoarthritis, I can assure you that I have had great success with this very approach for such an individual. In addition to having my clients doing Srint Interval Training on the non-impact unit discussed in the article, I will have them walk on the treadmill at the maximum incline (15% on most treadmills) at a speed that fatigues them in 60 seconds. You may want to build up to the full incline but even deconditioned individuals for the most part have no problem walking slowly up a steep incline and this speed can then be increased as their ability allows. Don't forget that your diet also plays a huge role in the health of your joints - for the best anti-inflammatory diet and for the best in general take a look at Dr. Loren Cordain's web site.
Hope this helps.
Dr. Mark J. Smith
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Permalink Reply by Akadoka on
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What do you think about the "motionless" exercise there coming out with now? Is that just a fad or could it be valid?
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Permalink Reply by Dr. Mark Smith Ph.D on
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Hi Akadoka,
I had not heard about "motionless" exercise but immediately figured that it would be talking about isometric exercise, something that has been around as long as humankind and used by personal trainers and strength coaches for a long time! It appears the blogs have coined it "motionless" exercise because I cannot see that description on their website and that describes isometric exercise well. Now I cannot be perfectly sure that "Diametric Resistance™" training is nothing more than isometric training because in going to the website it is very secretive because, no surprise, they want you to buy the videos to discover the "7 Shapely Secrets". A really good program should not be apposed to showing you at least a couple of the exercises, the fact that they won't makes me very skeptical. Of course their results are also based upon a "7 SECRETS DIET/LIFESTYLE PROGRAM" and so the weight loss (the selling point) may not have much to do with the exercise program itself but it certainly could help. To make a point, last year I had a client lose 65 lbs with no exercise program, just a change in diet. My guess would be that the program is nothing more than 7 isometric exercises (definition: muscle contracting without changing length... as opposed to concentric or eccentric where the muscle is shortening and lengthening respectively) that incorporate multiple muscle groups, e.g. one example would be a wall sit for a minute. Isometric training certainly has it's place and is effective for toning and strengthening muscles but I would say that an effective program would only incorporate isometric training along with exercises that would generate a much greater metabolic effect. So, in summary I can only speculate as to the effectiveness of the program but my gut feeling is that it is nothing new despite marketing it as "7 Shapely Secrets". I would also say that if my guess is right (7 isometric exercises), there are far more effective programs out there and I'd probably spend my $40 on a video from a respected conditioning coach where you would likely receive more value for your money. They do have a money back guarantee minus the S&H charges of $12.93 (ensuring they make money whether you keep it or not!) and so if you can afford to lose $12.93 you could order it and take a look and let us all know what you think!
Hope this helps.
Best Regards,
Dr. Mark J. Smith
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Permalink Reply by Cameron on -
Lol, Kaley I was thinking the same thing. I have even read some of his articles in the NC newsletter and seen him speak on the website @ www.burstforhealth.com and it says that he travels alot and is always doing weight loss/exercise seminars for people. Poor guy is just trying to help pro-bono on here I am sure!
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