A new study examined how MS patients responded to a combination of aerobic, strengthening, balancing and stretching exercise. It helped the patients during the active period, but benefits were lost by the one-year follow-up, with regression of symptoms. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25068045 (Link … read more

I spent a fair bit of time today doing research on stretching, and I happened upon an article in PubMed that shows that lumbar traction reduces the size of herniated discs, with greater improvements in those with greater disc herniations. … read more

Good luck to all the triathletes at the Aug. 30th Canadian National Triathlon. Maitland Massage Therapy will be onsite from 4-8pm to help with recovery. Whether the athletes are doing their first triathlon, a sprint, an Olympic distance, half-ironman or … read more

When it comes to the human body [our own bodies included, of course!], the quality of what we eat impacts tissue repair and all other metabolic activities – whether it is assimilation of nutrients, elimination of metabolic wastes from cells, … read more

This is a great article. It is always a good thing throughout our lives to think about forgiving people who have done us (or others) wrong. This adds an additional incentive, claiming it is also good for our health. John … read more

This is a fascinating article about nutrition being able to reverse heart disease (high cholesterol, sclerosis of the arteries to the heart, etc.), written from the point of view of one of the world’s leading cardiologists. If you have a … read more

If you are planning a trip to the beach this summer, check out the City of Ottawa’s water quality results. Data comes in at around 10 or 11 am each morning, and lifeguards are on duty noon to 7pm until … read more

Here is an interesting PDF presentation on improving recovery from inflammation for athletes. Most likely, anti-inflammatory foods and pro-inflammatory foods will have the same impact for non-athletes. Here are a few take-aways from the the presentation: Those who doubled their … read more

I recently saw some fascinating research on how male athletes in Spain were given 2 cups of watermelon puree or a placebo (watermelon drink).Those pre-loading with watermelon had significantly less pain after an intensive workout. (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/watermelon-for-sore-muscle-relief/). It just so happened … read more

Happy first days of Summer to you all! Summer solstice was this weekend, with some great beach swimming and lots of outdoor music (even the Dragonboat festival got into the music scene)! If you’d like to book online, please go … read more