The results of a new analysis have provided good evidence to suggest that Tai Chi is beneficial for arthritis. Specifically, it was shown to decrease pain with trends towards improving overall physical health, level of tension and satisfaction with health status....
People with lower back pain are better off exercising more, not less, according to a University of Alberta study. The study followed 240 men and women with chronic lower-back pain and showed that those who exercised four days a week had a better quality of life, 28%...
Attention parents, athletes, and everyone using plastic bottles. Let the debate about the dangers of bisphenol A (BPA) and whether or not it leaches finally come to an end. A new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found that participants who...
A new study by the Mayo Clinic shows a correlation between inadequate vitamin D levels and the amount of narcotic medication taken by patients who have chronic pain. This correlation is an important finding as researchers discover new ways to treat chronic pain....
Research from the University of Exeter reveals for the first time, that changes in brain activity, triggered by physical exercise, may help reduce cigarette cravings. The study shows how exercise changes the way the brain processes information among smokers, thereby...
There’s another reason to dust off those running shoes. Vigorous exercise may help prevent vision loss, according to a pair of studies from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The studies tracked approximately 41,000 runners for more...
