Health and Wellness

Stop and think before you reach for that dinner plate. A smaller plate may be just the right size when it comes to weight loss. It’s simple advice, really. Use a smaller plate, eat a smaller portion. But does it work? Apparently, it can. Researchers studied the eating habits of first-graders who were allowed to […]READ MORE

Let them sleep. That’s the advice of researchers who studied the sleep habits of teens struggling with obesity. A new study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that increasing the number of hours that adolescents sleep may lower the prevalence of obesity for that age group. In fact, fewer […]READ MORE

Calories. Fat. Sodium. When it comes to reading nutritional labels, those are the top three ingredients people like to control. But a new study may steer folks to look for something else in the Nutritional Facts label: Fiber. Dietary fiber, already known for its ability to help reduce risk factors for stroke, can lower a […]READ MORE

New research, presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2013 Annual Meeting and published online simultaneously in the New England Journal of Medicine, is emphasizing the importance of physical therapy for patients with osteoarthritis who are recovering from a meniscal tear. (Read the article on MedScape.) This study followed patients with knee osteoarthritis and […]READ MORE

The next time you reach for something sweet to drink at the gym, you might want to check the listed ingredients for sugar. That’s because new research shows sugar-sweetened sodas, sports drinks and fruit drinks may be associated with 180,000 deaths annually worldwide. The research was presented at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, […]READ MORE

Athletes suspected of experiencing a concussion should be immediately removed from play, according to a new guideline released by the American Academy of Neurology. This is a change from using concussion grading systems, said Dr. Christopher C. Giza, a co-lead guideline author, in a news release from the AAN. Instead, Giza said, each athlete should […]READ MORE

With all the controversy in the news about performance-enhancing drugs, it’s becoming more and more apparent that athletes are turning to medications for help accelerating their sports performance. What the scandals should be teaching us, is that cheaters never win – and there are natural ways to boost performance, like hard work and proper training. […]READ MORE

A new poll shows that many parents do not believe their children are overweight. National statistics suggest that nearly one-third of all children are either overweight or obese according to their body mass index. But when parents were asked about their children’s weight, only 15 percent said their child needed to lose weight, a news […]READ MORE

Don’t forget, In Motion is going to have a significant presence at this year’s Shamrock Marathon! Our ATCs, PTs, and volunteers will be joining Dr. Ernesto Luciano, the Medical Director of the race, at the Medical Tent, a triage tent, and a blister tent in on the beach along the race course. Look for the […]READ MORE

Walking at a brisk pace can help stroke survivors improve their physical fitness, mobility and quality of life, according to new research. In a new study of 128 adult stroke survivors, researchers found that those who walked briskly three times a week for three months lowered their resting heart rate, improved their walking endurance and […]READ MORE