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PAIN, FLEXIBILITY,
MOBILITY AND
YOUR HEALTH
By: Dr. Vincent Sferra
Natural Medicine & Rehabilitation
Being flexible and mobile is necessary
for all your daily activities-from get-
ting out of bed in the morning to
intensive sports training-and is a key
component to long term health and
wellness. Regularly stretching and
moving your joints and muscles
through a full range of motion along
with maintaining a healthy and
active lifestyle will help you perform
your daily activities, reduce your risk
of injury, decrease your chances of
developing chronic aches and pains,
help reduce physical and emotional
stress and keep you active for years
to come.
Joints that are fully mobile with good
supportive strength around them
have a reduced risk of injury. Enhanc-
ing your normal exercise routine with
stretching and dynamic range of
motion exercises increases the flexi-
bility of your joints, enables your
muscles to work more efficiently,
improves your performance and
helps prevent muscle, tendon and
ligament injuries. Stretching with
active range of motion exercises also
helps increase circulation, blood sup-
ply, oxygen and nutrients to your
muscles, joints and connective tis-
sues-which enhances recovery and
reduces sore muscles after a workout.
A lack of flexibility can also be part of
what creates back pain. When your
hamstrings, buttocks, hip flexors, and
quadriceps are tight and/or weak it
can place additional stress to your
lower back. Muscles will tend, to
some degree, to lose their flexibility
as part of the natural aging process.
But they will also become stiff due to
inactivity and loss of strength, regard-
less of age. Maintaining healthy,
strong, flexible muscles is beneficial
to relieving or even preventing back
pain and will enable you to move
freely, keep your joints in good shape
and optimize your functionality and
independence as you age.
Movements that include stretching
also help relax the mind and body
once your workout is complete and is
a great way to relieve stress. Stress
overload can manifest itself in many
different ways. Physical symptoms
include aches & pains, illness, diar-
rhea & constipation, nausea, dizzi-
ness, loss of sex drive, and rapid
heartbeat. Emotional symptoms
include agitation, moodiness, inabili-
ty to relax, irritability, isolation,
depression, and general unhappi-
ness. A daily exercise program can
help prevent physical and emotional
stress overload symptoms and the
health consequences that come with
it. End your daily exercise program
with gentle stretching/muscle length-
ening movements while you practice
stress tempering techniques that
focus on your breathing to relax and
rejuvenate the mind and body.
Good nutritional habits are also
important to ensure your muscle
health. If your muscles and joints are
carrying extra weight it can lead to
muscle strains and injury. Learning
how to replenish your body with
quality low fat proteins, healthy car-
bohydrates and fats, as well as sup-
plements when needed can help
support joint health and improve
your mobility.
Call 908-252-0242 for a
free new patient consultation
or for more information visit
NMRNJ.com
Dr. Sferra
is the founder and Clinic Director of
Natural Medicine & Rehabilitation. He is Board
Certified in Chiropractic Medicine and Chiro-
practic Neurology, a Certified Clinical Nutritionist
and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning
Specialist certified by the National Strength &
Conditioning Association. Dr. Sferra is the recip-
ient of the “2005 Spirit of Somerset” award for
his outstanding contribution to Health and Well-
ness in the community.
For more information visit
www.NMRNJ.com,
or call (908) 252-02
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