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Leg exercise is critical to brain and nervous system health

New research shows that using the legs, particularly in weight-bearing exercise, sends signals to the brain that are vital for the production of healthy neural cells. The groundbreaking study fundamentally alters brain and nervous system medicine — giving doctors new clues as to why patients with motor neuron disease, multiple sclerosis, spinal muscular atrophy and other neurological diseases often rapidly decline when their movement becomes limited.

Bottom line here folks: you have to move, you have to load, especially if you have a neurologic disorder and especially if you are declining in age. At the very least, throw some lunges or body weight squats into your day. Walk the stairs, don’t ride the elevator. Move. Lift. Strain.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180523080214.htm

Being Over weight Can Increase Risk For Tendon Issues

Tendinopathy

“Obesity is associated with a higher risk of tendinopathy, tendon tear and rupture, and complications after tendon surgery than non-obesity.”

  • Medial epicondylitis: odds ratio (OR) 1.9 
  • Achilles tendinopathy: OR 3.81 
  • Patellar tendinopathy: OR 1.10 
  • Plantar fasciitis: OR 2.97 
  • Rotator cuff tendinopathy: OR 1.25 
  • Rotator cuff tear: OR 2.35 
  • Rotator cuff rupture leading to tendon surgery  OR 3.13 – 3.51 
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Macchi M, Spezia M, Elli S, Schiaffini G, Chisari E. Obesity Increases the Risk of Tendinopathy, Tendon Tear and Rupture, and Postoperative Complications: A Systematic Review of Clinical Studies. A Publication of The Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons®| CORR®. 2020 Apr 14. Link