Happy end of February! I hope everyone is handling this weather – it is snowing again as I am writing this newsletter. The highlight of my winter is that I have rediscovered cross country skiing. I forgot what a great whole body work-out it is – and easy on my knees.

This month we have launched our completely redesigned website.  It will provide us another way to share information with you to keep your body fit and healthy. In our Body Wellness Blog, each month we will publish an educational article. Over the next few months we will discuss the basics of posture and movement, so you can begin to explore the correct way to function to place the least amount of stress on your joints.

We’ve all been told to stand up straight, throw back our shoulders, hold our head up high. My mother was always on my case about using good posture. But the suggestions we hear often don’t help us improve our posture, and are sometimes even the opposite of a healthy sitting or standing position. What does “good posture” really mean? Most people don’t know. In our clinic, we see a lot of people who think they are standing up straight but who are actually not in a good position; instead, they are putting excessive stress on certain joints.