A study conducted earlier this year [1. Are hybrid sit-stand postures a good compromise between sitting and standing?], for the journal of Ergonomics, decided to compare sitting, standing, and perching. The goal was to analyze if hybrid sit-stand postures could prove to be a better compromise between sitting or standing. Some Context Normal human standing [...]
Researchers observed how different magnitudes of compressive stress affected human intervertebral disc cell biosynthesis. The findings of this study [1. An in vitro study of dynamic cyclic compressive stress on human inner annulus fibrosus and nucleus pulposus cells] indicate that biosynthetic characteristics of human inner annulus fibrosus and nucleus pulposus cells may depend on the [...]
A cracking joint (audible release) has been at the chiropractic profession's foundation for over a century. It is performed on patients daily across the world in the management of spinal pain. However, what is the deal with the mechanism? Where is the sound coming from? As a chiropractic student between 1996 and 2000, I [...]
Personalized Biomechanics As many of you know, I work to help patients get control of their back and neck pain. I learnt early on that if a patient can see and truly understand the source(s) of their pain triggers, they can begin to understand which movements may be causing the problem while other movements can wind [...]
Knuckle cracking - A Model Interestingly, a paper was recently published challenging what we had seen in our PLOS One study. It would seem reasonable that there would be others looking to crack the code on the sound source of a joint pop. It is such a common phenomenon. In their study, they used a [...]
