Since I am on a cardiovascular roll, I thought I’d keep going. One of the most frustrating things I experience as a scientist of human mechanics is the constant mis-prescription of exercise that is happening…
More Blood Physics
Today’s word is hemodynamics. I actually prefer the spelling haemodynamics, probably because my dad is Canadian, and I like to mix it up. Fun fact: I wanted to name my kid something original with reversed…
ABCs, Baby Version
A baby was born. And then no one slept for one hundred years. What is up with that?? Breastfeeding. I love everything about it except for the sore neck and shoulders. After a fatiguing birthing…
Ratmechanics
Ok, before you read any further, you must read this article: http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/04/virtual-whiskers-probe-sense-of-.html I TOLD you biomechanics was cool! So, here’s my commentary. We humans may not whisk (except for my dad, who like the rat…
15 Blogs in 60 Minutes
In my head-cold haze last week, I developed some sort of writer’s block. In an attempt to get the juices flowing, I asked on the Aligned and Well Facebook page for blog topics of burning…
Aligning or Relaxin Before Pregnancy?
This article from 2011 was updated and expanded in 2020. You can find all our favorite pregnancy resources gathered in Moving Well During Pregnancy. This morning I received this question and thought it was important…