Author: Terry Kern

April 24, 2020 On April 22, 2020 our governor extended the public health emergency order for the state of New Mexico until May 15, 2020. As in her original public health order, we are instructed to stay at home except for emergency or essential outings. Before hearing this most recent clarification, I had planned on…

As COVID-19 continues to spread across the globe and in the United States, I had a lot of clients over the last several weeks ask me what they could do to protect themselves and their families from this coronavirus disease. The first thing that came to mind was, “BE SMART!” Well, just what does that…

Hemp has been outlawed in the U.S. since 1938 and thankfully a recent Federal Farm Bill signed into law at the end of 2018 makes it legal again. Don’t be confused! There is a difference between hemp and marijuana from which cannabidiol (CBD) products are made. Mistakenly, many people believe hemp and marijuana are the…

This may come as a surprise to you, but you are not just an organic, bag full of nerves, bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, and organs. You are “energy.” Yes, you heard me correctly, you as well as all matter in the universe is comprised of energy. Therefore, understanding and treating your “energy body” maybe just…

I want to share with you my own recent, personal experience involving the atlas and axis, the first two cervical vertebrae of the spine. I have written about these upper cervical vertebrae previously on my website, but its importance in skeletal, structural stability really hit home with me this week. First, bear with me as…

Being healthy and fit isn’t a fad or a trend. Instead, it is a “lifestyle.” When you look around today, it is evident that many of us are not on the correct path to achieving health and fitness. It is a well known fact that a healthy and fit lifestyle leaves one more energetic and…

I have been a physical therapist for thirty-seven years with my focus on treating musculoskeletal pain and inflammation. Recently, there have been more articles published about the negative side effects of a group of medicines called n-saids that are used by many of my clients to manage their musculoskeletal pain and inflammation. Over the years,…

1.5 billion people around the world suffer from chronic pain making it now the number one reason patients seek medical care. I have definitely witnessed this fact in my practice. In fact, studies have shown that pain leads to more than 50 million lost workdays each year. The cost of pain including medical bills and…

Isometric exercise has been around for a long time in both the fitness and rehabilitation world, but is most definitely having a rebirth! After years of limited results and cumulative injury with dynamic, movement based exercise, health and fitness professionals along with a host of academic and medical journals are looking at isometric exercise as…

Over my 37 years as a physical therapist, I have come to the belief that our present medical system needs a change in its foundational philosophy. A “paradigm shift.” The buzz words today in health include integrated healthcare, integrated practitioner, and integrated health. These words refer to alternative medical practices. But what do these words…