Avid Sports Medicine Blog
Non-invasive Healing for Running Injuries
Running is the world's most popular physical activity. However, it is also associated with a higher risk of overuse injuries than other forms of aerobic exercise such as cycling or swimming. If you’ve been a runner for long enough, chances are you’ve experienced an...
7 Ways to Increase Your Productivity and Efficiency at Work
Increasing your productivity and efficiency at work has incredible benefits for both your work-life balance as well as your professional satisfaction. Being more productive at work can create space for other opportunities, interests, or errands that have been on your...
Training Tips for Becoming a Successful Master’s Athlete
While we can’t control aging, we can affect the body we have with each passing year. There are many physical changes attributed to the aging process, including declining muscle mass, stiffening arteries, decreased heart output, and less efficient use of oxygen....
The Benefits of Interval Training
Dr. Jow promotes exercise as medicine for life. However, she understands the seemingly impossible task of committing to exercise when our days are packed with work, home, and community obligations. What’s the answer? Interval training is a fantastic way to get a...
Sitting All Day? How to Deal with Neck and Low Back Pain
One of the many adjustments employees have had to make during the COVID-19 pandemic has been shifting to a work-from-home lifestyle. Given the uncertainty around the pandemic, it’s hard to predict when we’ll be able to get back into the office. Accompanying this major...
5 Ways to Deal with Loneliness
Loneliness is an often overlooked and underappreciated challenge of life. According to research done at Brigham Young University, the impact that loneliness has on mortality is equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day or to being an alcoholic! Prior to the pandemic,...
Dealing with Wrist, Arm, and Hand Pain at Work
With the majority of people working from home on a regular basis nowadays, the need to adapt your new home workspace is more important than ever. One of the most overlooked aspects in creating an optimal home office setup is considering how to make the setup as...
5 Steps to Start a Personal Fitness Program in the New Year
Setting health and fitness goals in the new year isn’t a novel idea, but this year is different. With gyms closed and social distancing still in effect, creating a personal fitness program requires thinking and planning differently. If you are looking to get active in...
Thrive From Home with Avid’s Employee Wellness Solutions
The change in work environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic has been a significant adjustment. While many will continue remote work well into the new year, creating a home office, finding time to relax and also staying active can be quite the challenge. However, at...
Understanding Neck Pain
Understanding Neck Pain Have you ever woken up with a crick in your neck? Do you carry around tension in your shoulders all day that creates pain in your neck? Neck pain is one of the most common complaints among adults. Up to 10% of the population has neck pain at...
Ergonomics 101 + 5 Hacks You Can’t Ignore
Working from home, spending time on a chair, or feeling tired or exhausted? Many people can relate to at least one of these given the world’s current situation. By working from home, you are probably spending a large part of your day in front of a screen or sitting on...
4 Ways to Adapt to Your New Home Workspace
Co-authored by: Ameera N. Teal MS, CSCS, EP COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders have required many professionals to create an unconventional new home office. If you are among those now working a 9-5 in the living room, you might find this new setting the cause of...