In April 2004, the President issued an executive order mandating the computerization of health records by the year 2014.  Most doctors are starting their search now to insure a smooth transition.
And so the journey begins........we've made making chiropractors' lives less stressful, our priority.   We improve practice efficiency and help with writing reports, and overall peace of mind when it comes to quality of patient records.


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Buying Your Chiropractic Domain Name

Buying a domain name itself isn’t difficult. Finding a good domain for your practice and chiropractic marketing
is more challenging. It is important to choose a name that is easy to remember and fits in well with your SEO
strategy. But, don’t worry if you cannot find your first domain name of choice; we can work with others.
Keep the goal of your chiropractic domain name in mind.Keep in mind the quality and frequency of your content is going to be more valuable than the best domain name. The domain name will be how people find you, so it cannot be too different from your overall business identity.

You can start searching on line by entering in the domain name into your Google window or GoDaddy domain name
window (or other domain name purchasing site like: Active Domain, Buy Domains, etc. and see what comes up. We
don’t suggest this as it really serves no purpose and only leads to frustration. Heck, you may unknowingly pass
up on a good domain name and purchase one that doesn’t fit as well.

What is a domain name?

A domain name is an identification label that defines a realm of administrative autonomy, authority, or
control in the Internet, based on the Domain Name System (DNS).  In other words it is the name used that directs people to your website.

Opinions are abound regarding the topic of domain name purchases. The domain name you buy depends on what you are
trying to accomplish with your website. Write down some choices next to each number to get your brainstorming
juices flowing.

Here are 5 ways you can pick your chiropractic domain names to purchase.
1. Buy your own name
Great idea unless your name is common and already taken. The opposite would be a name all but impossible to
spell. Take Arnold Schwarzenegger for instance, sure everyone knows the name, but who can always remember exactly
how to spell it? Buying your practice name is the other option. People will type in your name and your business
name first when trying to find you through a search.
2. Buy your location
The town where you practice may be easy to remember, but it has nothing to do with your business. True, but write
down some names of places in your area that everyone knows and remembers. This could be a big City name like New
York City all the way to a city area name, such as Willow Heights. Prominent street names work too, if everyone
knows the street, i.e. Main Street Chiropractic, if  your practice is located on Main street.
3. What about your technique name?
Most likely your technique name is already purchased and being used. But, if we combine your technique name with
the area you practice, that may work. Just keep in mind, the assumption is people will know your technique. It is
unlikely new patients will find you directly this way, but returning patients might. It also allows you some
unique branding regarding your practice identity. You can also choose your speciality, ie. lakeshorewellness.com,
lakeshoresportsdoc.com, lakeshoreinjury.com, etc.
4. Check out other practice domain names
Take a look at other practice and health related domain names in your community. I’m not saying buy similar
names, look and see how they are using their names to create their own unique on line identity. You may get some
good ideas. If they are on page one of Google and in a area of high concentration of other chiropractors, also
marketing on line, then they may have some idea about internet marketing. Means they either know something about
SEO or got lucky. Either way, they have something to teach.
5. Pick a domain name people search
Search terms are words people use to find what they are looking for on the web. This is known as a “keyword”.
This could include conditions such as Fibromyalgia, low back pain, headaches, etc. Beware, these specific names
need to be used properly. Some docs have more than one website each with specific conditions emphasized and fully
explored on the site.

In computer programming, a keyword is a word or identifier that has a particular meaning to the programming
language. The meaning of keywords — and, indeed, the meaning of the notion of keyword — differs widely from
language to language.

Keyword use is beyond the scope of this post in chiropractic marketing, but we will get into this topic in more
detail later.

Quick Tip: Check out the Google AdWords keyword tool. Enter in some of the keywords you would like to use in your
domain and see what pops up. This free keyword tool will show you how often the word is searched and how
competitive the keyword is in paid search.

Suffice to say picking a chiropractic domain name based on a keyword is good for helping people find you when
doing an online search, but difficult to brand your practice. For example the keyword phrase “neck-pain-Your-
Town” may be the way people are searching for your services in your area, but choosing a domain name based solely
on this fact may limit you in the future. You may rank high for neck pain searches in Your-Town, but not so well
with other keyword terms.
Chiropractic domain name with domain forwarding

Answer: Buy another domain name to brand yourself. You can buy a domain name and have it point to your website of
choice. This is called domain redirection or URL forwarding (Uniform Resource Locator). You will need to change
the settings from the domain name company you purchased the name from, to point (redirect) to the website you
choose.

Choosing a domain with your phone number in it does not help your search rankings much and should generally be
avoided. Take it from me, this doesn’t work, I tried it. And I have a nice domain name for sale with a now
defunct phone number in it if you want to buy it. : ))

Here is a must do list, try to get as many as you can when choosing your chiropractic domain name:
Do List:

Buy a (Dot)”.com” name over any other- no dot-net’s, dot-org’s, dot-me’s, etc.
Buy your business name
You can use dashes in the domain name if others are taken. ie. Franklinchiropractic.com is taken, but

Franklin-chirorpactic.com isn’t. Careful or you may drive your web traffic the other site as your clientele keeps

forgetting to type the dash in your domain.
Choose a name that is memorable and/or easy to say
Short names are better than long names, keep it as short as possible
Keep your domain relevant to the content of your website
Type out your name does it look right, dranklor.com (Dr. Anklor) sounds okay, but drank-lor doesn’t fit so well

Don’t List:

Don’t buy a .us, .org, .tv, .me or other
Don’t worry about upper case and lower case letters
Don’t be impulsive
Don’t let some sweet talking internet guru, or company, or whoever buy your domain name

Resources:

Domain name research and providers:

GoDaddy.com

ICANN.com
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This past year has been quite a whirlwind for all of us who have tried to learn about Meaningful Use and put it into action.  We have done our best to help our doctors and their staff learn how to implement it for the first time, but if you are going to continue in the program, you really MUST do some research of your own so that you will know exactly what they are looking for in the stages yet to come.  This WILL be time consuming, but there is no way around that since there is nothing simple about implementing MU.  This is a program that they are paying you thousands of dollars to have you implement, and will probably be used for years to come and as you know, they aren’t going to give you something for doing nothing.  This is your business and you need to understand how it’s going to work for the long term.

If you did a 90 day window of attestation in 2011, you will do the entire 366 (leap year)days in 2012.  If you haven’t done any attestation in 2011 and are starting in 2012, you still only have to choose a 90 day window for your first round.  All years after your first one, will be the entire year for reporting purposes.

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What you most likely didn’t learn about chiropractic marketing in chiropractic school: No matter the location or

size of your clinic, or the relative success you’ve experienced to this point in your career, I would be willing

to bet a pretty penny that you probably have at least some attention on the number of new patients in your

practice. In my years of putting 100% of my attention into the area of chiropractic marketing and new patient

acquisition, I have some gems to help you fast forward to a new level of patients that you serve in your

practice.

Before I go too deep into the technology of chiropractic marketing, I want to first let you know why I have a

fascination with chiropractic new patients procedures. In my practice, I have spent the last 6-7 years solely

working ‘on’ my practice, rather than ‘in’ my practice. What I mean by that is that I have put in place specific

executive tools that have enabled me to be anywhere I want, whether it be at home, on a vacation or in a coffee

shop masterminding, and my practice will actually grow in my absence (currently statistics: averages 22 new

patients per week and serves over 500 patients per week). This is certainly not to boast, but simply to show you

what is possible in the owning and operating a chiropractic ‘business’ rather than just a ‘clinic’. It is not

magic, just simply application of some solid, proven business systems.

Anyway, my point being, I have had endless amount of time over the past 7 years fully committed to piloting and

testing new chiropractic marketing methods, techniques and programs. In my journey and experimentation I came

across some very specific points that I feel are extremely important and must be understood for a chiropractic

marketing program to succeed for long-term growth of the office.

Here are some things you should know about chiropractic marketing and attracting new patients into your office:

•There is an exact technology on how to attract new patients into a chiropractic office.

•You just need to learn it and apply it. The better that you and your staff are trained on chiropractic marketing

and new patient acquisition, the more control you will have over the number of new patients your practice gets.

•Every factor limiting the number of new patients you currently get is an internal factor-meaning it’s not

because of the economy, or your town, or anything else outside of your practice. This is good because it means

you have control and can be ‘at cause’ over the expansion.

•Any chiropractor can learn how to get high numbers of new patients on a consistent basis. We have proven this at

the Chiropractic Business Academy…even if you ‘hate’ doing the chiropractic marketing!

•If you feel your service is valuable, you should share it with more people! We need more chiropractors serving

more people to help them heal and grow naturally with the chiropractic wellness lifestyle. I am sure you agree

that our current national healthcare system is not healthcare at all.

Chiropractic Marketing Has a Recipe

Some doctors are surprised to learn that there are exact formulas and strategies that will literally guarantee

you see more new patients. I teach these exact chiropractic marketing strategies to my clients through the

Chiropractic Business Academy Marketing Courses, through the Academy Workshops and One on One Consulting.

Although the exact marketing strategies are reserved for our clients, I can share with you some basics.

Your marketing success starts with your viewpoint on chiropractic marketing. To find out what your current

viewpoint on chiropractic marketing is at this moment, try this simple exercise:

Write down in single words or short phrases how you feel about ‘marketing’ your practice. Successful chiropractic

marketing is going to require application. So, you can start now by doing this exercise. Please take a minute and

write down your feelings about marketing, before reading on.

Take a look at what you wrote. Do your responses indicate that you are excited about introducing chiropractic to

new people? Can you see evidence in your responses of back-off to creating a strong marketing effort? If so,

you’d really benefit from handling those points.

One of the most effective ways to change your viewpoint is to acquire correct data in that area. The more you

know about chiropractic marketing for instance, the more logical your conclusions will be when making marketing

decisions. And let’s face it, if you know how to be successful at something, don’t you feel better about it?

A rock-solid chiropractic marketing program has multiple sources, or we refer to them as Legos, of new patients

coming into your office. For example, our Signature marketing courses and webinars cover over 40 ways to market a

practice. Knowing and understanding multiple techniques makes it easy to attract 60, 80 or 100 new patients per

month, or more.

Chiropractic Marketing Foundations

Here are some examples of a couple foundational approaches our clients use:

•A program or method to acquire as many names and phone numbers of local people as possible. To do this we teach

our Public Gift Certificate program. This specific technique has 5 different approaches and gives our clients

endless leads to contact for introductory services. What form of introductory service can you provide to the

public? How can you make that introductory service known to the demographic that you want to attract to your

office?

•Multiple strong Business to Business, or corporate programs. This is an alliance with a local business or major

corporation which allows you to farm leads from their clientele or employees. We teach numerous ways to do this

including Lunch Lectures, Corporate Massage programs, Wellness Events and other introductory programs. The key is

to offer a truly valuable introductory service as businesses will literally be calling you to come over!

•An Internal Referral Program. This should be a truly engaging, active, strategic (and fun) activity. In

communicating with each patient you must direct their attention in a very precise manner-for instance, using

symptoms, conditions or circumstances. Each week or every other week providing a new viewpoint on a specific

unwanted condition. Your goal is to get a name AND contact information of the referred person with that unwanted

condition-so you can mail them more information about their symptom or condition, as well as invite the referral

into your practice.

No matter the target audience or the strategy used, there are some key factors on which to build a consistent

chiropractic marketing effort:

•Structure each chiropractic marketing activity so that it can be done by a non-doctor. This will allow you to

pass the activity to another staff member and you can further your progress of becoming the CEO or executive

director of your ‘business’ rather than running every single activity in a one-man/woman-show ‘clinic’ (we have

all been there before!).

•The more you market, the more new patients you will have. There is actually a direct quantifiable relationship

between the number of hours and attention allocated to chiropractic marketing and the number of new patients a

practice sees.

•Whatever chiropractic marketing you do must communicate a concept which the consumer will understand and be

interested in.

This last point is one of the most important but least understood aspects of chiropractic marketing.

Additionally, to separate your identity from the other handful, dozens or even hundreds of chiropractors in your

city, town or valley, you must clearly establish your uniqueness alongside with this concept.

As you become more established with your ‘Legos’ of chiropractic marketing you see this pay off for the long-

term. What makes you different from the other chiropractors in your area?

In summary, I am happy that you are a chiropractor and are here to help a lot of people in your community. We

definitely need to be helping more of the people in our towns find the best natural and holistic way to enhance

their health: chiropractic! As a chiropractic coach, my goal in the chiropractic management game is to get you to

the finish line first. I truly hope this article stimulates and inspires some of you into action with your

chiropractic marketing so that you can reach, teach and touch more of these people!
To learn more ways for effective chiropractic marketing approaches or developing stronger chiropractic marketing

strategies and chiropractic business systems, give us a jingle at the Chiropractic Business Academy at 1-888-989

-0855.

Dr Eric Huntington, DC is a national chiropractic speaker, ICA State Assembly Representative, Maryland

Chiropractic Association Board Member and President of the Chiropractic Business Academy

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by: Dan Lolg

If you’re constantly catching yourself scrubbing the same dish over and over again, or engaging in seemingly
irrational actions that seem to sooth your anxiety, you may be suffering from an anxiety disorder called
Obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a relatively common anxiety disorder, affecting six million Americans.
When somebody suffers from high levels of anxiety, it can manifest itself in methods of avoidance, or escape.
Some people deal with anxiety by developing specific fears, like of heights, or the dark.  Some people’s anxiety
causes physical symptoms, such as facial tics.  OCD is another one of these disorders.  A person with OCD with
deal with his anxiety by engaging in irrational, often time-consuming or harmful, activities which he thinks will
alleviate the feelings of anxiety.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder usually strikes as a primarily sexual, aggressive, or religious urge, though often
it manifests itself as a relatively harmless activity, such as frequent hand washing, or stepping on certain
tiles.  Even when it seems benign, however, it should be addresses as a potentially harmful disorder, which
should be treated, in one way or another.

If you find yourself suffering from one or more of these symptoms, you may have Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
OCD is particularly distressing to its sufferers, as you can have the symptoms, feel irresistible urges to engage
in these behaviors, and yet still be perfectly rational and understand that these urges are entirely irrational,
yet be unable to resist.  A major goal on the path to recovery for OCD sufferers is beginning to control their
behaviors on their own.

Obsessive-compulsive behavior can be treated two ways, with therapy and anti-anxiety medication.  The best
solution, however, is parallel treatment incorporating both therapy and medication.  Benzodiazepines like Valium
or Klonopin are frequently prescribed to gain a foothold in fighting the anxiety before therapy has a chance to
help in the long term.  It’s easy to buy generic Valium or buy Klonopin online, so you can begin down the road to
recovery today!  Medic pharma is your source of information for all things mental health related. Feeling stressed? Anxious? Depressed? Find out whether what your experiencing is normal, or whether you would benefit from treatment. Learn how deal with your symnptoms and learn tips for coping.

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Understanding EHR Incentive Program

The following links are very helpful in understand how this program works. There are also links within these links that we suggest you take advantage of.  Since this program isn’t going away any time soon and can pay you back thousands of dollars, it is beneficial to you to do your homework and understand exactly what you are attesting to.

http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/Downloads/EligibleProfessional_HITPlanner.pdf
http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/Downloads/Beginners_Guide.pdf

Have you ever pondered this question?  You’ve probably gone over and over it with your children or nephews/nieces…..”Don’t lie to me!  Bad things happen when you lie.” ……Yet, sometimes adults don’t hesitate to lie when it gets them what they want.  Have you lied lately to get something you wanted or to get it quicker than you would have if you hadn’t lied.  If you have, you are compromising you integrity.  In this day and age, people keep really good records.  For example, when you call a company, chances are they are going to have a record of that incoming number and they’ll be able to see if you left a message or not.  Most places now have cameras so you can’t say you were there when you really weren’t.  Offices have staff meetings and schools have teacher team meetings to discuss what is going on around them and with whom.

If you want to lie in this day and age, you just better make sure you are covering all of your bases because you are going to get caught.  And getting caught isn’t even the worst part.  What is worse is that you will lose your good name.  If you did it to get faster help, that company or teacher or whoever you lied to, is going to put you at the bottom of their list and you’ll probably get way slower help or response than you ever did before.

Can all of this effect your health?  Well, I’m no doctor of anything but I think we can all agree that if you are lying to cover a lie and then lying again to cover that lie and on and on, this could get a bit stressful trying to remember all the details.  Then there’s the loss of your integrity.  This can’t be good for anyone.  The moral of the story is, DON’T LIE!  It’s not going to help anyone.  Be honest and keep your integrity in tact.  Be patient.  This will be one less thing tugging at your moral heart strings and you’ll feel much better about yourself.

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Poorly fitting athletic shoes can hurt your stride and therefore your spine.  This information was reported in a
Dec. 6, 2005 release appearing on PRNewswire.  According to the American Chiropractic Association (ACA), footwear plays an important role in the functional biomechanics of the human body. The article also reports that improperly-fitting shoes can do more than hurt a runner’s stride, they can upset a person’s overall biomechanics and lead to pain throughout the body.  Dr. Jeffery Solomon, president of the ACA’s Council on Sports Injuries &Physical Fitness noted, “Your feet are the foundation of your body, and if they are not properly supported you can have problems anywhere from the bottom of your feet up through your neck.” The article posted several tips to consider before a runner should purchase their next pair of running shoes.

These are:
•    Be sure to match the right shoe to the right activity.
•    If possible, purchase running shoes from a specialty store or from someone knowledgeable about matching
the correct type of running shoes to your foot type and stride pattern.
•    Select shoes with adequate cushioning in the soles, which helps absorb the shock of your feet hitting the
ground. Cushioning is especially important when running on hard surfaces, such as pavement or sidewalks.
•    Check for adequate room at the widest part of your foot. The shoe shouldn’t be tight, but your foot
shouldn’t slide around, either.
•    Consider custom made orthotic insoles. Orthotics can address structural abnormalities in the feet and the
resultant biomechanical faults.

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How to Eat Fiber

Fiber is a critical nutrient for your colon and overall health. You need to eat equal amounts of insoluble and soluble fiber. Most people only eat around 8 grams or less of fiber each day. The amount you need to eat is around 25 – 45 grams. This is a lot of fiber and you will need to introduce it slowly into your diet. You may experience gas when you eat more fiber. But this will pass as your stomach gets use to eating more fiber.

Alert: If you have any serious gastrointestinal illnesses, check with your doctor before adding more fiber to your diet.

One major benefit of fiber is that,

Fiber stimulates pancreatic secretions – enzymes and bicarbonates -which help you to digest your food better and prevents undigested protein from reaching your colon.

When you are constipated, your fecal matter remains in contact with your colon walls longer. Undigested protein that is embedded in the fecal matter start to decomposes and putrefies. This undigested protein and putrid matter serves to feed bad bacteria and changes your colon environment into a toxic generator.

If you have not been eating a lot of fiber in the form of vegetable, fruits and grains, you need to add these foods to your eating habits little by little so your body gets use to more fiber.

The more fiber you eat the more vitamins and minerals are lost and eliminated in your stools. What this means, is you need to compensate for this lost by eating more nutritious foods and or by using supplements.

Tip: Provide yourself with natural forms of fiber, such as vegetables, fruits, and legumes. Stay away from the supplemental forms of fiber such as, powders or pills that may help in relieving constipation but do little to provide you with other nutrients those natural forms of fiber provide.

Supplemental fiber granules, powders, or pills can become addictive.

Limit your use of fiber that comes from grains. I know you have been told you need to eat a lot of bran, whole wheat products, cereals, oats, oatmeal, buckwheat, unprocessed bran, rice bran, and so on.

In their recent book, 2001, Electrical Nutrition, Denie and Shelley Hiestand points out that our digestive system was not designed to process grains. When we eat food, our digestive system was designed to ferment food to break them down and make their nutrients available for our bodies. The Hiestand’s continue,

“Our digestive tract, like that of the grazing animals, is almost completely unable to ferment a seed-head (grain), whether it is whole or ground up as in flour…when we try to eat grain, the innate frequency of the seed-head can only go into storage-in other words, lay down cellulite…This is why in agriculture to fatten up the hog or cattle, we feed them grain. Likewise, if you want to fatten up, eat grains… they take the most energy to digest, and we get little or nothing from it except large thighs, butts, and bellies. REMEMBER THE OLD FARM SAYING GRAINS FOR GAIN, PROTEIN FOR PRODUCTION.
From an electrical nutrition perspective, modern grains could well be considered toxic.”

Remember to stay away from processed fiber that you find in drugstore shelves and go to a farmer’s market and get fresh fruits and vegetables. This is the fiber that will keep your constipation away and bring health closer.

Rudy Silva is a nutritionist that writes on constipation. To get more free tips on how to get rid of constipation go to: http://www.constipationcured.info and if you want to get a free report on “Eliminating Constipation” sign up for his newsletter at: http://www.natural-remedies-thatwork.com
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Turkey Health Tips and Benefits

Turkey has become a favorite of those on low-fat diets, along with chicken. Recent studies have shown that cooking poultry with the skin on seals in the natural juices and the fat from the skin does not seep into the meat. So, dieters can avoid dried-out skinless cuts and just remove the skin before consuming.

Turkey is naturally low in fat without the skin, containing only 1 gram of fat per ounce of flesh. A 5-ounce serving provides almost half of the recommended daily allowance of folic acid, and is a good source of vitamins B, B1,B6, zinc and potassium. These nutrients have been found to keep blood cholesterol down, protect against birth defects, cancer and heart disease, aid in nerve function and growth, boost the immune system, regulate blood pressure, and assist in healing processes.

For those watching their fat intake, stick to white turkey meat. Bake, broil, or sauté in as little oil as possible, using broth, lemon, or orange juice as a basting sauce.

The very first Thanksgiving most likely bore little resemblance to the modern day buffet of turkeys, hams, casseroles and desserts familiar to most Americans. This is not to say the early colonists were not familiar with turkey as a special meal, however. The bird itself is a native of Mexico and the eastern United States, and Spanish traders introduced wild turkeys to Europe during the 16th century. The Pilgrims and other early settlers would have recognized the wild turkey as an exotic game bird, at least.

The wild turkey almost became the national symbol of the United States, if American statesman Benjamin Franklin had prevailed in the debate. Franklin favored the wild turkey over the bald eagle, primarily because it was clearly a native species and possessed a number of strong personality traits Franklin believed defined the American spirit. The bald eagle was viewed as too predatory and ill-tempered by comparison. Wild turkeys are still viewed as formidable foes by small game hunters, unlike their domesticated turkey cousins destined for a spot on the Thanksgiving Day dinner table every fourth Thursday in November.

Arthritis Exercise Tips by: Sarah

Exercising for people with arthritis is not about looking good or losing weight (even if this is a secondary result). Exercising for arthritis sufferers is about increasing circulation, improving flexibility and increasing strength to reduce pain, inflammation and swelling of the joints. It is an important part of arthritis pain relief and should be considered part of one’s daily routine. Don’t think of it as a chore but as a way to live pain free and happy.  There are some important things to know when you start your exercise routine so you can motivate yourself to keep going and don’t overdo yourself.

Take it slow and steady. If you haven’t worked out in a really long time, or this is the first time ever, don’t expect to do everything on your first day. It takes professional trainers, bodybuilders and athletes years to get to were they are, it didn’t just happen overnight. Your body has to get used to what you are doing before you start to notice results. However, your mind, energy and happiness should improve immediately. But don’t get discouraged!
Fit your workout to your own personal needs. If something hurts don’t do it. Try something else that may be easier for you to handle. Not everyone can do everything and you shouldn’t expect that of yourself. Tailor your program to you and not around what you think you should be doing.
Be kind to yourself. Don’t over push yourself because this can lead to injury. Remember the objective is to reduce pain, not give yourself more pain. If it hurts stop, resume at another time. Apply heat to loosen up your muscles before you workout. Use cool/ice packs when you finished to reduce swelling.
Enjoy what you are doing. There is no unwritten rule saying if you have arthritis you have to do this exercise or that exercise. If you like to dance, take a dance class. Try something out, if it’s not for you, don’t continue try something else. Take a different class everyday if you want, as long as you are including range of motion, strength and endurance within your routine you are fine. Like what you are doing and you’re more likely to keep up with it.
You don’t have to spend money. There are several different options for you outside of going to a gym, or taking classes. Home workout videos, online exercise websites or pictures of exercises work just as well as an instructor telling you what to do. Take a walk through a park, or along the beach. Don’t let money hold you back from relieving your pain. There are several free options right in your own home. Also check out your local paper, there are usually lists of events in your area that are free.

Sarah graduated with a BA in exercise science and worked in the medical field since. Focus on alternative medicine and how it interacts with traditional medicine.
http://www.universalhealthinfo.com/Arthritis_Exercise_Tips.html Everyday Health, Live your Life to the fullest!

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