Sugar raises cortisol and insulin levels. This creates higher inflammation in the body’s tissues and destabilizes glucose levels. It also leads to pain. Chronic severe ...

The two main kinds of carbohydrates, simple and complex, otherwise known as good and bad, affect blood sugars differently.  Carbohydrates are made up of three ...

Hello, Dr. Ashley Mak with Hudson River Fitness here. Today I wanted to share with you a recent interaction that I had with a new ...

Hello, it’s me, Dr. Ashley Mak. Today, I wanted to share with you a few words of encouragement for those who are experiencing pain, confusion, ...

This posterior pelvic tilt exercise, when done on your stomach, actually challenges your core to focus on engaging and activating the lower abdomen to maintain ...

Massaging the front upper half of your quad or your thigh is actually really helpful and beneficial when it comes to experiencing back pain related ...

This technique is a great way to introduce low back extension without increasing any sort of stresses at your spine. So, all you need to ...

Hello, my name is Dr. Ashley Mak and I’m a Physical Therapist and owner of Hudson River Fitness. We are an online company that specializes ...

Low back pain and Sciatica are horrible experiences and having an MRI that actually shows nothing to make it even worse. Also, there has been ...

MRIs are great at spotting cancers and fractures but they are not very good at diagnosing the cause of your pain. However, there are still ...