By Leslee Jaquette Back pain is a big pain in the you-know-what! While I try to be careful with lifting, I’ve “spronged” my back with as little as trying to hold back a sneeze and reaching down into a cupboard. Otherwise, I often exacerbate low back pain when I have overtrained and my old bod […]
Those Harvard Medical School students, who contribute to the Health Beat blog, must have read my mind. Not only do I occasionally suffer from low-back pain, but it seems like everyone I know does, too! And it’s just not “mature” individuals who feel the pain. My 30-year-old neighbor to the north has chronic back pain […]
Portland, OR –Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) announce a major new biking and walking path along the Columbia Slough in north Portland. The Columbia Slough Trail, between N. Denver and Vancouver avenues, is now open for use. The paved path, more than a mile in length, is a […]
The purpose of the Sound Steps Walking Program is: To increase physical activity and social connection by working with people age 50 and older in a member-directed community walking program that is accessible and welcoming to all. Sound Steps is a volunteer supported walking program with Seattle Parks and Recreation, Lifelong Recreation. This program is […]
