BOUNCE BACK FROM CANCER

Physical exercise can help cancer patients and survivors but few doctors suggest it. 

Click here to read more in an article in Mint newspaper.

Blame the tight fitting jeans for your back pain

A recent study suggests that 'Gene flaw linked to low back pain'. 

Scientists have identified a gene flaw linked to disc problems that are a common cause of lower back pain. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19674045

As much as I like evidence based medicine, I hate it when it takes away common sense out of the equation. 

There are three major culprits for almost all chronic diseases: Genes, Environment & Lifestyle. 

You might not be able to change your parents, but as mentioned in previous post, it's up to you how you express your genes. If you have good genes and you do nothing with them, that's worse than having bad genes. But if you have so called 'bad genes' and you change your lifestyle and become more physically active, you will express your genes well. You will be better of than some one with good genes.

Will blog regularly

This is our new look website. Still under construction, but a lot more interactive and user friendly than before.

From now, we'll be blogging regularly on health and fitness issues which we have expertise in. It will by no means be limited to Aches & Pains and Sports Medicine alone. Back 2 Fitness is meant to be a move-mint.

Please help us by sharing your experiences and what would you like us to discuss about.

For topics already covered, please check other pages. You will find them very relevant for all.

Physical Activity: Cancer's biggest nemesis

On 4th March 2012, I had been invited to speak at Asian Breast Cancer Conference on 'Weight Gain, Diet & Physical Activity issues in Breast Cancer Survivors'. But I wasn't planning on going there and be another yes man. It was on purpose I focused only on Physical Activity, otherwise in trying to address to many issues, I would have diluted the most important one.

I took the oncology fraternity to task.