Marina Quivers

Martina is completing her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree at Texas Woman's University (TWU) in Houston, TX. She received a BS from the University of Houston in Exercise Science and plans to continue her education through completion of the Harris County Hospital District's Orthopedic Residency. She is President of the Student Physical Therapy Association at TWU and an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association, including the sports and orthopedic sections.

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Is Sitting Lethal?

In the NY Times, Dr. James Levine, Mayo Clinic, calls excessive sitting, "a lethal activity.”

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Skechers Shape-Ups are Just Plain Sketchy

Current available research examining the effects of toning shoes is limited, low quality, unpublished, and never peer-reviewed.