The 5 Best Strategies to Restarting Your Exercise Programs
It’s not uncommon for patients to tell me they would like to ‘get back to the gym’ but they are not sure where to start. They are...
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Pronator Teres Syndrome
Do you have a painful forearm or weird sensations in your thumb and pointer finger? Maybe your forearm, wrist, and elbow have been...
Why Are We Tired?!
Oxygen, water, food, sleep. These are the four requirements for life. Without them (in varying lengths of time) people die. Sleep is an...
Pulling your leg: When muscle strains are no joke!
A muscle strain commonly referred to as a “pulled muscle” is a muscular injury that occurs when a muscle is stretched or torn1. This can...
Understanding and Preventing Low Back Pain
About 80% of Americans suffer debilitating low back pain at some point in their life. This fact is staggering, yet it doesn’t have to be...
Jaw Pain
The Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is more commonly known as our jaw. The TMJ is the point where the mandible (jaw bone) joins the skull;...
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Do you experience tingling or numbness in your hands and fingers? Maybe it feels like sharp pins and needles, or perhaps you experience...
Knee Pain
Knee pain is a common issue that affects people of all ages. The knee is a hinge-like structure providing our body with flexibility,...
Shoulder Pain
Although most shoulder problems are relatively short-lived, discomfort or pain from shoulder problems can indicate a more complex issue....
Neck Pain
I woke up with neck pain, what do I do next? Over the course of a lifetime, most of us will experience an acute episode of neck pain....
Herniated Disc and Pain
Is it Back Pain or a Herniated Disc? If you are one of 31 million Americans experiencing back pain, neck pain, or low back pain, a...
Low Back Pain
The visual that comes to mind when thinking of low back pain is a person half-bent over with a hand on the sore spot of their back. Many...
Understanding Pain
Understanding Pain: Why do we “pick the scab?” The following information is from a great book meant for the non-physician to help resolve...
Flying with Back Pain
Experts estimate that as much as 80% of the population will experience a back problem at some point in their life and one-half of all...
Dead Butt Syndrome
No kidding, it’s a real thing! A dead butt isn’t a phrase you use to describe an awkward joke, although having a dead butt can be a...
Sleepless Summer???
Oxygen, water, food, sleep. These are the four requirements for life. Without them (in varying lengths of time) people die. Sleep is an...
Evaluate, Fix, Prevent
Far too often in today’s healthcare system, patients are being let down by their healthcare providers. As the patient, you deserve to be...
What Kind of Exercise Should I Do If I Am Over 40?
This is a question we get asked regularly at the clinic and the easy answer is “it depends”. Depends on what? It depends on how old...
Health and Fitness for Desk Jockeys
We are all well aware that prolonged sitting can be detrimental to your health, but what can you do to stay healthy if you have a desk...
Running Injury Prevention Strategies
Running has become one of the most common forms of physical activity in today’s society. It can be a community building activity, a...