Another month or so of cold weather means that ‘sitting season’ is still upon us. Work, commute, home, dining, and watching The Voice can add up to lots of time squishing your gluteal muscles on the couch rather than working on your buns of steel...
With just a few days before Christmas and with two weeks left in the year, life is both speeding up and slowing down. Local schools are wrapping up, college students returning home after final exams, family and friends are shopping, cooking, and entertaining, and depending...
Low back pain is so common that 8 of 10 people experience it at some time in their lives. Although the pain in your back may be severe, most low back pain is not due to a serious problem. Usually back pain is felt in...
Healthcare providers usually call pain at the front of your knee or under your kneecap patellofemoral pain syndrome. Most often, this pain occurs after exercise, but you may also feel it if you sit too long. Over time, your knee may begin to hurt during...
What can you do to prevent falls for yourself or a family member? We have discussed the impact of falls and the interaction of risk factors that lead to falls in Parts 1 and 2 of this series. In this edition, we will present some things...
Often, we see patients that come in with sharp pain on the inside of their elbow. It generally occurs after periods of excessive use of the arm, forearm, and hand muscles. This is a condition that is commonly referred to as “tennis elbow”or possibly “golfer’s...
Recently I've heard the phrase, "sitting is the new smoking". This is an interesting concept and regardless of how accurate the statement is, there is an aspect of truth in it. Our bodies were not designed to be stationary - we were made to move....
‘Get Busy Living, or Get Busy Dying’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46GwJbrMghQ is a favorite quote taken from a prison scene between Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman from a favorite movie, the Shawshank Redemption. It speaks to a pivotal moment in time when a person needs to decide between...
Summer can be a beautiful time to enjoy the outdoors. It can also be a great place to take your workouts. Exercising outdoors can help you break out of a rut and set new challenges. Instead of running to a number on a treadmill, you...
Jaw pain, also known as temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD), is a common problem affecting about 10 million people in the United States. It has been shown that 50-75% of the population will have at least one symptom of TMD at some point in their life. Jaw...
