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New Guidelines Reveal Answer for Lower Back Pain
Approximate read time: 3 minutes NY Times: https://goo.gl/PR2ilX Saying active with lower back pain is not bad advice. But what does “staying active” mean? Dr. Weinstein suggests, “I know your back
Continue readingTo Maximize Strength and Minimize Injury Risk, Follow This Rule
Estimated read time: 3 to 4 minutes The Champions tour used to be known as the “Seniors” tour but apparently “seniors” wasn’t the best description. Me either. When does that happen
Continue readingAging and the Edges
I still have “use or lose it” on my mind… I’m 61 years of age now. How did that happen? I received an email from a former student, Darin, who is now CEO of a hospital in Idaho. A hollow gasp
Continue readingNew Study Suggests Osteoarthritis is On The Rise – What to Do?
One of my professors in PT school once said that if you live long enough, you’ll get osteoarthritis (OA). Cheery guy. I asked him why and he said, “You get one dose of cartilage and you’ll just wear
Continue readingThe Knee Rehab Myth That Ruined a Good Lunch
Several years ago, a new surgeon had joined the practice of an orthopedist whom I had known all of my career. He wanted me to meet his new partner. So, we had lunch. Our discussion turned technical when
Continue readingThe Hardest Part of Running
Looking out her front window, she saw something very unusual. It was a man wearing very short shorts, sneakers and a t-shirt. He was moving quickly. Not really walking and not running. “What is he
Continue readingThe Need for Speed
On any given day in our neighborhood you will see a mom or dad pushing a stroller or a happy dog with his owner and some people walking briskly or running. Some days though, I see a few people who are
Continue readingWhy You Sometimes Hurt When You Haven’t Done Anything to Hurt
A reader emailed me recently inquiring about “Tension Myositis” – a syndrome proposed by John Sarno, MD as a cause of lower back pain and other musculoskeletal pains. The theory proposed
Continue readingIt’s Not How You Start. It’s How You Finish.
“You can observe a lot by watching.” – Yogi Berra I don’t like “average”. The typical, the common, the ordinary. No one has ever accused me of being “average”
Continue readingThe Day I Went to the Other Side of Pain
“The next exercise is completely voluntary. I would like to emphasize this. You do not have to participate if you do not want to,” said the leader of the workshop. I was attending a multi-day
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