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What You and Olympic Athletes Give Up to Win
I’ve been watching some of the Sochi Olympic Games and noticed how many athletes have a history of injury. And not just one or two injuries but several…including surgeries. How do you ski down
Continue readingPut a Lid on Kneecap Pain
For such a small bone, the patella (kneecap) seems to cause a lot of problems. Pain under the patella (or around it) carries many names: patellofemoral pain syndrome, retropatellar pain syndrome, runner’s
Continue readingWhat’s The Point of Working Out?
There’s a difference between how long you live (lifespan) and how well you live (healthspan). The International Health, Racquet, and Sports Club Association’s (IHRSA) survey of its members revealed
Continue readingIs This A Leading Cause of Injuries?
Certainly has been my experience. How about you?
Continue readingWhat Leonardo da Vinci Can Teach You About Stretching Your Hamstrings
You begin your day stretching…on the advice of your doctor and therapist. Over the past few months, your lower back has ached and you’re stiff as a 2 x 4 in the morning. The problem it seems, as
Continue readingWhy Do We Grunt More As We Get Older?
We’ve all had something like this happen. You drop something on the floor. Something small, insignificant. Like a pen. So you bend down to pick it up and as you return to upright, a primal, monosyllabic
Continue readingCan You Beat Back Pain With These Five Exercises?
One day, my wife, Ellen, came home and said, “Hey I brought something home for you.” I’m thinking, “Hmmm, iPad maybe? New book? Head phones?” And she hands me a flier to a
Continue readingPiglet, Pooh, and Pain
“Supposing a tree fell down, Pooh, when we were underneath it?” asked Piglet. “Supposing it didn’t,” said Pooh after careful thought. When you hurt, your inner Piglet shows up. When you turn
Continue readingKnee Caps, Knee Pain and Bending the Narrative
Several years ago, a friend of mine said to me, “I’m really concerned about you.” “Yeah? Why is that? What are you concerned about?” I replied. “Because you have hair
Continue readingHow to Get Off the Worry-Go-Round
Worrying is normal. And it actually does a couple of things for you. It helps you assess the current situation in light of the future. The “what if” scenarios that seem to be the theme of so
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