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How to Fix a Meniscus Tear Without Surgery
Hi Doug, I have a question about your meniscus tear. How did you treat it without surgery? Was it just by doing your Fusion training? And how long did it take to fully heal? I’m a professional dancer
Continue readingThe Most Powerful Natural Pain Reliever You Can Get
The “gold standard” in scientific research is the randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study design (RDBPC). This phenomenon is sometimes referred to as an "open-label placebo". Ted Kaptchuk,
Continue readingThe Small Voice
“How do you know that’s going to happen? You haven’t even examined her yet,” asked my student. “I just know. I feel it. My sense is that it will,” I replied. ”How am I supposed to do this?
Continue readingKnow Your Knees: Three Things That Help Knee Pain
Most knee pain in people over the age of 40 is not from trauma, serious disease, or torn, damaged tissue. Maybe you’ve heard that knee pain is from “wear and tear”, that you just wear your joint
Continue readingWhat’s The Story on NSAIDs for Arthritis Pain?
Use of an NSAID (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug) is standard medical practice for osteoarthritis (as well as other orthopedic problems). For people over the age of 65, the prevalence of NSAID use
Continue readingThe Blind Spot
In football, there’s a dangerous area for a quarterback. It’s often called the “blindside” or a blind spot. It’s the area behind the quarterback that he can’t see as
Continue readingThe Best Exercise for Osteoarthritis
About the last thing someone suffering from symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA) wants is surgery. And with good reason. Surgery carries with it significant risk. Of course, most of us don’t often think
Continue readingSelf-Diagnosing
Our gas furnace wasn’t working. The air coming out of the vents was cool. But it was intermittent. Sometimes I turned the unit on and it would work. Other times, it wouldn’t. I set up a service
Continue readingThe One Stretch No One Should Do
https://bit.ly/2VZ3CHK Every once in a while something hits my inbox that makes me shake my head and mutter “Really?” This article from Men’s Journal did just that. It’s no secret
Continue readingWhat to Do if Running Hurts Your Lower Back
A question from a reader – I read your posts with interest. I was under the impression that running is bad for the spine due to the the jolting affect every time you land on the foot. I am 62 yrs
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