Category Archives for Joint Health / Pain
Why Some Injuries Seem to Take Forever – Part 2
There are a few reasons why recovery from an injury is slow…or seems slow. First, an incorrect or incomplete diagnosis. I’m not sure how many referrals came my way from physicians who had diagnosed
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I had to take my car, a Ford Flex, to the dealer a while back. There was this loud THUD as I accelerated from 0 to around 20mph. If I accelerated more quickly the thud was barely noticeable. I don’t
Continue readingWhat Do You Do When You’re Hip Feels Tight – Part 2
My last post on what to do when your hip feels tight, was about how the presence of fluid in the joint can derail muscle function and what to do about that. In this post, I’ll talk about why the
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I was talking to someone a couple of weeks ago. let’s call him Ben, and in the course of the conversation, he said, “My right hip feels tight” and that his hip often hurt. He was in his
Continue readingHow Strong is Strong Enough to Run?
World class long distance runners are not built like sprinters. But both are strong. When they run, they seem light-footed, have a slight bounce in their step. Compare this to a runner who you can hear
Continue readingVariable Incline Plane
Years ago, I discovered a product called a Total Gym which is one type of a Variable Incline Plane (VIP) (others are listed below). I use a VIP when a client can’t stand up from a chair or climb
Continue readingAre My Running Days Over?
I started a walk/run program the last week of March. Less than 2 weeks later, my knee began bothering me. It did not start during or after a walk/run but rather happened out-of-the-blue while walking
Continue readingCreeped Out
At the end of April (2018), Elle and I drove to New Orleans to attend JazzFest. JazzFest has superb music and is the only festival I know of where people recommend the food. The Cuban Sandwich is spectacular
Continue readingIf You Lived on the Moon, You Wouldn’t Have Lower Back Pain
There are a lot of ideas about what causes lower back pain. A joint of out place, muscles that are too tight or too loose, weakness of your or butt muscles, hips too tight, herniated disc, arthritic joints,
Continue readingA Simple Exercise for Knee Pain that Most People Do Wrong
“Yeah, I’ve done that before. Didn’t help my knee pain any,” said Jim. “Well, let’s just double check what you did,” I replied. Jim proceeds to show me the exercise
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