Category Archives for Joint Health / Pain
Hear Ye, Hear Ye…Until You Take NSAIDs
“Oh, I’ve been taking Advil for years. I can’t ski without it,” said Robert. “How much Advil are we talking about?” I asked. “You mean skiing or in general?”
Continue readingJoints Are Not Muscles
Weak joints need to be nudged to get stronger; not pushed. Robert is an energetic, trim, attorney in his 40’s. He goes to Bikram Yoga several times a week for his “fitness” routine (Bikram
Continue readingWhy Joint Pain Is Sometimes Delayed
This is a real problem for a lot of people – delayed pain. If you have, for example, knee pain from Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, Chondromalacia, or Degenerative Joint Disease and it’s a
Continue readingThe Dastardly Plantarfasciitis – Part II
In case you missed Part I, I created a new problem for myself along the way to grabbing the basketball rim again: plantarfasciitis or more accurately, plantarfasciosis. I’ve found that with any
Continue readingCan Running Help You Outrun Knee Arthritis?
Why Runners Don’t Get Knee Arthritis…Really? There’s been some buzz about a new study that explains why runner’s don’t get osteoarthritis (OA). But the article, especially
Continue readingThe Dastardly Plantarfasciitis
I’ve run into a small problem. Like most things in life, nothing goes precisely the way you think it will. In my case, I got off to a good start. I was pleased with my progress, training, everything. Then,
Continue readingMost Doctors Not Following Evidence-Based Guidelines for Treating Osteoarthritis
Just to add to the level of confusion around what to do for osteoarthritis, a study found that most doctors are likely not following the recommended, evidence-based guidelines for treatment of the disease. What
Continue readingThe Eight Core Training Exercises To Avoid
“Core strengthening” is a phrase used so often that people no longer actually know what it means. If you do crunches, is that a “core” exercise? And what about swiss ball
Continue readingAn Common Source of Knee Pain That is Commonly Overlooked
One day you go for a run like any other day. But after you finish, you notice a vague aching, weird kind of pain over the front of your right knee. You figure you just over did it and move on. But
Continue readingWhat To Do When The Morning Brings A Stiff And Sore Back
Hello, Could you address the morning low back pain that so many of us have…it is not the mattress but wear and tear or accidents (in my case) that has the back way too sensitive to bending, working in
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