Fireworks Safety Tips
The American Society for Surgery of the Hand Urges Firework Safety in an Effort to Reduce the Number of Injuries Each Year Summer has FINALLY arrived and many of us use Fireworks as a part of our summer celebrations, but many [...]
Aquatic Exercise: How to Reap the Benefits this Summer
Sitting is the New Smoking. It's just bad for you. So what do you do? Stay Active! As the old adage says, Move it or Lose it! Regular exercise can help you control your weight, reduce your risk of heart disease and [...]
What is the Meeks Method?
As mentioned in my last blog about Osteoporosis, this condition can be treated in three ways: nutrition; medication; and exercise. In this blog, we will focus on an exercise program called the Meeks Method. What is the Meeks Method? The Meeks Method [...]
When Can You Return to Sports After a Concussion?
According to the International Guidelines for Concussion in Sport, there is a very specific protocol that must be followed prior to allowing an athlete that has sustained a concussion to return to sport. Before considering return to sport, the athlete needs to [...]
Avoid Wrist Pain with Exercise: Practice the 4 “P’s”
Some of the best exercises we can do for strength and toning is Body Weight Exercises. The catch? Many of these exercises cause unnecessary forces throughout hands and wrists, specifically through the Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex (TFCC). This complex is found on the [...]
The Behavioral Side of Peeing: Should You “Go” Before You “Leave?”
Your bladder is a muscle -- I’m sure you’ve heard that, and it’s a little true. There is a muscle that sits on your bladder, called the detrusor. It’s job is to assist your bladder in the filling and voiding of urine. As [...]
The Facts About Falling
Did you Know... 1 in every 4 Americans 65 and older fall each year Falls are the leading cause of fatal injury in older adults Falls result in more than 2.8 million injuries treated in the ER each year By 2020 the cost [...]
New Mom, New Pains
For a long time, I’ve known the importance of eating right and exercising. I knew it was especially important when I was pregnant. To the best of my ability, I worked out for about 30 minutes (weight training, stretching and core exercises) [...]
Easy Tips to Help Keep You Golfing All Summer
As nicer weather is hopefully approaching; it is that time of year again where I ask myself: What can I do differently to better my golf game? As an avid recreational golfer I would recommend one of two things: Take Professional Lessons OR [...]
What is Tennis Elbow?
What is Tennis Elbow? Tennis Elbow, or Lateral Epicondylitis, is a painful condition that affects the elbow. It is inflammation of the tendons of the forearm muscles that attach to the bony outer part of the elbow called the lateral epicondyle. Causes [...]