In terms of rehabilitation and sports performance, foot stability is a complex issue. Ideally, different regions of the foot/ankle transition between rigid and supple during walking. Regions of the foot that move too much in a certain direction at the wrong time are “unstable”. Likewise, regions that move too little are “fixated”. Thus I most [...]
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“Your body’s reaction to stress is like an alarm system going off deep inside your brain, immediately dumping stress hormones into your bloodstream. These stress hormones cause a whole series of sudden physiological changes in your body, such as increasing your heart rate and blood pressure, shutting down your digestive system, and preparing your body [...]
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Runners need an efficient gait to stay injury free and perform at their best. A relatively minor imbalance of joint motion is enough to cause a big problem after thousands of footfalls. On the other hand, the same problem may be completely irrelevant for someone who only plods from the couch to the refrigerator. That’s why [...]
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Next weekend, Michelle Kinney, the 10th fittest woman on earth, will be competing for the title of the fittest woman on earth at the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games. She placed first in the Central East Region last month by consistently performing well across 6 very different workouts: 1. Run 1K/ 30 handstand pushups/ Row 1K [...]
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Until recently, researchers believed that back pain will “heal” on its own. We have learned, however, that this is not always true. When back pain is not treated, it may go away temporarily but will most likely return. For more than 33% of people who experience low-back pain, the pain lasts for more than 30 [...]
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Most cases of back pain are mechanical; they are not caused by critical conditions (such as infection, fracture, aneurism, or cancer) or organ disease (such as kidney stones, kidney infections, blood clots, uterine problems). Since back pain can have a variety of causes an careful examination and diagnosis is essential. The back is a complicated [...]
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The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) can cause painful chewing, jaw clicking, ear/face pain, tooth pain, and headache. In the absence of an obviously locked jaw, the offending temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) is usually diagnosed after the painful ears, teeth, and/or sinuses have been examined and found to be fine. While there are rare causes of TMD (inflammatory arthritis, [...]
READ MORE »Some diagnoses get all the glory. Leg pain?… think sciatica. Headache at the forehead?… think sinus infection. Hand tingling/pain?… think carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). And if you’ve used a computer, then it must be CTS. With no further need for sarcasm (while it is April 1st), let us discuss the importance of a doctor’s diagnostic [...]
READ MORE »While giving an excellent description of the neurological mechanism of pain, Time overlooks the obvious in their most recent edition highlighting pain. The march 7th issue titled, Understanding Pain, addresses traditional, emerging, and alternative options for those suffering from chronic pain of various causes. Dr. Mehmet Oz (cardiac surgeon, author, and Emmy award-winning TV Host) [...]
READ MORE »Headache is a common pain that nearly everyone experiences at some point in their life. As such, primary health care professionals evaluate and manage head/face pain every day. Since any headache type can result from a varied number of causes, and any headache sufferer may have several concurrent types of headache, the evaluation of headache [...]
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