I Want a Scan Doc! When we have an injury or pain it is very tempting to want to know exactly what is wrong! “Why can’t I just have an x-ray or MRI so that we are certain it is only a sprain!” I understand this wish, but if we imaged every little pain or injury, our...
Twisted ankle – how bad is it? Xray or not? It’s the highlight of your running week: a Saturday morning trail run. But then it gets interrupted by a stumble and a turned ankle. Of course, you’ve sprained your ankle plenty of times before (you even have some...
Running is not bad for arthritis! In a previous blog we talked about aging and running, and how the traditional, age-old advice on osteoarthritis (OA) and running may not be accurate. Previously, runners were often told that running was bad for their joints, and they...