Medical Misinformation – Be Careful What You Read & Trust! Does coffee cause cancer? Put down that cup of coffee! A recent research study says…. No, wait. It’s ok. Coffee is actually good for you; a new study showed…. But EGGS – eggs are bad. Will...
CrossFit – Are You Crazy?! I have recently started doing CrossFit at a local box (CrossFit gym), and from the reaction I’ve received from pretty much everyone I’ve told (including my own wife!), it seems that the first thing many people think of is ‘injury’!...
Exercise is Medicine Life comes with a few inevitable things – aging can be one of the most frustrating. When you are twenty you may not think much about it, but as the years continue we will all notice its effects. A common way people experience aging is joint...
What’s My Secret? Recently, the following comment was left on a local running FB group, in response to an answer I had provided to a question about an injury: “I’ve heard so many great things about you from folks whose opinion I value. Now I see why....
PSA – Can common medications affect your tendons?! Recently, I saw a runner in my practice who had an MRI-confirmed muscle/tendon tear. Although this isn’t an uncommon injury for me to see, the likely cause of this runner’s injury really shouldn’t be common; but...
How Loud Do You Run? How Loud Do You Run? If you’ve read last week’s blog on how running cadence can help you reduce loading and injury risk when you run, you will be familiar with the idea that cadence and ground contact time are very strongly correlated. Longer...