The Female Athlete Triad Table of Contents Female Specific Research – The Gap Is Narrowing Right to work, right to vote, and in many other ways, women have not always been treated as equal to males. This has also been true in medical care with research...
Blood Flow Restriction Training Table of Contents Why should we lift? Living an active life requires certain levels of strength. For example, when we walk we put 3.5 x bodyweight through our calf (soleus), whereas when we run this increases to 6.5-8x bodyweight1-2. We...
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...
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...
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...