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The Less-Than-Perfect Thumb
My son Avery jammed his thumb when he was about 2 years old. I’m embarrassed to admit that it took a while for my wife, Nicole, and I to notice, and then we wondered if he was actually born with a crooked thumb – (photos attest to the fact that he did once have a...
A Cure for Arthritis
The Mayo Clinic states on their webpage for Osteoarthritis that this condition “gradually worsens with time, and no cure exists”. In their lexicon osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease, which results from the breakdown of the cartilage, which only increases over...
Plantar fasciitis
As a quick diversion from our series on medical misdiagnosis, I just couldn't help but throw in another basketball blog in honor of the start of the season. I know I'm a little late in the game already, but I've been traveling so much this past month and haven't had...
Medical Misdiagnosis
With this entry we’re going to begin a series of blogs about my experience as an alternative health care provider within the modern medical system. Here I will focus on misdiagnosis and treatment errors that I have recently witnessed. In my last stint at the...
Technology, Injury and the Student Athlete
In the past couple of years I've worked with a lot of student athletes and it's obvious to me that these young men and women are in a very different situation today then we were 10 or 20 years ago. The student athlete of 2010 is up against hurdles I myself never saw...
Andrew Bynum’s knee injury (and yours)
The Los Angeles Lakers are now tied with the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals 3-3. Kobe continues to play at the top of his game and his fractured finger seems to have little effect on his playing. That finger massage must be working its magic. (see previous...
Kobe Bryant injury
Let's talk about basketball, my favorite topic, and even more so now that the Lakers are playing in the NBA Western Conference Finals. But, in this series of blogs I'll keep my focus on injuries, how they're being treated and my thoughts on that. Where better to...
The Ultimate Runner
I was stoked to receive my copy of The Ultimate Runner, published by Health Communications, Inc, in the mail a couple days ago. Edited by Tom Green and Amy Hunold-VanGundy, The Ultimate Runner is a collection of stories and advice for runners to "keep you moving"....
NFL Draft
One of the best parts of my job is getting to work with incredible athletes like Jeff Byers. Jeff is an extraordinary football player who can play multiple positions and is at the top of the list in the 2010 NFL Draft. He played center and guard for USC under the...
Recapping The 2009 UCLA Alumni Awards Ceremony
I recently had the opportunity to attend the 2009 UCLA Alumni Awards Ceremony, an event honoring men and women from the UCLA community whose outstanding contributions include: Promoting character and ethics in schools and society Record-setting athletic victories and...