Lower Back & Hips, Medical Errors & Misdiagnosis
“Nearly 92 million U.S. adults, or about 38 percent of the population, took a legitimately prescribed opioid like OxyContin or Percocet in 2015, according to results from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.” ...
Feet, Toes, Ankles and Knees, Fingers, Thumb, Hand & Wrist, Head, Neck, Jaw & Shoulders, Lower Back & Hips
While I have written extensively about arthritis in this blog, this is my first post on Bursitis. Similar to arthritis, bursitis is largely about inflammation. While arthritis is inflammation in the joint, bursitis is inflammation in the bursa capsule, which for the...
Athletes & Sports Injury, Lower Back & Hips, Medical Errors & Misdiagnosis
Basketball is one of my favorite topics and even more so when the Golden State Warriors are crushing it in the play-offs. This post, however, is not about the glory of victory, but about the pain of defeat for the Warrior’s head coach, Steve Kerr. In June 2015, Kerr...
Lower Back & Hips, Posture, Biomechanics, Gait & Mobility, Stretching & Flexibility
On average, a person walks about 115,000 miles in his or her lifetime, roughly equal to four trips around the Earth! (According to the American Podiatric Medical Association). So, since we are walking (a lot) anyway it makes good sense to refine our gait to optimize...
