The nightly news is filled with depressing stories of people dying in car accidents and even worse reports of homicides. What we hear very little of is people dying of hospital-acquired infections. Must be because it’s so rare, right? Wrong. Actually more Americans die each year of hospital-acquired infection than auto accidents and homicides combined. […]
Get On The Good Foot
Your feet endure a tremendous amount of shock throughout the day. Their make-up includes several irregular shaped bones held together by a web of muscles, tendons, ligaments and thick fascia. They usually work together in a complex but harmonious fashion. But, when they fail they can cause tremendous pain with every step, which can spread […]
Do I Use Ice or Heat?
‘Hey doc, will sitting in my hot tub relieve my sciatica’? The question of using heat or ice comes up everyday in our office. Most people are ready to do their part in taking care of themselves, but just aren’t sure where to start. You ask one person and they swear by ice. Ask a […]
A Workstation That Works For You
What can cause carpel tunnel syndrome, backaches, headaches, knee injury, eyestrain, and shoulder pain among many other aches and pains? Sounds like it must be something pretty serous to cause so many problems. Well it is, and it’s a workstation that does not work for you. It’s the chair that’s too tall and the computer […]
A Better Way to Lift
One of the main reasons folks come in to our office is due to low back pain and all too often their story begins with lifting something up. For simplicity we like to divide these lifting problems in to two different categories: correct body function and correct lifting principles. When muscular balance is lost, picking […]