Recently, I have been working with a golfer who came to me to work on nerve pain in his leg. After evaluating him we realized that his knee on the opposite side is severely arthritic and he is compensating for it with his movements. The pain was affecting his golf game as well as everyday […]
Archives for August 2012
What the heck is osteoarthritis anyways?
I recently had a conversation with someone who asked “what the heck is osteo-arthritis anyways”. Osteoarthritis has many different names including OA, degenerative joint disease, osteoarthrosis and degenerative arthritis. As some of those names allude to OA is degenerative process that progresses with age and wear and tear. The process is essentially a breaking down […]
Relieving Mid-back Pain
If you work at a desk you have likely experienced mid back pain. This pain can range anywhere from a sense of “tiredness” between your shoulder blades to numbness and/or tingling that radiates away from your spine. Unfortunately, many activities of everyday life lead to slumping and a forward shoulder position. Think about how much […]