How to Improve your Athletic performance with Kinesiotaping If you have watched sporting activities lately you have probably noticed athletes with colorful tape on their bodies. This type of taping is called kinesiotaping and it is often used with athletes. However, there are all sorts of applications for kinesiotaping. Recently several interesting studies have […]
A Video about what to expect with joint replacements
I really like the following video narrated by Dr. Mike Evans. He does a great job of laying out expectations for hip and knee replacements. [embedplusvideo height=”480″ width=”590″ editlink=”http://bit.ly/1l7wh1w” standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/xAL_TrQdtTY?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=xAL_TrQdtTY&width=590&height=480&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep5379″ /] There are several important issues that Dr. Evans points out. First, he lays out several people that you will be working with […]
How to Avoid Overuse Sports Injuries
Overuse Sports Injuries Can Be a Result of Mistakes During Training Overuse sports injuries are a common aliment I see in my practice. They usually occur with some of my most active and “in-shape” people that I see. Fitness programs and health do not always go hand and hand and can lead to overuse sports […]
Running Season
How will you stay active this spring? Locally, people often use running as a way to get and stay active. What I like about running is that it is easy to set goals and monitor your progress. There are also several local running groups that provide you a way to get into running. However, there […]
Why squatting is important
We had a conversation today in the clinic that comes up frequently. The question was “should I be doing squats as an exercise.” My response was “absolutely” with a couple of things to remember. Patients are often given advice that they shouldn’t squat past a a certain angle or that they should limit their squatting […]
