Embracing “Lasts” and the Power of Prioritizing Health Over 50

Have you ever stopped to think about your “lasts”?  You know, those moments in life when you realize you’re doing something for the last time. Some of these we expect and even prepare for.  Like the last day of school before summer.  Or when we sold our first home, I remember saying to my boys…

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Ouch! – What to do when you Pull a Muscle

Muscle Pull

  What Happens When You Pull A Muscle? A pulled muscle is just another way to describe a muscle strain. Muscle strains are painful.  Muscle strains occur when a muscle or tendon is overstretched or torn. A torn muscle is graded by 3 degrees. Mild, moderate, and complete tear. Muscle strains can occur without warning…

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Why is Shoulder Stability Important?

Shoulder Stability

Why the shoulder blades are crucial for stability in our shoulder and how the rotator cuff helps. What Is Shoulder Stability? Often when talking about stability in your shoulder people mention the rotator cuff. The rotator cuff is a series of 4 muscles and does play a big part when it comes to stability. However,…

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Who’s Most Likely To Suffer From Piriformis Syndrome?

Piriformis Syndrome

A Pain In the Butt (and hip and leg) Are YOU willing to sacrifice your independence as you age? This is an important question that we begin to ask ourselves when we start to hurt and ache with doing simple things throughout our day. When a patient comes to our clinic for an evaluation for…

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The Best Exercise To Stay Healthy?

Jogging

Since it’s going to be a ‘springtime’ soon, something we hear a lot of people who visit our clinic talk about is wanting to stay healthy. But one thing that is holding them back is that they’re either: Not sure where to start or what activity to do Or They think that they have to…

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