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May 27, 2025

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE

Part II of II Introduction: As most sports enthusiasts know, in 2021 Tiger Woods acquired an Achilles tendon rupture while training at home and in 2023 Aaron Rodgers, a former Green Bay Packer quarterback, did the same in the first game of the 2023/24 NFL season with the New York Jets. As with many sports […]

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May 27, 2025

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE

PART I of II Introduction: As most sports enthusiasts know, in 2021 Tiger Woods ruptured his Achilles tendon while training at home and in 2023 Aaron Rodgers, a former Green Bay Packer quarterback, did the same in the first game of the 2023/24 NFL season with the New York Jets. As with many sports injuries, […]

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May 15, 2025

CHILDHOOD OBESITY EPIDEMIC:

EXERCISE IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT IN THE CURE! The World Health Organization has classified obesity as a chronic disease and determined that it is reaching epidemic proportions, not only in the United States, but globally. Moreover, closer to home, the Pennsylvania Department of Health has determined that PA ranks 17th among all states in the […]

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May 8, 2025

VISCOSUPPLEMENTATION:

AN ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT FOR ARTHRITIS At least once a week, a patient jokingly asks if they can get a “lube job” to loosen up their stiff knee joint. I respond by providing them with information about osteoarthritis and viscosupplementation, a conservative treatment administered by injection and approved by the FDA for the treatment of osteoarthritis […]

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Apr 28, 2025

Healthy Ways to Cope with Stress & Anxiety:

Part II of II April is National Stress and Anxiety Awareness Month! According to the National Institutes of Health, an estimated 19.1% of U.S. adults 18 and older had an anxiety disorder in the past year. Anxiety disorders were higher for females (23.4%) than for males (14.3%). An estimated 31.1% of U.S. adults experience an […]

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Apr 21, 2025

Healthy Ways to Cope with Stress & Anxiety:

Part I of II April is National Stress and Anxiety Awareness Month! According to the National Institutes of Health, an estimated 19.1% of U.S. adults 18 and older had an anxiety disorder in the past year. Anxiety disorders were higher for females (23.4%) than for males (14.3%). An estimated 31.1% of U.S. adults experience an […]

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Apr 14, 2025

10 Tips to Choose the Best Cervical Pillow: Part II of II

As discussed last week in Part I of Cervical Pillows, studies on cervical or neck pillows have shown that those using a cervical pillow demonstrated a significant reduction in chronic neck pain and headaches. However, researchers cautioned that there are many different types of pillows and that, depending on the individual; some may be more […]

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Apr 13, 2025

Cervical Pillows: Part I of II

Are you one of the millions of people who suffer from chronic neck (cervical) pain and headaches? Did you ever wonder if your pillow is right for you? Studies on cervical or neck pillows have shown that those with chronic neck pain showed a significant reduction in neck pain and headaches when using a cervical […]

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Apr 6, 2025

Seasonal Allergies in Athletes – Do Not Get Benched!

Allergies affect 30 % of adults and 40% of children in the United States. Avoiding the outdoors is often not an option…especially if you enjoy outdoor activities and sports. Not long ago, it was unthinkable that an athlete with serious allergies could compete at a high level, such as the Olympics. Now, in great part […]

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Mar 28, 2025

NEW RESEARCH DEMONSTRATES CERTAIN TYPES OF EXERICSE MAY HAVE ANTI-AGING PROPERTIES

Recently, a reader shared with me their concern about the aging process. They were not happy with the changes in their body, despite exercising regularly. New research suggests that there may be some forms of exercise that are better than others to counteract the aging process. With the accumulation of more and more birthdays, I […]

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