New Protective Equipment Available! Fall is not only the time of year for football, but it is soccer season as well. Moreover, concussions are not only associated with football, but with soccer as well. However, new protective equipment may offer a solution. What is a Concussion? Concussions occur when a person’s brain is […]
Happy Labor Day! Prevent Back Pain! Lower back pain (LBP) is one of the most common problems people experience, not only in the workplace, but in daily life as well. LBP is not limited to the manual laborer but is also prevalent in those working in sedentary positions. It is estimated that 80-90% of adults […]
Guest Author: Soroosh T Hashemi Soroosh T Hashemi is a 2015 graduate from The Commonwealth Medical College (TCMC).He was raised in Levittown,, PA and earned a B.S. in Biological from Penn State University. He matched in Internal Medicine at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. This article appeared in “in-training,”a website for medical students, run by […]
SIX PACK ABS – WITHOUT BACK PAIN! The Best Exercises to Strengthen the Abdominal Muscles Without Causing Back Pain Part 2 of 2 It may not be possible to pick up a health and fitness magazine without a plethora of articles on how to gain “six-pack abs!” However, for most people, before you begin your quest […]
The Best Exercises to Strengthen the Abdominal Muscles Without Causing Back Pain Part 1 of 2 It may not be possible to pick up a health and fitness magazine without a plethora of articles on how to gain “six-pack abs!” However, for most people, before you begin your quest to find the “abdominal holy grail,” […]
Summer football training camps and practice sessions will soon be in full swing in Northeastern Pennsylvania. In 2013, the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) implemented “Preseason Heat-Acclimatization Guidelines” This policy was recently updated for the 2015 season. At this time each year, I receive several emails from concerned parents regarding heat stroke in football players […]
When a patient comes to our physical therapy clinic with lower back pain it is standard protocol to take a thorough history and complete a neurological exam. This is especially important if the patient has leg pain, tingling or numbness in one or both legs referred from their lower back. During the history, the patient […]
Guest Author: David Louis Guest columnist David Louis is a third-year medical student at The Commonwealth Medical College in Scranton. Reflections of a Medical Student The first day of my medicine rotation, I proudly put on my white coat and stuffed its pockets with my stethoscope, reflex hammer, otoscope and a few pocket-sized books to […]
In a few short weeks, organized high school fall preseason practices will begin. This includes; football, soccer, cheerleading, women’s tennis, etc. Unfortunately, after a long break from participating in many of these activities, even young athletes are vulnerable to a variety of injuries, including a pulled muscle on the inside of the thigh called a […]
Swimmer's Shoulder: Part 2 of 2 Last week, guest columnist, Dr. Gary Mattingly, anatomy professor at the University of Scranton, described the problem of “swimmer’s shoulder” … “inflammation of part of the rotator cuff, a group of muscles that stabilize the shoulder passes between the arm bone (humerus) and a bone in the back (scapula). […]
