Is Gardening Exercise?

It’s starting to happen.  We’ve had a few nice spring days, people have been getting out in their gardens and as a result the phone has been ringing with people who have hurt themselves.  After they tell me what hurts and that it began either during or soon after...

Will You Be Skiing “Goat” When You Are 75?

Earlier this month I was Spring skiing at Stowe.  As I was getting on the lift, an older skier got on next to me. Once we lowered the safety gate he turned to me and asked, “Have you skied Goat yet?”  (Goat is the most challenging trail at Stowe, if not all of New...

Ice or Heat?

“I’m just getting old.” This is a statement I hear every day from new patients, as they present for various pain syndromes.  Most of these patients are younger than me, and I let them know that their not old, since I’m not old!  If their chief complaint is shoulder...

Walk or Run?

Life is Motion. A key to good health is to be active on a daily basis. Walking and running are easy to do, need minimal equipment and can be done almost anywhere. But which is better for you? The answer is, “it depends”. It depends on your fitness level and your...