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Keeping the “Dead” Moving!
Literally! Yes, I had the pleasure of providing backstage care for The Grateful Dead at the DCU Center on November 10. After 50 years of performing, 2+ hour shows a night on tour, The Grateful Dead are still performing and going strong. They are touring again as “Dead...
The Health Benefits of Being Thankful
I am writing this month’s Blog two days after Thanksgiving- that time of year where many people begin thinking about everything they have to be thankful for. Although it’s nice to count your blessings on Thanksgiving, being thankful throughout the year could have...
The Benefits of Strength Training
Fall is a great time to move some of your workouts indoors, and if you are not currently doing strength training it is a great time to start. In this Blog I would like to highlight some of the Benefits of Strength Training. Strength training helps decrease body...
Happy 86th Birthday Rich Busa!
Happy Birthday 86th Rich Busa and many more! You are an inspiration to all that know you. You are also our role model for active living! For those who don’t know Rich, he still runs train marathons (and wins them). Rich has an infectious enthusiasm which lightens up...
Prolonged Sitting is Hazardous to Your Health!
Recent research has linked sitting for long periods of time with a number of health concerns, including obesity and “metabolic syndrome” — which is a combination of several conditions that includes high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high cholesterol, and excess...
Rake Safe
With the warm September we had the leaves are staying green and hanging on longer than usual, but we all know that will change sooner or later. In the next few weeks the leaves will be falling and you’ll be pulling out your sweaters. Before you know it the leaves will...
Are You Toxic?
Toxins are everywhere; we can’t avoid them even if we try. Hidden toxins are everywhere, in the foods we eat and the air we breathe every day. The foods we eat and liquids we drink are an easy way to clean up our toxin ingestion. Our body naturally removes toxins...
Why Suffer with Low Back Pain?
I hope you have already read “A Second Chance in Life” (below in body of this blog). It is truly a remarkable testimonial and the doctors at Performance Health Center are overjoyed at Patsy’s remarkable recovery after using crutches for so many years. As remarkable...
Got Muscle Cramps?
Summer heat and humidity are now at their peak, and with that I have recently had many patients ask me what they should do to prevent muscle cramping to occur. First of all it helps to know what is causing these cramps to occur. Causes: Muscle cramps can be caused by...
5 Dangerous Words
“Maybe it will go away”. I hear these words almost every day I am in the office working with my patients as it relates to the pain syndrome(s) that brought them to seek my services. There is usually a time frame around these words. Some people wait a week, some a...