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Active Release Techniques® : What I Have Learned
As of August 13th, I became certified by Active Release Techniques® (ART®) as a Full Body practitioner. ART® has made a tremendous impact in my ability to help patients. While I have learned many soft tissue techniques over the years, ART® is a game changer. The...
Sea to Summit – Won by Dr. Ball & Team!
That is the title of the event that I did last weekend with a few of my friends, and it was such a cool event that I thought I would write about it. Sea to Summit is a triathlon that goes essentially from sea level point to point starting in Berwick, Maine and heads...
I Tried Metagenics’ UltraInflamX Plus 360° For 30 Days and Here’s What Happened
UltraInflamX is a medical food product from Metagenics that reportedly reduces inflammation within the gastrointestinal tract. It is said to help with conditions such as Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis, as well as other sources of inflammation. Product...
Is it a Cold or Allergy?
I am writing this blog to help clear the confusion between a cold and an allergy. Many of my patients have been coming in recently feeling “under the weather” and many ask me if I think they have allergies or if it might be a cold. My first response to them is...
How Nutrition Can Change Your Life
Most of us ask ourselves why nutrition is important. Some of our patients take a “ton” of supplements. Some take none. Some people (and I’ve heard this on many occasions) tell me that they haven’t even opened them and that they are sitting on the counter. In our...
Six Surprising Health Benefits of Sweet Potatoes
So here we are just finishing another great holiday meal and once again my favorite dish were the sweet potatoes. I have always known that sweet potatoes are super healthy and I wanted to forward a really good article that I just read last month in Healthline by...
The Scalene Muscles and Why They Are So Important
Every new patient’s first appointment at Performance Health Center includes a comprehensive functional examination. During our assessment, we always check for nerve entrapments. The most commonly entrapped nerves are those coming from the neck (the brachial plexus)...
Going though “the Change?”
There’s supplement that relieves symptoms related to perimenopause Perimenopause is no walk in the park. It can make those who suffer incredibly uncomfortable. Between night sweats, hot flashes, irritability, irregularity in the menstrual cycle, fatigue, cramping,...
Time to Boost Your Body’s Natural Immunity
It is September, and with kids going back to school, and with the colder weather coming that means more close contact indoors with others. One of the best things that we can do to prevent COVID-19 or any other illness is to boost our own immune system. Here are...
Do NSAIDs Cause Chronic Pain?
What do you do if you have an injury resulting in low back pain? As a society we have been conditioned to take something for it. Most commonly it is an NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory) which include: Aspirin, Ibuprofen (Advil or Motrin) and Naproxen (Aleve)....