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Top 10 Inflammatory Foods to Avoid
I wanted to share some information that I have been researching these past few months about how diet can affect inflammatory responses in the human body. There is an epidemic of inflammatory diseases that affect millions of people every day, and many experts...
What is Facet Syndrome?
If you are a patient at Performance Health Center, you have probably heard your doctors use the term facet syndrome to describe the cause of your pain syndrome. But what is facet syndrome? Have you ever been physically active over the weekend then the next day...
What is Facet Syndrome?
If you are a patient at Performance Health Center, you have probably heard your doctors use the term facet syndrome to describe the cause of your pain syndrome. But what is facet syndrome? Have you ever been physically active over the weekend then the next day reach...
The Key to Happiness
Yes, there is a key to happiness! It’s having good relationships with friends, family and community. Is it that simple? Apparently so. The Good Life, by Waldinger and Shultz, published in January 2023, breaks it down. They are the main researchers of the...
What is CPPD?
That is the Jeopardy answer to this question: What causes sudden onset of pain in joints with sometimes severe swelling, with no know injury to these joints. This “disease” mimics Gout, but is not Gout as there are no uric acid crystals involved, instead a...
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...