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What Can You Learn From the Tour de France?
Ever since taking a class in graduate school titled “Comparative Anatomy and Physiology” where we compared humans to other mammals, I realized that we humans are actually one of the slowest of all mammals. Try racing a dog, horse or rabbit, you name it, over a short...
Breaking News: The Aspirin Myth Debunked
Since the 1970’s the American Heart Association has recommended daily doses of baby aspirin to prevent or manage heart disease. Millions of Americans have followed that advice for years. Three (3) major clinical trials in 2018 questioned the validity and safety of a...
Dynamic Compression for Rapid Recovery of Your Health
As a Chiropractic Physician at Performance Health Center, I am always thinking of ways that we can assist our patients with their recovery and rehab from injuries, and ways to help them maintain a pain free and active lifestyle. Physicians have long used dynamic...
Please Wear A Helmet!
I just finished a nice Sunday morning bicycle ride, and I am amazed at how many other cyclists that I saw out there riding without a helmet! I do not get it… it makes ZERO sense! When I ask people why they are not wearing a helmet I get responses like this… “I know...
New Study Confirms Chiropractic Reduces Opioid Use
Opioid addiction and death is still out of control. New guidelines and regulations are reducing the number prescriptions for opioid medications. The death rate for opioid deaths dropped 4% in 2018 relative to 2017, but it was still close to 2000 in Massachusetts...
Quick Spring Gardening Tips
Month 2 at Performance Health Center! I am loving my work here. Treating patients every day and watching their pain levels decrease and their functional ability increase, is an amazing thing to be a part of. Spring is finally here! This month I want to talk about...
May Flowers and UV Rays
Happy May! We are just finishing an unusually wet April here in New England, as I write this on April 29th we have had 20 days of at least some rain in the 29 days of April so far. Well… get ready for a little sun! They say April showers bring May flowers, and I...
When the Best Treatment is NO Treatment
By Dr. Leslie El-Turkmani I am so excited to be here at Performance Health Center! I've met so many nice people, and have already seen some amazing things. Last week for example……I saw a patient with severe symptoms, crying in pain during the consultation, and could...
Spring Time = Tick Time
April is a great time to get outdoors and enjoy this great weather. This Blog is directed for those of you who like to run, walk or cycle the trails. I thought this would be a good time to post a Blog on how best to Prevent Lyme disease. I am amazed at the number...
What is the Difference Between 50 degrees in the fall and 50 degrees in the spring?
Question: What is the difference between 50 degrees in the fall and 50 degrees in the spring? Answer: In the spring 50 degrees feels warm! This last weekend was the first “nice” weekend of spring! When I went out to get the morning paper the birds were singing and...