Oct 2, 2024 | Chiropractic, Dr. Tom Ball, Exercise, Health, Performance Health Center, Sports Medicine
Just this week I came across a few different articles about the benefits of walking backwards. Apparently, it is the newest rage on Tik Tok. I have been walking backwards for years. I first started doing this when I was a grad student getting my Master’s degree...
Aug 11, 2024 | Chiropractic, Did you know, Healing, Health
It’s common for people to attribute their pain to aging, but this reasoning often overlooks the underlying issues. I frequently hear patients say, “I must be getting old” to explain their pain. I respond by asking if their right leg is any older than their left. If...
Feb 12, 2024 | Chiropractic, Dr. Annette Ghelfi
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...
Nov 7, 2023 | Chiropractic, Did you know, Dr. Tom Ball, Health, Performance Health Center
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...
Jun 4, 2019 | Chiropractic, Dr. Tom Ball, Exercise, Health
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...
Apr 30, 2019 | Chiropractic, Health
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...
