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...
Mar 1, 2024 | Dr. Tom Ball, Health
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...
Feb 11, 2024 | Did you know, Health
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...
Dec 7, 2023 | Health, Newsletter, Performance Health Center
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...
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...
