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...

Restorative Sleep

Sleep is incredibly important for your mental and physical health. Did you know that you can survive longer without food than you can without sleep? If you are having trouble sleeping lately you are not alone. This has been an incredibly stressful year and since so...

Are You One of the 71%?

35% of Americans are now working remotely from home.  A new study from the Lenovo Group found that 71% of those working from home are experiencing either new symptoms or an exacerbation of historic symptoms.  The most common begin back pain, neck pain, poor...

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...