Will You Be Skiing “Goat” When You Are 75?

Earlier this month I was Spring skiing at Stowe.  As I was getting on the lift, an older skier got on next to me. Once we lowered the safety gate he turned to me and asked, “Have you skied Goat yet?”  (Goat is the most challenging trail at Stowe, if not all of New...

Attack Your Pain, Don’t Accept It!

I recently read a very interesting article in the New York Times titled: The Perils of Toughing It Out, by Jane E. Brody.  Here are some of my thoughts and some sections of her article:   http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/03/the-perils-of-toughing-it-out/ Many...

EGGS -A Healthy Addition to Your Diet

Since our job is to help our patients become healthier overall, I thought I could help “bust” the myth that eggs are bad for you. I would like to share a few articles that help support the health benefits of eating eggs. The first article was written by Strength and...

Ice or Heat?

“I’m just getting old.” This is a statement I hear every day from new patients, as they present for various pain syndromes.  Most of these patients are younger than me, and I let them know that their not old, since I’m not old!  If their chief complaint is shoulder...

The life-changing benefits of exercise

Last month I wrote about how to “Make Your Resolutions Stick”, and if your new year’s resolution was to start exercising, this month’s blog will give you even more reasons to “Stick to it!” Exercise is not just about cardiovascular fitness and toned muscles. Sure,...