Jun 1, 2014 | General
In May I was working backstage at the House of Blues. The band’s lead guitarist told me he had right- sided low back pain for years which was getting worse. Every time he bent backwards the pain got worse. I did a quick assessment and determined that he had “facet...
Apr 29, 2014 | General
I am happy to note that there is ever increasing research that indicates that chocolate is good for you. I recently read several articles that explain how and why this is true. I have underlined some of the biggest benefits that chocolate and specifically cocoa...
Apr 29, 2014 | General
It’s starting to happen. We’ve had a few nice spring days, people have been getting out in their gardens and as a result the phone has been ringing with people who have hurt themselves. After they tell me what hurts and that it began either during or soon after...
Mar 31, 2014 | General
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...
Mar 31, 2014 | General
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...
Mar 3, 2014 | General
On Saturday, March 1, one of our most inspirational patients was featured on the front page of the Metro section of the Boston Globe (Read Article). Rich Busa, is 84 years young, still runs trial marathons and is planning on winning the US National Snow Show...
