Published on Sep 20, 2022 | Orthopaedics, Regain Health, Sports Medicine
Rehabilitation You’ve fallen and it’s really hard to get up. You don’t want this to become permanent. What can you do? Well, the answer is pretty much what you might expect: Physical therapy helps people recover or gain physical abilities that have either diminished...
Published on Sep 16, 2022 | Brain Health & Stroke, Child & Family Health, Sports Medicine
Each year, one out of every five student athletes playing a contact sport suffers a concussion from a blow to the head. Concussions — one of the most common sports injuries — should not be taken lightly. Even what seems like a mild whack to the head can be serious....
Published on Jul 12, 2022 | Brain Health & Stroke, Fitness & Wellness, Orthopaedics, Regain Health, Sports Medicine
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Published on Jun 5, 2019 by Joshua Porter, MPAS, PA-C | Back, Bone & Joint Health, Fitness & Wellness, Fitness & Wellness, Men's Health, Orthopaedics, Regain Health, Sports Medicine, Sports Medicine, Sports Medicine, Women's Health
You wake up, get out of bed and feel a stabbing pain in your heel. Sound familiar? If so, you may be dealing with plantar fasciitis. Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common causes of heel pain. It’s caused by inflammation in the plantar fascia, the thick band of...
Published on Feb 18, 2019 by Jesse Doty, MD | Back, Bone & Joint Health, Hips, Knees & Shoulders, Men's Health, Sports Medicine, Stay Well, Women's Health
We’ve heard it for years — running is bad for your knees. But is that actually true? It seems to make sense. When you’re running, you’re putting a good deal of force and pressure on the joints in your knees. So, it’s no wonder when you end up with knee pain…or...
Published on Jan 8, 2019 | Men's Health, Sports Medicine, Stay Well, Women's Health
It’s happened to us all at one time or another — lying in bed, your leg all of a sudden seizes up with intense pain. Or maybe you’re in the middle of a workout when you feel something spasm. Either way, you’re experiencing muscle cramping. And while we’ve all...
