Physical

Gardening is good again – a testimonial

2010-06-15T08:37:02-04:00

An old patient came back to the clinic after years of "taking a break".  she presented with numbness and tingling in her left hand and arm, as well as knee pain (presumably due to Osteoarthritis).  Just sixty, she has felt limited ability in the past few years. Here, she shares with you, what she shared with me one morning, about how gardening became fun for the first year in many! "For five years I've had intermittent lower back pain, and sciatica-like symptoms that flared up when I bent over to pick things off the floor. With arthritis in both knees I [...]

Gardening is good again – a testimonial2010-06-15T08:37:02-04:00

Socio-emotional stress response…

2010-06-01T19:00:40-04:00

Recently, a patient brought this article to my attention.  When I started reading it, I felt for him, and I had a greater connection with many of my patients; my professional world has never involved more than 7-8 people, and while I love what I do and sometimes work too hard, I've never been close to burnout - something I hear about all too often from my friends, family and patients who work in larger organizations. As 'John' and I are talking about his work stress, a new term was coined- "socio-emotional" stress; our definition -  a social/professional stress resulting in [...]

Socio-emotional stress response…2010-06-01T19:00:40-04:00

Physical activity is crucial

2010-03-28T10:08:05-04:00

After a 3-year hiatus from serious long-distance running, I've been reminded how crucial it is to be consistent, as is true with many things we do in life. Time and repetition create change, and allow us to achieve our goals. I am now through my second week of a Running Room 10-km clinic, and feel the amazing rush of how much our human bodies crave motion. My goal is to return to a 1/2 marathon level, and this takes time, but it is my goal. I feel amazing, tired, and more stretching becomes crucial to enhance performance. Can't wait for my [...]

Physical activity is crucial2010-03-28T10:08:05-04:00

Childhood Ear Infections – a solution

2010-03-08T13:36:55-05:00

Here is a great article published by the American Chiropractic Association about the implementation of chiropractic for those little tykes ear infections. A great read! http://www.acatoday.org/content_css.cfm?CID=69

Childhood Ear Infections – a solution2010-03-08T13:36:55-05:00
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