How do you approach your sport or exercise? Do you arrive at your running, sporting, or exercise venue and begin your stretching routine? Perhaps you begin by sitting and touching your toes and then proceed to a calf stretch? This type of traditional approach is very common. However, are you aware that when active warm-ups…
Symmetry is found in mathematics, art, architecture or nature. In your body we beautifully exhibit a balance of bilateral symmetry. This means that your body can be divided into matching halves by drawing a straight line down the center of your left and right sides. If you could fold your body in half to face…
When you experience any kind of pain in your life, it’s an opportunity to overcome the challenges associated with it. At Ortho Sport & Spine Physicians, we offer many options for treatments of your neck, back, leg, knee and many other pains that you may be experiencing. We have treatments to help you recover from your…
When it comes to getting injured, this is not something you’ve planned, and set a date for on your icalendar. Injuries happen suddenly, and with no prior planning. You’re walking into the meeting. You check your watch to make sure you’re on time. You trip, and your face meets the sidewalk, and your knee dislocates…
The sport of soccer is known for players injuring their ACL. Players like Francesco Toti (Roma/Italy striker), Theo Walcott (Arsenal/England winger) and Kurt Zouma (Chelsea/France defender) have all suffered from an ACL tear. Playing soccer demands a lot of stopping, starting, quick movements and tackling maneuvers. All of these movements can lead your leg and…
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a painful condition of the hand, wrist and fingers. If you have this condition, inflamed carpal ligaments in the wrist are causing pressure on your median nerve. Your carpal ligaments can become inflamed due to one of the many possible factors: Wrist damage or injury Fluid retention Work stress Certain strenuous…
Have you thought about what you’re going to buy for you mom for Mother’s Day yet? Mother’s Day is on Sunday, May 14th this year. Are you ready for it? Do you prefer to shop on the Internet and have a package delivered directly to you? Or are you one that likes going to the…
When you’re in the middle of suffering from any kind of pain, injury or illness it can seem like you’ve been stuck there forever. Time seems to creep along as healing seems to take it’s good ol’ time. The emotional pain of some sort of loss, hurt, and injury seems like it affect every other…
The saying, “You don’t know what you have until it’s gone,” is true when you begin experiencing shoulder pain, or loss of shoulder mobility. Naturally, we all take for granted our fully functioning and pain-free bodies. This is true when it comes to our shoulders as well. When you begin to experience shoulder discomfort or…
Ortho Sport & Spine Physicians would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our patients a very happy Easter on April 16! We are grateful for all of our past and future patients, and we are honored by the privilege of serving you each day. Spring and Easter are times for all things…
