Sports Medicine Advice: Laws of Training Part II The main focus of this space is to inform our community of patients the different aspects related to the orthopedic world. Being athletes one of our main group , it is a clear benefit to always post articles related a healthy lifestyle as … Continue reading →

Sports Medicine Advice: Laws of Training Part I There are numerous training philosophies in the fitness industry. From books and magazines to videos and the internet, the information can be overwhelming. Some work best for strength, others for size. Some for cuts, some for speed. Some for sports, some for … Continue reading →

Keep Those Joints Moving: How to Improve your Quality of Life When Arthritis Arise When arthritis appears in someones’ life it can be a disaster. Our practice attends many cases where people feel devastated by the disease. However, you can definitively can beat arthritis. cialis soft tabs One of the main … Continue reading →

Meniscus Injury. How, Why, What to Do? The meniscus is a C shaped piece of fibroid cartilage localized inside the knee joint. Its main function is to act as a shock absorbing structure between bones and protect the articulation. The meniscus also helps lubricate the knee and limits its capacity … Continue reading →

Anatomy of Joints: The Shoulder Girdle The shouder girdle is made out of the clavicle and the scapula. However, all movements of the scapula are usually considered movements of the shoulder girdle. They include elevation, depression. upward rotation, downward rotation, protraction (abduction) and retraction (adduction). Because the shoulder is designed … Continue reading →

On top of a Degenerative Injury: Understanding SAMe Short for its chemical name, S-adenosyl-Llmethionine, SAMe is produced by your body and takes part in many biochemical processes that keep you healthy. SAMe is made from amino acid methionine, using the body”s primary enery molecule, ATP (adenosine triphosphate). It is also … Continue reading →

h1>After my Knee Surgery and it Hurts: Post-Care Case A couple of weeks ago, while in the pool, I came across a woman (she was about 65 years old) doing some unusual exercises. We started to talk and I asked her about the movements she was performing. She replied: “These … Continue reading →

Sports Medicine Tip: Understanding Flexibility Understanding flexibility starts with a basic knowledge of cellular muscle anatomy. Of particular importance is the basic unit of muscle cell (the sarcomere) an the three primary inhibitory prociceptors: the Golgi tendon organ (GTO), the muscle spindle and the Pacinian corpuscles. The Sarcomere Myofibrils have the … Continue reading →

h1>Sports Medicine Tip: Pay Attention to Your Posture We spend most of our lives with our bodies in the three basic positions. Sitting, standing and sleeping. Lets cover them one at a time. Sitting If you were to take a surgery of people that suffer with pack pain, you would … Continue reading →

The Price of Life Sedentarism There are two things that I will never stop doing: working and exercising! One time I saw a documentary  about this guy. He was like 80 years old and the interviewer was asking him why he wouldn”t stop working. The old man was an inventor. … Continue reading →