Picture this. The basketball game is in the third period and the score is close. The rivalry between the two schools has the stands packed with students, parents and

One of the more common surgical interventions for people with a certain severity of low back pain is called an intervertebral (spinal) fusion. According to the American Academy of

I’ve had several patients in the last couple of weeks tell me that although they’d really like to get started on a running program, they’re concerned about whether they

The second sentence of this column is going to be a disclaimer on the title, because I know it’s going to ruffle some feathers, so here it goes. When

I’ve written at length in the past about different aspects of acute and chronic pain as it relates to musculoskeletal injuries. One specific area under the pain umbrella that

While our winter weather hasn’t arrived just yet, it is certainly just around the corner. Every winter, about a month after the first snow sticks, I start to see

During the first part of our spring shutdown, I took the opportunity to remodel one of our bathrooms. It was a project I had been putting off for quite

I took advantage of a beautiful day recently to switch our outdoor yard stuff from summer to winter. I raked some leaves despite the trees still being about half

“Why am I so dang stiff?” This is a question that I am asked by my patients at least once a week, especially during the winter months. Stiffness is