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A concussion is a mild form of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) that occurs when the brain hits the inside of your skull during a sudden motion to the head. This can be a direct hit to the head, or often a motor vehicle accident or sports injury. According to a CDC report in 2022Continue reading “Exercise is Medicine for Concussion”

Walking can save your life! Not exactly true, but close to it. The benefits of exercise and the effects it has on chronic conditions continue to show exercise is the most effective, cheapest, and longer-lasting intervention to help improve your overall health. But, how many steps are enough? You’ve heard the recommended daily step countContinue reading “Overall Mortality And Your Steps”

School is back in session, and so are fall sports! Whether your child plays soccer, football, volleyball, or is running cross country, keeping them injury-free should be your top priority. The good news? Most youth sports injuries can be prevented with the right approach. Start with Smart Conditioning Conditioning is the foundation of injury prevention.Continue reading “Keep Young Athletes Safe: Your Guide to Preventing Sports Injuries”

While working from home has been helpful in a lot of ways, one thing no one likes is a pesky pain in the neck while working from your home computer. Technology is wonderful, but posture will always be the most important component to any task at work. Poor posture is a huge contributor to conditionsContinue reading “What a Pain in the Neck!”

Does Manual Lymph Drainage Make a Difference? In people with damage, genetic abnormalities, or comorbidities impacting the lymphatic function causing abnormal collection of fluids in the peripheral tissue (aka lymphedema) complete decongestive therapy is the gold standard of treatment. Complete decongestive therapy involves the use of compression therapy, healthy skin care practices, and specialized massageContinue reading “Manual Lymphatic Drainage”

Have you ever experienced low back pain? What is low back pain? Low back pain is defined as pain felt anywhere between the first lumbar vertebrae down to the gluteal fold1(figure 1). This is a large span of the human body and can be attributed to numerous body parts, joints, muscles, tendons and/or ligaments. ThingsContinue reading “What To Do About Low Back Pain”

Tennis Elbow, or common extensor tendinopathy is a common disorder involving pain and inflammation of the back side of the forearm just below the elbow (figure 1). Tennis elbow is also interchangeable with common extensor tendonitis, and both are actually misnomers. Most people who have this issue don’t actually play tennis. Conditions that end inContinue reading “Tennis Elbow”

Have you ever experienced shoulder pain in your lifetime? Shoulder pain is one of the more common issues found in medicine, affecting about a third of the population at any given time in the life span (Chris Littlewood, 2013). While multiple issues could cause shoulder pain this article will home in on one of theseContinue reading “Shoulder Impingement”

Vertigo is one of the most common complaints in medicine affecting roughly 30% of the population. It is also one of the leading causes of lack of activity and fear of falling in the elderly population (Yongchao Li, 2015) (Uzdan Uz, 2019). Dizziness or vertigo can be characterized as an unpleasant disruption in spatial awareness andContinue reading “Are you dizzy?”