Knee ‘ACL’ Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

6 Stretches for Sciatica Pain Relief Sciatic nerve pain can be so excruciating and debilitating that you don’t even want to get off the couch. Common causes of sciatica can include a ruptured disk, a narrowing of the spine canal called spinal stenosis, and injury. The sciatic nerve runs down the spine and branches off,…

FEEL YOUR BEST Let us start by reviewing the facts; 40-42 weeks is 10 months, not 9.  However, the amazing journey to motherhood can actually comprise a year-long (or more!) period of metamorphosis.  The question I hear repeatedly from patients during their pregnancy, (including the 3 months post partum ‘trimester’) is: “Are Exercise and Massage…

Stretch your IT band. Spending some time stretching and warming up your IT band before diving into a strenuous activity is a good way to keep your knees strong. It is the area of thicker tissue that runs from the outside of the pelvis to the outside of the knee. The IT band helps to stabilize…

Return to Play… Worlds 2012 – Finals As someone who used to play Ultimate and now works a lot with Frisbee players, one of the most common type of injuries we see are with ankles. Whether you mildly roll over on it and play through it to spraining it badly enough requiring crutches and being…