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Overheard while out and about…

Yesterday I overheard two  women talking about seeing a doctor for some injury that one of them had recently had.  I didn’t catch the conversation in its entirety so I can’t and don’t want to speculate about the final outcome of their full opinions but the part that I did catch disturbed me greatly.  Read the rest of this entry »

Improve ankle stability with balance drills.

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Lifehacker posted an article from the NYT about improving ankle stability with the performance of simple ankle balance drills done in 1 minute increments.  As chiropractors we have been promoting these types of exercises for years for the stability of ankle post injuries.  It is good that the NYT is promoting wellness prevention instead of retroactively seeking medications or steroid injections.  This should never be used as self treatment to an existing injury in lieu of seeing a trained professional for a proper diagnosis.  Everylittle bit helps.  Hit the read more link to see the article.

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Kinesiotape at the SuperBowl

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So today was the Superbowl, and though the game was extremely exciting there were several shots of Philadelphia Steeler Hines Ward and his injury laden body covered with kinesiotape. I saw this shot during pre-game and took a picture of it. There was also another time where it was visible on his arm Read the rest of this entry »

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