The Trouble With MRI’s

October 29, 2011

A New York Times Article explains some of the pitfalls of putting all of our trust in MRI’s. Dr. James Andrews, a sports medicine orthopedist, being skeptical of MRI’s performed MRI scans on 31 healthy professional baseball pitchers. The pitchers did not have any injuries or feel any pain, but the MRI’s revealed a different [...]

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Peer Pressure

October 29, 2011
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Rotator Cuff Strengthening Exercises

October 28, 2011

These exercises serve to strengthen the rotator cuff muscles and are very helpful if you are feeling weakness, pain or clicking in your shoulder joint. The exercises work on the internal rotators (subscapularis, teres major), the external rotators (teres minor, infraspinatus), and the abductors (supraspinatus) Guidelines for performing the stretches: Check with a health care [...]

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Treatment of Dizziness or Vertigo

October 28, 2011

Dizziness or Vertigo due to Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo is fairly common but can feel debilitating.  It can be difficult to walk, stand or sit without dizziness or sometimes nausea.  It is caused by a piece of crystal in your inner ear coming loose and positioning itself incorrectly.  The good news is that it is [...]

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