Everywhere you look, you’ll see people, young or old, looking down at their cell phones. If you find yourself on your phone for extended periods and have noticed a pain in your neck, you may be suffering from text neck. […]
Kitchen ergonomics can be just as important as work ergonomics whether you are a chef or a home cook. While sports and trauma often come to mind, everyday activities are often underestimated as the culprit behind overuse injuries. […]
You find yourself with an ache, twinge, or pain in your low back, and you wonder what your next move is? […]
Sometimes, being injured is harder psychologically than it is physically. In order to return to the activities you love after an injury, it is crucial to consider the emotional toll being sidelined with an injury has on recovery. Many people become frustrated, angry, and depressed after an injury, which is [...]
It’s easy to think that if you get injured weeks or even days before a marathon, then you are tough out of luck. That there is nothing you can do and the chances of running the marathon have gone out the window. Well, good news: This may not always be [...]
Concussions are becoming an increasingly talked about topic of controversy over the past few years. Football and the media have been a driving force behind concussion management, but there are a couple key questions to consider. First, why is concussion management so important, and secondly, what can you do to [...]
After sustaining an acute injury, patients often ask us whether they should use hot or cold therapy. The answer to that question though depends on a couple of factors, such as whether your injury is new or chronic and also if you’re feeling pain or stiffness. […]
As a competitive volleyball player for 35 years, Oral Guthrie competed for 23 years at the national level, first for Jamaica, then for USA. After retirement from competitive volleyball, Oral opened Ozone Fitness, a gym and training facility outside of Atlanta, Ga., so demonstrating workouts and lifting with proper form is a vital part [...]
Patients often report an increase in loss of balance events or falls following a cancer diagnosis. According to a 2002 article(1), this increased risk comes from several factors, including impaired physical function, neurological deficits, use of multiple medications, deconditioning, and treatment-related fatigue. In this blog, we will discuss how those [...]
Does your jaw pop, click, or clunk when you chew food? You may have Temporomandibular disorder or TMJ. […]
