Shakira is an amazing singer and songwriter, but she may not be correct about one thing. Sometimes hips do lie. Hip pain can be a result...

The average American checks their smartphone 47 times per day. Our smartphone addictions can cause problems such as sleep disturbance and...

Most people have heard of Achilles tendon tears and recognize that not only can this be a season ending injury for an athlete but not...

Tendons are the connections of the muscle to the bone. The two most common types of tendon injuries are tendinitis and tears. We learned...

Stress fractures occur with repetitive loading… creating a stress that causes the hard spindles of bone in the foot to fail. Example #1...

The shoulder is the most complex joint in the human body. To function well, the shoulder needs a perfect balance of strength and...

It’s not unusual for patients with back pain to be told, to their surprise and concern, following an x-ray that they have degenerative...

Back pain is an extremely common issue, estimated to affect 80% of Americans at some point in their life. One common cause of chronic...

Most people know that the sciatic nerve begins in the lowest part low back and runs through each buttock and down the back of both lower...

Our patients will often ask the question, “What is the difference between tendonitis and bursitis?” Tendonitis (or tendinitis) is...

Most of us know someone who’s had a total hip. Many epidemiologists (experts on the frequency/incidents of disease and its effects) have...

Our knees will occasionally make sounds like cracking, popping, or clicking. If these sounds happen without any pain or swelling, then...

There is a good chance. This is a compression neuropathy. The median nerve which provides sensation to the thumb, index, long, and thumb...

Pop. You’re running after your toddler, trying to get him or her ready for bath time, when you feel a pop in her calf. You can walk, but...

Many of us sustained one of these as a child. Most likely we were given a sling and/or put in a clavicle strap that pulled our shoulders...

Don’t slouch. Stand up straight. As much as you may not want to admit it, your mother was right. Posture is important. Poor posture can...

As discussed in the following article: "What Does Arthritis Look Like? An Illustrated Guide," the most common cause for chronic,...

Osteoarthritis is a common source of joint pain. Although there is no way to cure or reverse osteoarthritis, there are many helpful ways...

Over half of adults will experience troublesome shoulder pain. Most commonly it is associated with a low-grade injury such as putting a...

Tendinitis is a common source of pain. In tendinitis, the tendon, which is the connection of muscle to bone, becomes inflamed. Common...