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At the end of April (2018), Elle and I drove to New Orleans to attend JazzFest. JazzFest has superb music and is the only festival I know of where people recommend the food. The Cuban Sandwich is spectacular
Continue readingIf You Lived on the Moon, You Wouldn’t Have Lower Back Pain
There are a lot of ideas about what causes lower back pain. A joint of out place, muscles that are too tight or too loose, weakness of your or butt muscles, hips too tight, herniated disc, arthritic joints,
Continue readingA Simple Exercise for Knee Pain that Most People Do Wrong
“Yeah, I’ve done that before. Didn’t help my knee pain any,” said Jim. “Well, let’s just double check what you did,” I replied. Jim proceeds to show me the exercise
Continue readingThe Body Always Wins
We live in a digital world. Lots of things are on demand. We get what we want when we want it. Think about that for a minute. It effects our mindset. We expect things to happen quickly and if it’s
Continue readingGood Thing, Bad Thing
When I graduated from PT school, I had a massive school loan to pay back and no job. That was a Bad Thing. But, on one of my clinical rotations, the Director of Physical Therapy at Brackenridge Hospital
Continue readingHow to Rejuvenate Your Legs
There’s some disagreement about when “older” happens but just about all the experts agree that after the age of 65, most people will experience shrinking muscles and those who haven’t
Continue readingBelief is Real Medicine
The # 1 Rule of Recovery and Rebuilding – if you don’t believe you can improve, you won’t. This is because once we fix a certain outcome in our minds, we unconsciously seek evidence to
Continue readingCan’t Lose Weight? Be More Like a Dog
One of the keys to managing arthritic or painful joints is keeping your weight within an optimal range. And by the way, the images of people you see in the media – movies, television, Instagram,
Continue readingHeart vs. Head
This has been on my mind lately. The collision between Head and Heart. I’m a Heart guy but I come off as a Head guy to some people (it’s a work in progress, maybe I’m more heart now
Continue readingWhat’s the Story on Knee Cartilage Injuries?
From a reader recently: Hi Doug, do you have any recommendations for doctors and/or physical therapists in the New York City area who follow your way of thinking about cartilage regrowth? I am frustrated
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