Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
Do you ever hop out of bed in the morning and get the spins? Does turning your head or rolling over in bed cause you to feel off-balance and being pulled in one direction? If so, you may be suffering…
Gluteal Activation Exercises
Having strong gluteal muscles are pivotal in avoiding compensatory overuse injuries and prolonging your running career. The gluteals are primarily responsible for maintaining neutral pelvic alignment and absorbing the ground reaction forces during each series of single-leg stances that occur…
Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT)
Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT) is a specialized form of rehabilitation to treat disorders that lead to imbalance, dizziness, vertigo, motion sensitivity, and visual disturbances. These unfortunate symptoms often lead individuals to adopt a more sedentary lifestyle to avoid aggravating their…
An Image Is Not Always Worth a Few Thousand Dollars
Magnetic resonance images (MRIs) can be an invaluable medical tool to help discover serious pathologies such as tumors, developmental anomalies, and other abnormalities. However, they are becoming increasingly overused in orthopedic medicine and can often lead to more problems than solutions. One of the major problems with this imaging technique is that while MRIs are sensitive,…
The Sixth Sense – Proprioception
Our five senses allow us to see, hear, smell, taste, and touch. They enable us to learn and understand the world around us. But we also have another basic sense. This “sixth sense” allows us to determine where our body…
Chronic Heel Pain Myth Buster
Chronic heel pain can be debilitating for many adults. In fact, 10% of the population will experience some sort of heel pain in their life.(1) A majority of the time, heel pain is due to a condition called plantar fasciopathy…
NFL Combine: The Missing Measurement
On April 27th, your favorite football team will be selecting a young man to change the face of your franchise and lead your suffering city back to the promised land. That is unless you are a Browns fan and your…
Vestibular System
Do you ever hop out of bed in the morning and get the spins? Does turning your head or rolling over in bed cause you to feel off balance and being pulled in one direction? If so, you may be…