One of the most common soft tissue injuries is a tear of one of the rotator cuff muscles.  This set of muscles helps to stabilize the shoulder by keeping the ball part of the joint firmly in the shallow socket part of the joint.  These muscles [...]

Fibromyalgia is a common cause of chronic pain in North American adults.  While this condition has been known for years, the exact cause remains a mystery.  Viruses, auto-immune disorders and thyroid issues have all been proposed as causes but [...]

Recently, a parent on my daughter’s basketball team asked for some advice regarding injuries she sustained in a motor vehicle accident.  She was involved in a collision three weeks earlier and was continuing to have headaches and neck pain [...]

With winter in full swing, we are seeing a big increase in the number of patients injured in car accidents.  Neck pain and headaches are by far the most common types of complaints, but lower back pain can also be caused by the sudden impact of a [...]

As many of you may know, I ruptured my Achilles tendon 4 weeks ago while trying to relive sports glories of long ago.  I recently began fully weight-bearing with my walking boot and I’m happy to say that things seem to be progressing [...]