We started seeing a lot of people having neck pains because of the increase in number of people that are working from home. And let’s face it when we work from home, we don’t really have a good set up. Forget about ergonomics when it comes to working from home. Most of the time, at […]
7 Days Eliminate Stress Challenge
A lot of people are going through tough times right now. These are indeed stressful times. Statistics have shown an increase in number of people needing mental help. Stress not only affects us mentally and emotionally, but it also affects us physically causing unhealth and sickness. This is why I want to share with you […]
How to Make Your New Year’s Resolution A Success
During this time of the year, one of the common things I hear from people is they want to have a New Year’s resolution. I think that almost everybody hears that. Among the people that I know, patients, family members, friends, a lot of them, when they say New Year’s resolution, it comes to my […]
Why I Don’t Believe in MRI for Back Pain
I have patients who when they come into the office for an evaluation, they tell me, “Look at my MRI and you’ll see, you’ll know what’s wrong” or I’ve spoken to some patients who they tell me, “I’m going to wait to get my MRI done before I start physical therapy.” What I’m going to […]
Best Home Treatment for Thumb Tendonitis or De Quervains Syndrome
Thumb tendonitis or also known as De Quervain’s Syndrome is becoming more and more prevalent nowadays. With the invention of computers and now smartphones, we use our hands a lot more than we ever did. This caused an increase in overuse injuries of the hands. Pain in the thumb caused by tendonitis is very common. […]