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Differentiating Plantar Fasciitis from Heel Spurs and Other Types of Foot Pain

What to do When a Pain in Your Neck becomes a Migraine Headache

If you suffer from persistent migraines, then the signs of it are very familiar and you can feel ahead of time the storm is coming. Very few people realize that neck pain is a powerful pre-factor for a migraine headache. Three of four migraine patients say that neck pain always escorts their migraine. 60% of […]

Return to Sport after a Soccer Ankle Injury: How soon is too soon?

An ankle injury on the soccer field can be a devastating setback for an athlete at the top of their game. Not only does the athlete suffer, but the entire team takes a hit, and even the coach stands to face career issues if a key player goes down in mid-season. Needless to say, there […]

Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI)

While the term Femoroacetabular is quite a mouthful, it is just the clinical name for your hip joint, where the neck of your femur (the long bone of your upper leg) meets the acetabulum of your pelvis. Put simply it is the ball-and-socket complex that makes up your hip joint. In a healthy person, the […]

Perception versus Reality: Is your back really stiff, or is it just you?

Feelings of stiffness in your low back are often cause for concern, and they can indicate a burgeoning problem that may require medical attention. But what if it’s all in your head? Of course, it is insulting and a bit denigrating when someone implies that your feelings of back stiffness are not real. Yet new […]

Diagnosis and Treatment of Groin Pain in Athletes

Groin pain is a common complaint in athletes, especially in sports like hockey, soccer and football that involve pivoting, twisting and rapid directional changes. Chronic groin pain can interfere with performance, and can take an athlete out of the game for extended periods of time. In some cases it may become a career-ending injury. Treating […]

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Assessment and Diagnosis of Plantar Fasciopathy in Runners

Runners’ feet take a pounding, and over time the plantar fascia and its associated structures may become damaged with microtears, bone spurs or stress fractures. Correct diagnosis and treatment are key to full performance recovery. In its early stages, plantar fasciopathy usually presents as heel pain. Careful assessment will distinguish plantar fasciopathy from other causes […]

The Case Against Valsalva Pushing in the Second Stage of Labor

Natural childbirth is as old as time itself…if it weren’t, none of us would be here! For most of human history, childbirth has been the purview of women, mostly midwives and female relatives, who assisted a laboring mother as she did what comes naturally. However, shortly after World War II, that all changed as modern […]

Neck and Shoulder Pinched Nerve Pain