Anytime somebody comes into my office with a concern that they have a burning sensation in their feet (without an infection) I immediately become a little concerned. This usually means that the nerves in the feet are starting to die off. A condition is known as...
Is my neck making me dizzy? Many people experiencing dizziness wonder if it is their neck that is causing their symptoms. When your neck causes a dizzy feeling, we call this “cervicogenic dizziness”. It is common to get dizziness or vertigo (room spinning sensation)...
“Bad News, the Doc says it’s bone on bone…” Have you been told you should quit running because of hip or knee osteoarthritis (OA)? That it’s bone on bone. All that running has caused too much wear and tear? Well, these aren’t very optimistic sentiments, are they? So...
Knee Pain by Brynna Maloughney Knee pain is so common that many athletes believe that it is a normal part of their sports. In many cases, if there isn’t a specific incident of injuring the knee, such as someone running into it, the knee pain will be ignored as...
As runners, we don’t think about the brain much. Running is really hard sometimes, but not in the way that quadratic equations are hard. So who the hell cares about the brain? Just keep the heart beating and the lungs breathing and let me get on with my race! Well, my...