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NPR_Health Reports: People with Arthritis Shun Exercise – Though it would help, not hurt

Before you read one word of what I have to say, read this. I’m the slowest reader on Earth and it took me all of 3-5 minutes. There were a few things that struck me as alarming throughout this piece. … Continue reading

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Review: Captain Morgan, The Rum Pirate, Lends A Knee To Hip Dislocation

The first thing I thought after reading this was that I should put it into the educainment section of my blog. Then I had a few drinks compiled with some Captain and thought better of it. How could I pass … Continue reading

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Shruggernaut (to shrug or not)

I know you’ve seen him. You may even want to be him (although, I don’t know why). Walking through the gym with his ripped Everlast cut-off on. The Shruggernaut is who I am talking about. Upper traps so big they … Continue reading

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Filed under Cerivcal Spine, Headaches, Rehab Rants, Shoulder, Uncategorized, Upper Extremity

I Am: Mike’s Big Toe

I am Mike’s dislocated big toe (no seriously, I dislocated it about a month ago). Mike owes me a pretty big thank you if you ask me. Why? Because I’m the main reason his ass doesn’t end up on the … Continue reading

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5 Misconceptions of Treating Older Adults

I knew I would be changing venues and patient populations roughly one year ago. I knew I worked in a physical therapy dream world (for those who like sports medicine) back in Boston where my typical patient was a high … Continue reading

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(in)Direct Access

I work in California, a very liberal state. California is one of many states that offers “direct access” to physical therapy services. This means that if you have an injury, ache, or pain, you can walk into my clinic and … Continue reading

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hiatus!

Whoa, Mike, where the hell have you been? So I basically disappeared for the past 2 months. Oops. I’m so happy that I continued to get e-mails, comments, and subscriptions from you guys. So my reading lately has been more … Continue reading

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“The knee bone’s connected to the hip bone…”

I was just thinking about how much I get asked why when [part A] of someone hurts I am always  looking and treating other places around the body. Besides learning “the knee bone is connected to the hip bone” song … Continue reading

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Top 10: Reason’s people don’t get better

I have been mulling over this post for a while now. For some reason I felt some resistance to actually writing it. I’m also sure I could even write more than 10 reasons, and please feel free to add your … Continue reading

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One Question, Many Answers #9

So, after missing another month, One Question Many Answers is back. Once again the goal is for me to ask all of you [them] one question and hope that I get some degree of varrying answers back. If you could/or … Continue reading

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