By Jsantos 05 24th, 2013

Keep Those Joints Moving When arthritis appears in someones life it can be a disaster. Our practice attends many cases where people feel devastated by the disease. You can definitively can beat arthritis. One of the main things to do about it: exercise and a health diet. Stop worrying about ...

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By Jsantos 05 14th, 2013

Meniscus Injury. How, Why, What to Do? The meniscus is a C shaped piece of fibroid cartilage localized inside the knee joint. Its main function is to act as a shock absorbing structure between bones and protect the articulation. The meniscus also helps lubricate the knee and limits its capacity ...

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By Jsantos 05 6th, 2013

Anatomy of Joints: The Shoulder Girdle The shouder girdle is made out of the clavicle and the scapula. However, all movements of the scapula are usually considered movements of the shoulder girdle. They include elevation, depression. upward rotation, downward rotation, protraction (abduction) and retraction (adduction). Because the shoulder is designed ...

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By Jsantos 04 29th, 2013

On top of a Degenerative Injury: Understanding SAMe Short for its chemical name, S-adenosyl-Llmethionine, SAMe is produced by your body and takes part in many biochemical processes that keep you healthy. SAMe is made from amino acid methionine, using the body’s primary enery molecule, ATP (adenosine triphosphate). It is also ...

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By Jsantos 04 21st, 2013

After my Knee Surgery and it Hurts: Post-Care Case A couple of weeks ago, while in the pool, I came across a woman (she was about 65 years old) doing some unusual exercises. We started cialis por interne to talk and I asked her about the movements she was performing. ...

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By Jsantos 04 12th, 2013

Sports Medicine Tip: Understanding Flexibility Understanding flexibility starts with a basic knowledge of cellular muscle anatomy. Of particular importance is the basic unit of muscle cell (the sarcomere) an the three primary inhibitory prociceptors: the Golgi tendon organ (GTO), the muscle sale viagra spindle and the Pacinian corpuscles. The Sarcomere ...

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By Jsantos 04 5th, 2013

Sports Medicine Tip: Pay Attention to Your Posture We spend most of our lives with our bodies in the three basic positions. Sitting, standing and sleeping. Lets cover them one at a time. Sitting If you were to take a surgery of people that suffer with pack pain, you would ...

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By Jsantos 04 2nd, 2013

The Price of Life Sedentarism There are two things that I will never stop doing: working and exercising! One time I saw a documentary  about this guy. He was like 80 years old and the interviewer was asking him why he wouldn’t stop working. The old man was an inventor. ...

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By Jsantos 03 21st, 2013

Preventing Hypertension Although we normally talk about orthopedic related topics on this section, hypertension is a problem that affects approximately 60 million americans. Therefore, it makes total sense to include it within the lines of the blog. Chronically elevated levels of arterial blood pressure does not have a established cause. ...

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By Jsantos 03 15th, 2013

Tennis Player Overusing Elbow = Tennis Elbow Have you heard of tennis elbow? If you are reading this surely you have. Known as lateral epicondylitis, tennis elbow is a condition caused by overuse of the elbow join. A situation well appreciated among tennis and/or racket players. However, other activities may ...

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