Teens Athletes & Nutritional Supplements

January 5th, 2017

Should Your Teenager Take Supplements? We get asked lots of questions from athletes and parents about various products to help their son or daughter improve performance or get a little extra benefit from all their hard work in the weight room.  They think being a little faster or a little stronger will make them a

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Kinesiotape: Is it Worth It?

December 28th, 2016

Does the Evidence Support Using Kinesiotape? If you’ve watched any sporting event, particularly the Olympics, over the last 10 years or so, you’ve seen the colorful tape with the fancy patterns donned by athletes all over the world.  It’s known as “kinesiotape” and the proposed list of benefits is long and distinguished.  As always, we

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Best Post-Operative Shoulder Exercise

December 16th, 2016

The Best Post-Operative Shoulder Exercise for Rotator Cuff Tears Basics of Rotator Cuff Tears Rotator cuff repair is a common procedure and symptomatic rotator cuff tears are thought to affect between 4% and 32% of the population and appear to be more prevalent with increasing age (Boykin et al, Rheum Reports 2010). More troubling is

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