The NY Times Phys Ed blog had a very interesting piece a few days ago about the use of cortisone shots…

Here it is in a nutshell: I’m raising money for a camp for children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses. I’m doing this fundraiser while I train for a 100-mile endurance run in the mountains of Vermont this July.

Patient Profile – From time to time we will feature patients who have done something extraordinary after physical therapy. After speaking with Wally today, I had to share his story…

Flexibility is but one parameter of fitness, yet it is an important one.  In general, the tighter you are, the more time you are advised to invest in stretching.  Your primary goal in doing so is injury prevention.  However, as with our body types – whether we are muscular or very thin, large boned or [...]