The Scary Truth About Joint Injections You May Not Know
Do you remember Bo Jackson? He was a multi-sport professional athlete who had superhuman abilities in his prime. It seemed like there was nothing he couldn’t do…which is what prompted Nike to launch their famously successful “Bo Knows” advertising campaign. Well, what Bo didn’t know at the time was that he was about to have […]
The Rheumatoid Arthritis Diet
My patient population reflects the worldwide trend that more and more people are living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) than ever. There are several factors that help to explain the increased rates of this autoimmune joint disease. People are living longer, obesity has reached epidemic proportions (yes, fat accumulation promotes inflammation), microbial diversity in the GI tract […]
A Pain in the Butt (Literally)
When patients come into my office and say that their hips hurt… they’re usually wrong. That may sound odd, but when I ask people to point where their “hip” hurts, they often put their hand on their low back or at the top of their rear end. While that area may indeed be called the […]
