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An Unusual Way to Improve Your Balance by Doug K. Patient Expert

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Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I hear this a lot. "My balance is just not very good. Doesn't matter what I do either. I just don't get much better."Well, try this: a foot rub.Massage of the feet i ... Read on »

Grateful This Thanksgiving by Doug K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I would like you to pull up a chair at my table this Thanksgiving.And be grateful for your self.For one day, find the place in you that holds self-criticism and defeat; frustr ... Read on »

Six Things to Do for a Crick in the Neck by Doug K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine What exactly is a "crick"? The word is derived from Middle English cricke, crykke - a bend or twist in the neck. Usually, you wake up with your neck either slightly ... Read on »

Golfing in the Rain and a Gift for You by Doug K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine "You know, Josh, I think I might have to quit. I'm just not having any fun here at all. I can't hit the ball to save my life," I said to my brother.Josh and I had re ... Read on »

Update on Partial Knee Replacement by Doug K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine This is a guest post by Kim Wright, PT and her husband James (Jay) Butler, MD. Kim is a physical therapist who specializes in orthopedics and her husband is an orthopedic surg ... Read on »

What We Can Learn from the Love Lab About Injuries - Part II by Doug K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Last week, I wrote about the parallels between the work done by Dr. John Gottman and overcoming an injury. This week, I'll cover the seven positive traits that couples possess ... Read on »

What We Can Learn from the Love Lab About Injuries by Doug K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Dr. John Gottman from the Relationship Research Institute, also referred to as The Love Lab, in Seattle, Washington claims that within five minutes, he can predict with 91% ac ... Read on »

Lower Leg (Peroneal) Tendonosis: Part II by Doug K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine In my last post, I covered the Five Keys to Solving Lower Leg (Peroneal) Tendonosis and I mentioned at the end of that article that I would describe a few drills.Just as a rem ... Read on »

Five Keys to Solving Lower Leg (Peroneal) Tendonosis by Doug K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Hi Doug...I was introduced to your practice and subsequently your blog(s) by a local (Austin) Neurologist whom you treated successfully. You receive our praise in absentia at ... Read on »

Do You Have Any Suggestions for My Plantarfasciitis? by Doug K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Below is an email I received from a reader about plantarfasciitis. My answer follows her email.Hello Doug,I came across you site and you have the best information I have seen ... Read on »

Should I Have A Meniscal Allograft or Arthrosurface? by Doug K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I've enjoyed your blog for some time now and would appreciate your thoughts on my situation:51 years old and 10 years post right lateral meniscectomy.Now with valgus deformity ... Read on »

Running Barefoot: Good or Bad? by Doug K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine View reader, Travis, asks," Doug, I was hoping to email you, but I couldn't find a link for your address.My question for you is about the new running book, "Born To ... Read on »

10 Million and 10 Years by Doug K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Suppose someone gave you $10,000,000 and, at the same time, you learned you had exactly 10 years to live?Now, a lot of people have posed the question, "What would you do ... Read on »

Piglet, Pain, Pooh, and Aging by Doug K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine “Supposing a tree fell down, Pooh, when we were underneath it?” asked Piglet. “Supposing it didn’t,” said Pooh after careful thought.Piglet was c ... Read on »

How to Rejuvenate Your Legs by Doug K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine As you get older, your muscles get smaller.There's some disagreement about when "older" happens but just about all the experts agree that after the age of 65, most p ... Read on »

Should You Skip the Ibuprofen Before or During Your Run? by Doug K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Who wants to hurt?Especially while you're out on a favorite run.So, maybe you've heard somewhere or read somewhere that taking Ibuprofen before you run or even during a longer ... Read on »

Question from a reader: Can You Protect Your Self Against Osteoarthritis of the Knee by Doug K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Doug:I have two questions arising from your post below, which perhaps would be of interest to others: My left leg is substantially weaker than my right (arthritis in the left ... Read on »

Can You Protect Your Self Against Knee Osteoarthritis? by Doug K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Or are you just doomed?One of my professors in PT school said that if you live long enough, you will get osteoarthritis. He didn't follow that up with any data or studies or a ... Read on »

Healthcare Reform from the Trenches by Doug K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine It took me a while to learn that unless you hold a substantial understanding of a subject, you should express your opinions with an extra dose of humility.So, what I have to s ... Read on »

Get in the Groove for Better Knees by Doug K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Today's article was inspired by a reader - Adam S - who happened to read an article in the New York Times about how running might actually help your knees. Thanks Adam for sha ... Read on »

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