Would like to take a closer look to your Rotator cuff ? Just click on the link to watch a video of how your rotator cuff muscles work! Shoulder is a very mobile joint where the stability is controlled by rotator cuff muscles. There are a total of 4 rotator...
Tennis elbow: I am getting an injection!
Why does tennis elbow happen? Besides the acute trauma to the elbow from a fall, accidents etc, one of the most common chronic pain of the elbow is tendonitis due to repetitive gripping. Pain on the outside of the elbow is called lateral epicondylitis a.k.a. tennis elbow. This condition can be...
Nutritional management to accelerate recovery post injury
In many of my article, I talk about how or why the injury happens and what to do to help yourself. One of the most important aspects in prevention of injury and a speedy recovery is nutrition. You are made up of what you put or do not put in...
Core strength and back pain
Common reasons to why we suffer from back pain are trauma, poor posture, poor lifting biomechanics, prolonged positions that pushes our body to its limits such as sitting 8 hours a day at work. Two types of injury that we clinically treat are acute and chronic injuries. Acute means a sudden injury...
Gluteal spasm: can mimic herniated disc symptoms
Did you know one of your hip muscles can mimic herniated disc symptoms? Meet my patient - AJ. Of course, that's not his real name, I got consent to share his story but still want to respect his privacy. I started treating AJ for his elbow and he was very...