What Is Sciatica? Symptoms, Causes, and the Truth About Leg Pain
Sciatica is a specific type of nerve pain caused by irritation or compression of the sciatic nerve, the largest and longest nerve in the body. True sciatica results in pain that travels from the lower back or buttock all the way down the leg, often past the knee and...
Building Strength to Help Manage Arthritis Long Term
Living with arthritis can feel like a constant balancing act—managing pain, maintaining mobility, and trying to stay active without making things worse. For many, the natural instinct is to rest more and move less when joints hurt. But research consistently shows that...
What Professional Athletes Know About Injury Recovery (That Weekend Warriors Often Miss)
Sometimes, the most eye-opening moments in the clinic come from comparing how two different people approach the same problem. I remember one particular week I had two new patients—one was a top-level professional athlete dealing with a nasty sprain. The other was a...
GLP-1 Medications and Muscle Loss: The Hidden Risk to Strength and Injury Recovery
There’s no question that GLP-1 medications—like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro—have changed the landscape of weight loss and metabolic disease management. Originally developed to help manage type 2 diabetes, these drugs are now widely prescribed for weight loss due to...
POTS and Musculoskeletal Pain: An Unlikely Culprit Behind Neck Pain and Headaches
When someone walks into our clinic with chronic neck pain and recurring headaches, our first thought isn’t usually a cardiovascular dysregulation disorder. We often consider posture, movement dysfunction, spinal loading, or stress. But occasionally, the true culprit...
The Real Reason You Have Scapular Pain
If you're experiencing nagging pain near or under your shoulder blade—commonly called scapular pain—you might assume it's a shoulder or muscle issue. But here’s the truth: where you feel pain is not always where the problem is. In many cases, scapular pain is actually...