by Dr. Doug Cancel | Dec 29, 2020 | General Health, Recreational Injuries, Sports
This is the time of year when the temperature drops, and people take their fitness routines indoors. Typically, this involves heading to the neighborhood gym at least a couple of times a week. But 2020 is anything but typical. With pandemic-related lockdowns, gym...
by Site Admin | Jul 30, 2019 | General Health
We often hear it said, without any factual basis, that endurance type exercise is beneficial to heart health but weight/resistance exercise is not. This has been repeated so often that it has become generally accepted as a fact in popular conversation without any...
by Dr. Doug Cancel | Jun 20, 2019 | General Health
A recent study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that patients with knee osteoarthritis who perform hip-strengthening exercises can improve their ability to walk and possibly even reduce their knee pain, as well. This study was derived from...
by Site Admin | May 31, 2019 | General Health
Postmenopausal women can fight off hot flashes and night sweats by performing a weight-training exercise program. These are the findings of a new randomized clinical trial published in the August 2019 issue of ‘The European Menopause Journal.’ According to lead...
by Site Admin | Feb 24, 2019 | Sports/Bodybuilding Injuries, General Health, Recreational Injuries
Shoulder surgery directed toward “rotator cuff tendinitis,” “rotator cuff disease,” “subacromial pain syndrome,” or “shoulder impingement” is not superior to non-surgical treatment options for relieving pain. These are the findings of an expert panel whose...
by Site Admin | Oct 26, 2018 | General Health
In the minds of many, body fat is erroneously regarded as nothing more than a non-functional, inert repository for excessively consumed food calories that lazy or otherwise inactive people fail to “burn off.” However, science has provided irrefutable evidence...