Dec 1, 2017 | Health, Newsletter
This is the time of year (colder temperatures and shorter days) that you might want to add in a daily Vitamin D supplement. Recent statistics show that most people aren’t getting enough vitamin D to stay healthy. This is called vitamin D deficiency. It is estimated...
Nov 3, 2017 | Children, Health, Newsletter
Your child’s backpack should never weigh more than 15% of their body weight. Every years we give a series of Backpack Safety Workshops at a local Middle School. A random sampling of the student’s backpacks found the majority were 25-30% of their body weight. Only one...
Nov 4, 2016 | Diet, Health, Newsletter
How did you sleep last night? If you answered not well, you are not alone! 30% of all Americans have sleeping problems. The National Institute of Health recommends 7-9 hours a sleep for adults (18-64 years old). If you are not getting the minimum hours of sleep...
Nov 4, 2016 | Exercise, Newsletter
HOTSHOT is now working to help people with Multiple Sclerosis and ALS and nocturnal leg cramping as well as for active people who suffer from exercise or exertional muscle cramps. This is a follow up to my August Blog on muscle cramping:...
Aug 5, 2016 | Exercise, Health, Newsletter
Last August I wrote a Blog on how to prevent muscle cramps. https://www.performancehealthcenter.com/got-muscle-cramps/ This August I would like to follow up on that blog with one about the latest research on fighting muscle cramps. I recently competed in the Patriot...
Aug 5, 2016 | Exercise, Healing, Health, Newsletter
It is almost 4 months post-knee surgery and my rehab could not be going better. The saying I use many times every day to my patients could not ring truer. “Life is motion”. This phrase has a whole new meaning to me now. Yes, life is motion, but the quality of...
