Active Release Techniques® : What I Have Learned

As of August 13th, I became certified by Active Release Techniques® (ART®) as a Full Body practitioner.  ART® has made a tremendous impact in my ability to help patients. While I have learned many soft tissue techniques over the years, ART® is a game changer. The...

Sea to Summit – Won by Dr. Ball & Team!

That is the title of the event that I did last weekend with a few of my friends, and it was such a cool event that I thought I would write about it. Sea to Summit is a triathlon that goes essentially from sea level point to point starting in Berwick, Maine and heads...

Is it a Cold or Allergy?

I am writing this blog to help clear the confusion between a cold and an allergy. Many of my patients have been coming in recently feeling “under the weather” and many ask me if I think they have allergies or if it might be a cold.  My first response to them is...

How Nutrition Can Change Your Life

Most of us ask ourselves why nutrition is important. Some of our patients take a “ton” of supplements. Some take none. Some people (and I’ve heard this on many occasions) tell me that they haven’t  even opened them and that they are sitting on the counter. In our...