Is Inflammation Actually Bad?

Inflammation is one of those words that gets thrown around a lot and ends up feeling vague. Inflammation is bad, right? But it’s also a stage of healing, so that must be...

If you have pain behind the knee, and it’s limiting your flexion, there’s a good chance it’s a Baker’s cyst. These are benign collections of fluid. The build up of fluid is what prevents bending of...

Superior canal dehiscence (SCD) is a rare disorder of the inner ear that can dramatically affect both balance and hearing. It results from a thinning or a hole (dehiscence) in the bony covering of the...

Breathing is something that seems very simple, but we cannot overlook just how powerful it is. It affects our blood chemistry, our mental state, our posture, and as you’ll see in this article, your ci...

In physical therapy, we are generally trying to avoid pain. The one exception; knee replacement. Total knee replacement is well known to be the most painful of the rehab experiences, with rotator c...

The word “toxins” gets thrown around a lot and is sort of this vague idea. I used to cringe when I heard someone say, ‘drink lots of water to get rid of the toxins’. It sounded like nonsense. Howev...

Your stomach is like an acid factory. The strong acid inside helps break down food and also kills off harmful germs before they can cause trouble. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a bacteria that...

The “wear and tear” model of arthritis never really sat well with me. It just doesn’t make much sense if you understand physiology. It’s common for healthcare professionals to make analogies of the bo...

Autoimmune diseases are on the rise and comprise most of the chronic disease that we face. Lupus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, sjogren’s, celiac, type 1 diabetes, and vitili...

I’ve had intermittent bouts of asthma throughout my life and it is usually triggered by allergies. I was recently in Brazil for 3 weeks, and my asthma worsened. I’m not sure what triggered it, but I h...

Getting quality sleep is paramount to health, and so many of my patients struggle with this. Stress, screens (which disrupt circadian rhythm), and irregular schedules can wreak havoc on our ability to...

When most people think about carbon dioxide, they associate it with pollution, breathlessness, or the waste product we exhale. But there's much more to CO₂ than meets the eye. In fact, this often m...