Opening Day for Major League Baseball has arrived! Hopefully your favorite team can stay healthy and challenge for a postseason birth this season. Medical science can’t help your cleanup batter hit a curveball, but it may soon help your best pitcher avoid an injury. According to Dr. Glenn Fleisig, a biomedical engineer at the American […]
Medical Clowning and Prescribing a Smile
(The following article was written by Julie Rothschild Levi, a medical/party clown and editor/writer who gives medical clowning workshops to groups, organizations, schools and companies. The article was originally published on The Times of Israel website. The piece moved me on a personal and professional level, and I wanted to share it with my readers. For more information […]
Running Offers More Brain Benefits Than Lifting Weights
New research on the benefits of different types of exercise shows that running helps boost brain activity compared to other types of workouts, like lifting weights. The research, conducted on rats, examined how three different types of workouts affected brain activity. The three workout methods were: Sustained aerobic exercise (running) High-intensity interval training Lifting weights […]
What is Hallux Rigidus?
Hallux rigidus is a foot condition that affects the joint located at the base of the big toe. The disorder causes a variety of symptoms, but it is characterized by the inability to easily or fully flex the toe. The term “hallux” actually refers to the big toe, and “rigidus,” as you might have guessed, […]
3 Questions to Ask Your Trainer To Avoid CrossFit Injuries
I have a few friends in the CrossFit community, and they too have noticed that their CrossFit class size has been growing on a pretty regular basis. One of my colleagues in the industry is Max Lipset, owner and certified CrossFit instructor at The Power House at Highland in St. Paul. Max was recently interviewed for […]
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