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One of the most common causes of heel pain in runners is plantar fasciitis. It’s typically a painful condition — your plantar fascia (the flat band of tissue that connects your heel bone to your toes) gets weak, swollen, and irritated and causes pain when you stand or walk. This is usually a result of […]
May is National Osteoporosis Month. I would like to talk about the importance of preventing fractures. Osteoporotic fractures are common, can be painful, and result in limiting a person’s activities. Our goal is to prevent a fracture before it happens. When you experience an osteopathic fracture, you significantly raise your risk for another fracture. Our […]
A shoulder dislocation puts you at risk for developing osteoarthritis of the shoulder later on in life. Not to worry if this happened to you as a young adult while playing sports, or more recently from a slip and fall injury. Many Americans suffer from shoulder arthritis but very few actually require a joint replacement. […]
I am the director of the Osteoporosis Program at the University of Vermont Medical Center. So, I am honored and excited to bring awareness to this important issue in our community. Unfortunately, fractures are quite common. Fractures: On the Rise in the United States Estimates in the U.S. are that for women over age 50, […]
This blog is written to support those training for the Vermont City Marathon. With all the daily demands we encounter, finding time to exercise is challenging. Many people stay up late, or get up early to exercise. As you enter your last block of training for the Vermont City Marathon, maybe you fit this profile. […]
You’re mountain biking and side-slam a tree. You toss a football with friends and one decides to tackle you. You take a short fall while bouldering. Something pops. You can’t move your arm much. Yup, you just dislocated your shoulder. Shoulder dislocations commonly occur as the result of an injury where the arm is forced […]
Jennifer Levy, PT, physical therapist at the UVM Medical Center, talks about physical therapy as an alternative treatment option for pain. Physical therapy treats the underlying causes of their pain rather than masking it. Many patients and physicians think non-opioid approaches such as physical therapy may be better in some cases. Listen to the interview […]
We now have more medications than ever before to help prevent bone fractures. And while no medication carries a 100 percent guarantee, studies show that some medications provide a 70 percent reduction in spine fractures and 40-50 percent reduction in hip and other fractures. Selecting the best medication depends upon different factors. Let’s review the […]
This article was originally published in Vermont Sports Magazine. Here in Vermont, we’re used to cool weather which means that once the mercury starts to rise, working out can seem more like a chore. Worse, it can make you sick— heat-related illness can be a major issue for athletes. Consequences range from decreased performance to […]
For Shawn Rohe, the decision to have a limb amputated came as almost a relief, after years of pain and disability, beginning when he was just a senior in high school. It all started with vague symptoms of “just not feeling well.” But he convinced his parents to let him go to school. “I hadn’t […]
