-
HOW YOU GET YOUR GRANNY’S GAIT
A youthful gait and posture contributes to the appearance of health and youthfulness, every bit as much as the appearance of things like your skin and teeth. I often saw patients between the ages of 50 and 80, who complained of walking like their Granny, and they didn’t know how or when it happened. Sometimes a family member noticed. “Dad, you’re walking like Peepaw!” Patients who develop a limp after an injury or the acute onset of a disease process are well aware of the source, but the rest of us can develop it insidiously…a slow creep…and then it’s there. I like to talk about recognizing the onset of your…
-
Doctors Say Never Do These Things After 60 — Eat This Not That
Anyone who has been my patient knows I have a lot of recommendations for those of us over 60. Here are a couple of them from this article in Eat This, Not That… Source: Doctors Say Never Do These Things After 60 — Eat This Not That
-
BUTT PAIN
"Bottom line...sit and occasionally stand like a man."
-
STIFFNESS: A COMMON SYMPTOM OF KNEE ARTHRITIS
Stiffness is a common symptom of almost any bone or joint ailment, whether it be an injury or a chronic condition. Frankly, the aging human body would like nothing better than to curl up in the fetal position and stay there for a while, especially if injured or in pain. Think about it…who stretches out when they have a tummy ache, or when we hide, or if someone is attacking us? We curl up in a ball. It’s almost a reflex. When our bones, muscles and joints hurt, we tend to flex the muscles that surround the sore area. As time goes by, and we remain in that position, we…
-
WHAT I DO: HIKING BOOTS
"I recommend this type of shoe for a variety of conditions in the foot and ankle."
-
A COMMON COMPLAINT – and how to fix it!
Many of my patients complain of pain in their knees when they stand up from a sitting position. It’s a COMMON COMPLAINT! It’s often one of the earliest signs of arthritis, and it’s certainly a reminder that we’re getting old! When I was a young woman, I could go from lotus position to a sprint, with no balking from my knees. Now, just to get up to go to the bathroom, after sitting through a rerun of Walking Dead, is a stark reminder of my age. When you sit for a while, your knee might start to shift a little as you relax into that position and the different relationship…
