Patient Tips And Tricks Blog

Many of our patients continue driving well into the later stages of life.  Driving allows patients to stay socially engaged and independent. However, research has shown that with aging, the risk for crash significantly increases beyond the age of 70. Aging affects 4 major areas of function that are important for safe driving: vision, visual perception, physical function, and cognition/memory. Age-related changes in...

Many of my patients are living with frequent migraine headaches, and frequently the headaches end up dictating the patient’s lifestyle. Very often the patient will have missed work days or ruined weekends/vacations due to the pain experienced with their migraines. There are simple changes that you can make on your own without prescription medications to get your migraines under better control. ...

Mobile devices use can lead to poor posture. Take a few minutes to watch Lucy from SROSM's physical therapy department demonstrate proper biomechanics for mobile device use. Mobile devices use can lead to poor posture. Take a few minutes to watch Lucy from SROSM's physical therapy department demonstrate proper biomechanics for mobile device use.  

In March of 2016 we annouced Dr. Chin's involvement in a publication in Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery. Below is an update from Dr. Chin on his observances at SROSM in treating hip injuries.  During the past year, I have seen an increasing number of hip injuries present to our clinics. As our awareness and understanding of the pathology of...

Did your mother ever tell you to sit up straight and not slouch at the dinner table? As it turns out, your mother was right. Posture is the way you maintain your body while sitting or standing. Going through your day with poor posture can cause some of your muscles to tighten, while causing others to weaken and stretch. This change in your postural...

There’s more to working out than staying fit and looking good. Physical activity has been linked to heart and brain health, decreased arthritis and joint pain and now it’s also associated with reducing the risk of some cancers. A new study by the American Cancer Society and National Cancer Institute was published this month in JAMA Internal Medicine showing that...

Imagine, for a devastating injury such as a knee anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear or shoulder rotator cuff tendon tear, that your physician could inject a mixture of blood taken from your body that could improve your ability to heal these injuries. What you may be imagining is now a reality. This reality, called biologic augmentation for orthopedic healing -- or orthobiologics -- is...

Do you have any achy joints? Do you have any joint stiffness when you wake up in the morning? Do you have pain going up and down stairs? Do you have difficulty getting into a car or getting up from a seated position? Do your hands hurt to grip stuff strongly? Do you have shoulder stiffness or decreased shoulder range of motion? If...

So much of our mobility depends on our hips functioning correctly – especially for athletes. The hip joint, which is a ball and socket joint, needs to move smoothly in order to allow a full range of motion without pain.  Repetitive motion from participation in bootcamps or crossfit classes, running, soccer, football, golfing and ballet can potentially lead to pain and reduced...

Turned an ankle while playing basketball? Tear your rotator cuff trying to serve up an ace? Caused a stress fracture in your foot from running too much? Exercise, even when recovering from an injury, is an important part of returning to your full strength. However, you may not realize there could be safe ways for you to exercise. One type of exercise that can...