by admin | Aug 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
Just the other day, a colleague, during an annual health check-up received an obesity diagnosis due to his high Body Mass Index (BMI). What exactly is the BMI? The BMI is an attempt to quantify the amount of tissue mass (muscle, fat, and bone) in an individual, and...
by admin | Oct 1, 2016 | joints, musculoskeletal health, pain
The other day, a 30-year-old man accompanied his elderly mother to her follow-up visit. At the end of the visit, the son mentioned to me in passing that he had experienced mild chronic neck pain for the past couple of months. He was not formally my patient, but I...
by admin | Jul 13, 2016 | cannabis, pain
Neuropathy refers to a broad grouping of conditions which involve nerve damage, however for the purpose of this article I will focus solely on nerve pain. Pharmaceutical interventions for nerve pain range from gabapentin to antidepressants, which often have...
by admin | Jul 13, 2016 | joints, pain
Keep your knees strong and healthy (and avoid or postpone surgery) Months of improper leg squatting in the gym have led to my first real bout with knee pain. A few months ago, I was diagnosed with chondromalacia. In laymen’s terms, it is known as runner’s...
by admin | May 18, 2016 | nutrition, weight
My gym is more crowded than ever as many work towards beach-ready bodies. While in the gym, I saw a poster which said, “You can’t out-exercise a bad diet.” This started me thinking of some concrete recommendations that I could share with you to assist in...
