Who Cares About Disease Names? Pathologists for a Start! Here's an interesting quote concerning the importance of disease names: “An illness, at the moment of its discovery, is a fragile idea, a hothouse flower—deeply, disproportionately influenced by names and classifications. (More than a century later, in the early 1980s, another change in name—from gay related immune disease (GRID) to acquired immuno ... Read more
ITBS And Plantar Fasciitis? I don't believe it! Proprioception will alter pain because the brain will recognize certain body positions as indicating danger, and others as being safe. – Todd Hargrove, Guide to Better Movement It was a long time ago, in a previous life. Before I found my abdominal aortic aneurysm in 2010. Was it 2007 or 2008? I forget. I wasn't blogging in those days, so I have no written ... Read more
It's been a two-year journey, but now I think I'll be able to get back in shape - yes, dry needling finally got me running again. It went like this: Qualified for World's Half Ironman Championships, 2013, Raleigh NC with a great run. Went to World's in Las Vegas, August 2013, had bike wreck, ended up in my second aortic surgery, but little did I know, my pelvis was subluxated. Horrible season in 2014, ... Read more
To fix your relationships and your body, LISTEN TO THEM! I was raised in a family where no one listened, but talking never ceased. This caused me to interrupt as a kid, if I really needed something. There was no choice, but it set me up for very poor social skills as an adult. Fortunately, a good friend of mine, Byron, set me straight, and with a lot of work I interrupt less and less, and listen more and more. ... Read more
If you haven't sustained some injuries, or made a few enemies, you've never lived. If we learn from our injuries, I must be fairly wise, based on my map, above, though not as wise as Evel Knieval (yes, EVEL, never knew that), I'm sure. As I prepare, mainly mentally, for another trip around the sun, I, like my old Chevy truck (approaching 360,000 miles, and don't tell me my old truck doesn't, in her own way), reflect ... Read more
Hi folks, welcome! One week ago, I told my movement and dance teacher (not that I like to dance, I just want to move freely into late old age - I'm a sprightly 71, right now), Rebecca, that I had managed to induce a case of plantar fasciitis heel pain in my left foot, by changing my running shoes, only one month before my next Ironman race, and she said, "Great, we can demonstrate that our method really ... Read more
"All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better." Ralph Waldo Emerson Hi folks, welcome! The lean startup taught us to build an initial product and test it in the market, before attempting to make it perfect. This is equally important when making changes to your exercise routine or fixing a sports injury! Rebecca and I are working on making our treatment for plantar fasciitis ... Read more
“If I had an hour to solve a problem I'd spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and 5 minutes thinking about solutions.” Albert Einstein Hi folks, welcome to my thoughts! I do love to think, and I especially like it when I'm proven wrong with respect to some set idea in my head. Of course, I'll kick and scream before I change - hell, I'm a misoneist, like the rest of us. I don't do so well with ... Read more
Veterinary pathologist applying science and logic to health challenges, including aging, for human and non-human animals.
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