October 2020

by Dr. Matt Fontaine   A human takes an average of 2000 steps to walk one mile.  That is a significant number of repetitive movements.  What happens if poor joint movement and muscle imbalance are causing you to bare weight unevenly?  These faults can cause overload and...

WHY YOU SHOULDN’T ALWAYS STRETCH? “After an injury tissues heal, but muscles learn, they readily develop habits of guarding that outlast the injury” Janet Travell Have you ever had a muscle group that was perpetually tight and despite all your efforts at stretching, they  remain stiff?  Muscles...

by Dr. Matt Fontaine   On almost a daily basis I am asked…”So Doc, Can I Safely Return to Exercising Now?”  Or "Can I still exercise while I am treating and recovering from my injury?" Here is how this conversation typically unfolds over the course of the first few...