By Dr. Matt Fontaine Does your head ache after workouts? Sports related headache Headache following exertion has been documented to have been described by Hippocrates1. Mainstream medicine often classifies headaches as either migraine or tension type headache. But the evidence based research does bot necessarily...
By Dr. Matt Fontaine "If your overhead squat is full and looks really athletic, odds are that you have several things going for you, meaning good mobility of the ankles, hips and upper back and an exceptionally strong and stable core." - Dr. Matt Fontaine Why...
The following is taken from an article on Mercola.com http://fitness.mercola.com/sites/fitness/archive/2014/11/07/10-ways-stress-affects-workouts.aspx?e_cid=20141107Z1_DNL_art_1&utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art1&utm_campaign=20141107Z1&et_cid=DM59456&et_rid=720474903 1. Stress impairs your memory. It slows down your processing. This stress can slow you down mentally and physically, causing fatigue. 2. Stress affects concentration. High stress can negatively impact cognition, perception, and focus. 3. Stress impairs...
[caption id="attachment_1087" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Mobile & Stabile[/caption] The Modern Laboratory of Human Movement by Dr. Matt Fontaine “All Athletes and Weekend Warriors Have One Thing In Common… Soft Tissue Injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, and nerves”. Sports and training have the potential to wear us...
Repetitive Motion Injuries (RMI, also known as RSI, CTD, CTS) have become a pandemic in sports, especially for endurance athletes like runners and triathletes. This class of injuries and illnesses are the result from weeks, months or years of overuse of joints. Connective tissues in...
by Dr. Matt Fontaine "THE MOST COMMON PATTERN OF MOVEMENT DYSFUNCTION WE SEE IN RUNNERS AND ATHLETES IN GENERAL IS POOR MOVEMENT, A LACK OF STABILITY & MOBILITY AND MOTOR CONTROL, RESULTING IN REPETITIVE MOTION INJURIES AND JOINT PAIN SYNDROMES" -DR. MATT FONTAINE It is...
March 2015- Potomac Physical Medicine is now open and accepting new patients to serve the Alexandria, Arlington, and Fairfax regions of the Northern Virginia Metro DC area. Back in early August 2014, Dr. Matt Fontaine began treating patients as clinic director of Potomac Physical Medicine. Visit our website to learn more about services, clinic hours,...
By Dr. Matt Fontaine If parents can learn about the inherent risks of trauma to the head and neck, particularly in contact sports, and preventative measures, they can decrease the likelihood of head and neck trauma. This information originated from...
by Dr. Matt Fontaine, CEO/ Clinic Director for Potomac Chiropractic & Sports Medicine Perfect Synergy for Diagnosing and Resolving Muscle and Joint Pain Syndromes In the series I detail the secret to resolving muscle and joint pain syndromes. What makes a "sports Chiropractor" different from other...
The answer is most definitely yes. Dr. Stuart McGill, one of the World's Leading Spinal Research Experts has stated that the number one way to herniate a disc is repeated lumbar flexion. This is exactly what is occurring every single sit-up and crunch. It is...
