The Foundry Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Blog

We all know the best way to maintain and gain joint range of motion is through a stretching routine.  However, if we want to increase the effectiveness of our stretching routine, self-myofascial release may be a viable option.

All bone breaks are, technically, fractures.  These fractures come in many different flavors:  green stick or complete, simple vs open (bone fragments have come through the skin; "compound" was used in the past to describe this type of fracture), comminuted (multiple fragments), displaced (fragments are separated from where they belong), or angulated.  But, all these fractures share in the process by which they heal.

The cliché you are what you eat, or in the case of this discussion you will perform better depending on what you eat and drink both before and during exercise holds true.  Hydration and nutrition are an important part of optimum performance with exercise but especially as the weather gets warmer and with exercise that lasts more than 60 minutes.

Now that the weather is breaking, the grass is getting greener and the Red Sox are in full swing, it can only mean one thing is coming soon: SOFTBALL SEASON!  Now I will admit that I am not an avid softball player; I was a lacrosse player growing up, but I have treated many recreational softball players in our facility.  One of the most common injuries seen in recreational throwing athletes is acute shoulder inflammation of the rotator cuff from a sudden increase in throwing volume and intensity. 

Weighing Your Hip Replacement Options
If you are suffering from hip problems, learning about hip replacement may be your first step toward returning to an active lifestyle. Hundreds of thousands of people have received hip implants that restore their ability to stand, walk and run without the excruciating pain they experienced in the past.
It’s important to learn about the different hip replacement procedures available, the risks involved with certain implants, and what happens during surgery.

Hip Replacement Surgery

We have all heard it before… “Laughter is the best medicine”.  However, the question still remains; is this statement true or just an old wives tale?  Does laughter or happiness in general really have the power to cure what ails us?  How much does someone’s mood and state of mind truly affect their overall well being?  Well, here goes…..

My colleagues and I wear lots of different hats to help patients cope with post-surgery rehabilitation. There are so many phases one passes through to reach that moment when we can say - “you’ve successfully completed your therapy, congratulations and we wish you well on your recovery outside of Foundry Sports Medicine and Fitness and getting back to your normal activities.”

Most commonly when you consider ergonomics you think of how your desk at work should be set up. Very rarely people think of deep sea fishing when the word ergonomics is tossed around.   People should think about ergonomics in every day life, even fishing.

The past couple of years I have been fortunate enough to have helped train several female athletes that play for a local volleyball club team.  For a couple of months each year, the Foundry has hosted anywhere from 6 to 14 girls each session and have developed workouts to safely train these girls not only into better volleyball players but better athletes. 

Whether you are rehabilitating an injury at home, or attending formal physical therapy, there may be times you experience soreness in the body part you are trying to improve. While soreness is common during a course of rehab, more often than not the “No Pain, No Gain” philosophy can be taken to the extreme and you may be doing more harm then good.