Fats, Good Fats and Nothing but Good Fats
How to Reduce Recovery Time and Promote Healing Through Food
By Lauren Antonucci, MS, RD, CSSD, CDE, CDN
You may already know that the American Heart Association recommends eating fish, particularly fatty fish, at least two times per week (3.5oz per serving) due to their high content of omega-3 fatty acids, which are known to help reduce triglyceride levels and heart disease.
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Healthy Snacking
By Lauren Antonucci, MS, RD, CSSD, CDE, CDN
Are you confused about whether or not to snack during your busy day? Have you tried to eat “3 square” (meals) and no snacks in order to drop a few unwanted pounds, only to find you are ravenous come dinnertime and eat more than you had planned? Are you looking for fun, easy, snack ideas you can take with you on the go? If so, you are certainly not alone.
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Hip Resurfacing – Both sides of the story
By Dr. James Capozzi
Two dilemmas facing hip surgeons in treating young, active patients with severe hip arthritis are: when is the appropriate time to have a hip replacement and what type of implant should be used. Traditional thinking recommends postponing hip replacement surgery for as long as possible since older patients are less abusive to their implants and tend to have greater implant longevity.
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Frozen Shoulder
By Dr. Edmond Cleeman
(Manhattan Orthopedics Sports & Medicine Group)
Frozen shoulder is a bit of a mystery in the medical world. Essentially a patient develops stiffness of their shoulder without an inciting event. They just wake up one day with severely limited motion and pain. Patients have difficulty with some of the basic activities of daily living such as tucking in their shirt, fastening a bra, combing their hair and others.
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LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS (TENNIS ELBOW)
How is your tennis backhand these days? Any pain around the elbow? Maybe you don’t play tennis but have been having this nagging pain when shaking hands or lifting a carton of milk out of the fridge! If that is the case it could be a case of Tennis elbow or Lateral epicondylitis.
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ROTATOR CUFF TENDON TEAR
By Dr. Edmond Cleeman
(Manhattan Orthopedics Sports & Medicine Group)
Rotator cuff tendon injury is a spectrum of disorders ranging from simple inflammation of the bursa (fluid sac that helps gliding between surfaces), degeneration/breakdown of the tendons, partial tears, complete tears of the rotator cuff tendon, and finally rotator cuff arthropathy (development of shoulder arthritis as a result of long standing rotator cuff tendon tears). We will focus on complete rotator tendon tears in this discussion.
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KNEE INJURIES
by Dr. Mark Klion
Why did it happen to me? How could the activity that I love to do so much cause me so much discomfort! You are not alone. Injuries to the knee are very common in competitive and recreational athletes. They can occur from trauma, a fall or a twist as well as from overuse, including activities like running. The knee and its internal structures are made up mostly of collagen, a strong string like fibrous material. High-energy forces can cause this collagen to tear or break. Overuse can cause progressive microscopic tearing of the tissue, which can ultimately lead to failure and cause pain.
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HIP INJURIES
by Dr. Mark Klion
Injuries to the hip from running can be very common. The repetitive stresses placed on your hip joint can cause strains to the tissues around the joint including the capsule or labrum, muscles in the groin, hamstring and lateral hip stabilizers, and bone. Soft tissue injuries usually get better with activity modification, stretching, strengthening and a lot of tender loving care. It is the injuries to the bone that are more difficult to manage.
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MY ACHING FOOT
by Dr. Mark Klion
Ever woken up, got out of bed and felt like you were 90 years old? Where did that pain in your heel and foot come from? Yesterday’s workout was no different than before. You walked with your kids all day but that was easy. Maybe the new shoes that you bought last week did something. Don’t despair you are not alone. I too lived and conquered this foe. This is how it all starts. Overuse injuries occur not from one single event but from a series of overload stresses to our tissues. Collagen, which is the major constituent of our tendons, ligaments, and fascial tissues, fails under this type of stress. The dreaded injury called, Plantar Fasciitis is one such condition that affects all too many people. Plantar fasciitis or heel pain can be the bane of ones active existence.
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POST SEASON RECOVERY
by Dr. Mark Klion
Now that the long season is over and the aches and pain of endurance training are behind us; there is no better time for healing and recovery of nagging injuries. For some the morning darkness and cold weather settle in and we find comfort in turning over in bed and missing a work out. For most of us, though, there is relief that the pressure of hard hours of training are behind us. Our bodies tend to crave this time and desperately need it to heal some of the ravages of training.
Our bodies are like machines; they work well but need constant care. As we get older, and our warranty starts to expire the process of care and maintenance requires more attention. Unfortunately there are no extended warranties available. Rest and recovery through proper training and rehabilitation is how we get better.
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