Health blog

Strengthening the Foot and Ankle: Ankle and foot strengthening is very important in preventing all sorts of injuries including plantar fasciitis, ankle sprains and tendinopathy. Here...

What is Scoliosis? Scoliosis in layman’s terms is the abnormal sideways curvature or rotation of the spine. Any curve, lateral or rotational greater than 10 degrees...

Simply put, a fracture is the medical term for a break in a bone within the body. There are many different classifications of a fracture and...

"Shin Splints" is a term used for pain in the front of your shins, mostly from overuse in runners, jumpers, or hikers. The pain runs along...

What Makes up the Core?  Diaphragm: Dome shaped muscles underneath your lower ribcage of the core.  It is your primary breathing muscle.  When breathing with the...

The neck, a.k.a cervical spine, is comprised of 7 spinal segments and 8 nerves.  The nerves that exit out of the neck go on to supply...

The foot/ankle is a joint in the body that is made up of a multitude of different structures and tissues that can each be injured in...

Hip pain can present in many ways. In this blog we will discuss some of the common problems we see here at LSTC! Osteoarthritis: wearing of...

You may have heard that good posture is essential for good health, but do you know why??  Posture refers to how you position your body when...

Nutrition plays a great role in our daily life. The food or liquids affect our body and health because each food or liquid contains particular nutrition...

There are many reasons as to why your foot and ankle could be bothering you. Some of the primary injuries we see here at LSTC are:...

Rotator cuff tears are a common baseball injury, especially for pitchers. Your rotator cuff keeps your arm in its socket. It’s made up of a group...