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May 2026 Senior Strength Training Benefits Last If…. In 1990, a superbly designed strength training (ST) program for 90-year-olds showed that they could increase strength, mobility, independence, and reverse frailty. (Fiatarone et al., JAMA June 1990) The race was on to prove the how’s and why’s again and again. And if benefits were maintained onceRead More
July 2025 Exercise With Knee Arthritis: A Necessary Option When you have osteoarthritis of the knee (KOA), your pain, swelling, energy, enthusiasm and even trust in exercise are affected. For more on KOA, check out here, here, here, and here. Yet the healthcare community knows it’s good for you; even you know it’s good forRead More
May 2025 Ozempic-like Drugs for Childhood Obesity? From 2011-2020, obesity in the US increased to almost 20% of kids ages 2-19 years. Multiple studies have demonstrated that obese kids are likely to become obese adults, increasing their risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), heart disease, and many cancers. For more on childhood obesity, read this,Read More
April 2024 Rotator Cuff: Where the Sun Doesn’t Shine The risk of shoulder rotator cuff (RC) pain and injury mounts with age and abuse, or non-use, smoking and, maybe just maybe hypovitaminosis D – that is, chronic low levels of vitamin D. We have covered rotator cuff injury and rehab in these posts – here,Read More
If there’s one thing I know about the human body, it’s knees. Not that I’m an expert in knees but I have read a lot about, had a few surgeries for, and even replaced a knee . So when this article from the New York Times was brought to my attention, my ears and fingersRead More
This December marks the one year anniversary of my total knee replacement or arthroplasty (TKA). after a couple of decades of extreme wear and tear, and a couple more dealing with osteaoarthritis (OA), plus 3 arthroscopies to clean it out, the right knee had met father time…and lost. I was ok with that, and knewRead More
