PLANTAR FASCITIS By: Samantha deCastro Heel pain. Plantar Fascitis. These two are almost synonymous is the musculoskeletal world. But what exactly is Plantar Fascitis? I will be honest, the prevalence of this in my office actually surprised me when I first started after graduation. Luckily there are some really positive outcomes with the different […]
SHIN SPLINTS By: Samantha deCastro This is a fun one. I had a period of shin splits when I graduated university. ANY jogging/running at all, it was almost immediate. Pain all along the front of my lower leg. Luckily I did not need treatment, it just went away on its own, but what do […]
EVERSION SPRAINS By: Samantha deCastro We talked about spraining the outside of your ankle. How about the inside? These are not nearly as common, as you have to do something pretty weird to stress those ligaments. This includes aggressive twisting, and landing a jump the wrong way. These sprains can be associated with fractures. The […]
INVERSION ANKLE SPRAIN By: Samantha deCastro Oh, the twisted ankle. I feel like most, if not all, the people in my life have felt this “tweak” in the ankle at least once. But what exactly happens with an ankle sprain? And how do we treat them? Well firstly, let’s differentiate here. Today we are talking […]
FOOT AND TOE DEFORMITIES By: Samantha deCastro Every wonder if your feet are “normal”? If that pain you feel when you walk all day is to be expected or if it can be fixed? How about when you got told you had flat feet? Let’s talk about different deformities possible in the feet and toes, […]
SLEEP SERIES HOW DO I SLEEP BETTER? By: Samantha deCastro Now let’s talk sleep hygiene. This has been a big of a buzzy term lately. Given the structure of our lives, we’re constantly being bombarded by stimulation, and getting proper sleep is getting more and more difficult for many of us. So how can we […]
SLEEP SERIES SLEEP MECHANISMS By: Samantha deCastro We have two things within us that help direct our sleep. First is circadian rhythms, second is sleep-wake homeostasis Circadian rhythms isn’t just about sleep, it directs many different functions of the body. The rhythm itself is controlled by your biological clock, which is based on a 24 […]
SLEEP SERIES SLEEP CYCLES By: Samantha deCastro Today we are going to go through the stages of sleep. These stages are generally broken down into REM (or Rapid Eye Movement) and non-REM sleep. Firstly, we will discuss non-REM, as that is where sleep starts. Stage 1: This stage can last about 5-10 minutes. You’ve closed […]
SLEEP SERIES WHY CAN’T I SLEEP? By: Samantha deCastro There are several reasons that can lead to lack of quality sleep. Take a look through the list below and note which speak to you. In the following articles we will discuss what can be done about them! Physical Conditions: This can be anything from heartburn, […]
SLEEP SERIES By: Samantha deCastro If I were to ask how many of you reading this got insufficient sleep, about 35% of you would raise your hands. According to the 2005 General Social Survey, men sleep significantly fewer hours per night than women. In comparison, women are more likely to have difficulty falling or staying […]
