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Concussion Testing Announcement:: Podesta Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Institute Concussion Program >>

Sticky Fingers: After a long gig or practice session have you ever experienced pain in one or more fingers or lost the ability to bend or straighten a finger? >>

Ice or Heat?: I am commonly asked when ice should be applied or when is heat appropriate. Ice and heat are physical modalities that can be applied to different parts of the body for specific reasons and effects. Although there use seems routine, it is not entirely risk free. >>

Baseline testing is available at Podesta Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Institute this summer. To inquire about the baseline and post testing phase please contact POSMI at 805-491-4008.

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Aching Fingers, Rhythmic Physician: Repetitively gripping drum sticks or striking a drum with our hands can result in a number of hand injuries, all of which can eventually lead to arthritis. The position in which we hold our sticks, traditional versus match grip, can also predispose us to stress across various joints and tendons of the fingers, which can lead to pain, tendinitis, joint capsule laxity, and eventually arthritis. >> (PDF Format 2.1MB)
Why Can’t I Feel My Finger? Rhythmic Physician: Last month I kicked off a series of articles on common hand and wrist injuries in drummers. The nerves crossing the wrist and into the hand are very vulnerable to injury either from direct trauma or due to repetitive injury. The most common nerve injury occurring in the wrist is carpal tunnel syndrome or median nerve entrapment neuropathy. >>
Heeling Foot Pain, Rhythmic Physician
Alignment of the Gods, Health Tips
Big Toe Blues: Last months article began my series on foot pain and the variety of problems that can arise from using our feet repetitively. This months article will discuss bunions. Many of us already have a bunion on our feet or have family members with them but never realized what they are and why they develop. You also may have heard from friends or relatives about their own experiences with developing this common foot and toe deformity and the treatments they have endured. >>