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One of my favorite movies of all time is Robert De Niro’s “A Bronx Tale” It’s definitely a movie I relate to. The movie deals with growing up in NYC in the 1960′s. The movie is a personal favorite because it captures the feelings I experienced growing up in a world that was changing very [...]

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Fill ‘er up!!!!!

Fill’er up It seems to me that many of my childhood memories occurred while sitting in the back seat of the family car. I’m not sure why but I learned a lot about life from that vantage point. One of these memories I recall was “fill’er up”. Whenever we pulled into a gas station, I [...]

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One more vote for arthroscopic shoulder surgery!

  I will get asked often from patients that are contemplating having a having a rotator cuff procedure…. “Greg, Dr. A does his rotator cuff repairs as an open procedure, and Dr. B does his rotator cuff repairs arthroscopically… who should I go with?   I used to say, pick the surgeon that you are [...]

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Josh Johnson

  That loud noise you heard today was the final nail in the Miami sports fan coffin….well maybe not final, because it looks like the Dolphins will play sometime this year.  However, just days after the big three where eliminated from the NBA finals, Miami fans have this to look forward to  -  JOSH JOHNSON [...]

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Udonis Haslem Comeback…I was wrong…

A Lisfranc injury refers to a rare injury to a joint in the center region of the foot. An injury in this region of the foot can be highly debilitating for an athlete who depends on their lower body for high speed running and jumping (like an NBA player). The Lisfranc ligament refers to a [...]

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Tiger Woods

Found This Interesting….

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Rajon Rondo Elbow Injury

First thing is first… I hate the Celtics. Not so much of anything in particular about the organization, but probably more because they have been a roadblock for my team (Miami Heat) for the whole year. Actually all teams in Boston seem to be a roadblock for all of my teams. I just don’t like [...]

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Know when to say when….

Yesterday was quite interesting at the clinic… I was talking to a family member of a patient, and she was telling me that she saw this stat in some magazine that said… “95% of all injuries are preventable”. In my personal opinion, that might be a bit overstated, but I will say this…after she said [...]

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Plantar Fasciitis

This has to be one of the most frustrating injuries for athletes…especially runners. The biggest issue is that I think it is mistreated more often than not. For the most part, the people that I treat that get this particular injury get it from repetitive activities. Let’s try to make sense out of this…. Typical [...]

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Two very good websites…

Since this blog is called running and rehab, I want to give you all two very cool websites (one related to running and the other related to rehab) that I ran into this weekend. I can’t take one ounce of credit for finding these sites. Both of these sites were brought to my attention from [...]

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