Diet and Inflammation
When my patients present with chronic joint pain, along with abdominal obesity and hypertension I suspect underlying inflammation. While...
The Obesity Epidemic and Physical Therapy Practice
Health care costs will unquestionably increase during the next 30 years, as a result of baby boomers “coming of age” and accessing...
Encouraging Your Patient to make a Healthy Lifestyle Change
I have often addressed how the physical therapist might initiate conversation about weight loss with their patient. However a plan to see...
How to Address Obesity in the Patient with Osteoarthritis of the Weight Bearing Joints
Every orthopedic physical therapist is confronted with the obese patient who is 80-100 pounds overweight and has osteoarthritis of the...