Thumb pain: Mothers and fathers get it from picking up babies… Smartphone users, gamers, percussionists, golfers and anglers get it, too! – But it’s not a SIMPLE case of Tendonitis. It’s a more complicated tendon syndrome known as ‘De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis’ – Here’s what that is and how it develops
Pianists and keyboard players too often struggle for years with painful, disruptive injuries, like Tendinitis, Tenosynovitis, CTS – and even Golfer’s and Tennis Elbow – Is there something missing from the standard treatment approach?
Overuse Injuries of the elbow are all-too-common among all kinds of cyclists, including Mountain, road, Motocross – and even stationary bikers. Here’s how to deal with these injuries (often either Golfer’s or Tennis Elbow) including bike fit and alignment tips.
CrossFit athletes seem to be at fairly high risk of developing Tennis Elbow and Golfer’s Elbow (as well as many other types of injury) — Is there something inherently wrong with CrossFit’s method of strength training that exposes its athletes to a higher risk of injury? Here are three ways in which it seems to!
Do you have Mouse Elbow or other computer-related pain in your elbow, wrist or hand? – Here are 3 key Ergonomic adjustments you can make to help break your desktop, tablet or laptop-related pain and injury cycle! (Video shows you 3 tips)
Are you in pain from playing guitar? Here’s how this insidious process happens – And how to treat the real, underlying muscular causes of your injury – and keep playing your guitar, whether you have Guitar Elbow “Tendonitis” or a wrist or finger tendon injury.
Do you have wrist or elbow pain from taking too many selfies? (Or texting or using your ipad?) You may have a “new” type of Tech Injury, many are starting to call “Selfie Elbow” – Only this isn’t truly a new condition, it’s just the repetitive actions causing it that are new. (It’s likely either Golfer’s or Tennis Elbow) – And we can treat that here at Body In Balance! (If you’re in the Marin / S.F. Bay Area)