by thegrovewellness | Sep 14, 2008 | Comox Valley Chiropractic, Health Resources, treatment options
A research study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine states that “Arthroscopic surgery for osteoarthritis of the knee provides no additional benefit to optimized physical and medical therapy.” Researchers followed two groups of...
by thegrovewellness | Aug 24, 2008 | Comox Valley Chiropractic, Research, treatment options
Iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS) can be described as outside (lateral) knee pain that is made worse by any lower limb activities, most notably running and cycling. The incidence of this injury is on the rise in my practice, but research also shows that ITBS is the...
by thegrovewellness | Mar 26, 2008 | Comox Valley Chiropractic, exercise, Health Tips
This article was originally written for Wings of Steel – a blog created and maintained by Karley Cunningham, a cycling woman of steel! Did you know that knee pain (or patello-femoral pain) accounts for one quarter of all cycling problems? While cycling can...