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Birth tissue revolution
June 24, 2019, 6:00 AM IST
Birth tissues products such as membranes, cells, and fluids donated by the mothers when they give birth are the new fountain of youth used in many fields of medicine. Here is a brief, biased guide…
June 24, 2019, 6:00 AM IST
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Confidence, Power, Purpose
June 17, 2019, 6:00 AM IST
Ever find yourself wandering into the gym only then trying to decide what workout to do? You feel the eyes of others scanning you in a judgmental way and allow their imagined opinions to seep…
June 17, 2019, 6:00 AM IST
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Goodbye, Mom
June 10, 2019, 8:00 AM IST
Moms: We all have one. At some point, they leave us. In my case, the end was bittersweet, knowing that she lived too long and would never have wanted her days to end in a…
June 10, 2019, 8:00 AM IST
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Calf strains
June 2, 2019, 10:02 PM IST
Calf strains are in the air. No, not different kinds of baby cows: but the strained muscle kind that sidelines great basketball players—like Kevin Durant. Here is what is known and new about them. The…
June 2, 2019, 10:02 PM IST
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Supplements 2.0
May 27, 2019, 3:19 PM IST
“My veterinarian gave my horse (or dog) glucosamine, and the animal stopped limping, so I started taking it and I feel less stiff. But I sure hate those big horse pills!” That’s what I heard…
May 27, 2019, 3:19 PM IST
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Patients for life
May 24, 2019, 3:50 PM IST
When you see a doctor, you have three choices: Ignore their advice and go somewhere else, trust them to solve your problem and move on, or engage with them as an advisor for life. Magic…
May 24, 2019, 3:50 PM IST
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Stress fractures
May 15, 2019, 3:26 PM IST
Stress fractures happen to athletes at the worst of times. Usually, it is just when they’re increasing training, starting a new sport, or landing awkwardly from a jump. The bones of the feet and the…
May 15, 2019, 3:26 PM IST
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The sleep dilemma
May 8, 2019, 3:30 PM IST
The data is now overwhelming. Eight hours of sleep each night is what humans need for optimal health and performance. Yet most of us don’t get it. What is the fix? It turns out that…
May 8, 2019, 3:30 PM IST
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If you can’t build it, float it
May 1, 2019, 3:33 PM IST
I am fortunate in that I can treat injured people, and push forward the medical science to repair and prevent arthritis. But if my patient doesn’t have a home, what good are my skills? Here…
May 1, 2019, 3:33 PM IST
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Protein and water
April 25, 2019, 3:37 PM IST
Diets come and go. Advice on water, supplements, energy drinks, and food choices vary like the wind. There are two key principles, however, that have withstood the test of time in our clinic: Protein and…
April 25, 2019, 3:37 PM IST
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Once you go soft you are never going back
April 18, 2019, 3:40 PM IST
Ski boots haven’t changed much in twenty years. Stiff and stiffer cuffs, rounded Italian-molded toe shapes, heavy polyurethane plastics with cold, hard buckles pretty much describes most of the downhill boots on the market. This…
April 18, 2019, 3:40 PM IST
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Stress
April 10, 2019, 3:43 PM IST
We all experience it. Sometimes, we can use it to our advantage. But more often it is a disease, rotting our insides. Is there a treatment for stress? A vaccine or a cure? Let’s look…
April 10, 2019, 3:43 PM IST
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Touch
April 1, 2019, 3:46 PM IST
We all love touch. So why are people in need of it the most often denied it? Old people and injured people often lie in their beds or live in rehabilitation environments: places where touch is…
April 1, 2019, 3:46 PM IST
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Shoulder motions
March 26, 2019, 3:47 PM IST
The shoulder can dislocate or just subluxate—i.e., move partially in and out of the joint. The causes for these are most commonly a torn ligament or a lax capsule. The repair steps have improved dramatically…
March 26, 2019, 3:47 PM IST
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Succumbing
March 22, 2019, 3:49 PM IST
We give in too often. Whether it is to an injury, disease, age, or to loneliness, the affliction overwhelms our potential. In such cases, the Latin expression Illigitimi non-carborundum—“Don’t let the bastards get you down”—applies…
March 22, 2019, 3:49 PM IST
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Unweighting Depression
March 13, 2019, 3:24 PM IST
Depression afflicts us all at some point. It may be the more difficult, internal, life-changing kind or the post-injury, temporary loss of performance kind. It is deflating, demoralizing, and debilitating, yet the cause is often…
March 13, 2019, 3:24 PM IST
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Sustainable exercise
March 5, 2019, 12:31 PM IST
Sustainability is in. Consumption of non-renewables is out. But what about you? Are you sustainable? Exercise programmes are often designed to help you improve yourself. That means that to be successful you must exceed your…
March 5, 2019, 12:31 PM IST
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Will it to happen
February 26, 2019, 2:27 PM IST
You make it happen. She makes it happen. Tom Brady makes it happen. So much of success in life, relationships, and health is about willing things to happen. So much of failure is avoidable if…
February 26, 2019, 2:27 PM IST
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Don’t die from the hospital
February 18, 2019, 2:34 PM IST
Hospitalisation can be a pretty bad experience. Almost everyone needs a guardian to protect them while there. Here are some observations that may help you. Hospitals are wonderful places if you are very sick and…
February 18, 2019, 2:34 PM IST
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What’s hot & what’s not in knee surgery: A few of the highlights
February 14, 2019, 12:33 PM IST
Stem cells are both in and out. It was once thought that if these cells were injected into joints, they would turn into cartilage. Two problems arose. First, patients (unless they are infants) have very…
February 14, 2019, 12:33 PM IST
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