The  Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro have just completed.  It was a great celebration. 16 days of multiple sports and exciting events. During the games many athletes developed several injuries, some which were devastating. I have been swimming most of life and over the years I developed some injuries. A common injury is cramps of...

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning has partially torn the plantar fascia in his left foot.  This adds to the quarterback's reported injuries to his right shoulder as well as a rib cage injury reported after Friday's practice. But, what does this mean for the rest of the Quarterback's season? While a less than common injury, a...

Are you experiencing heel pain and keep hearing your podiatrist tell you about ESWT Treatment? So what is ESWT Treatment? Extracorporeal mean outside the body and this is exactly where the therapy is applied. Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy is a noninvasive treatment that uses sound waves to increase blood flow and metabolic activity, accelerating the...

New York Giants players have had some difficulty with injuries to the plantar fascia.