Having done your annual Memorial Day Murph, you might have woken up the next day with sore knees and returned to the daily grind behind a desk. Everything feels fine…until you stand up. Come to think of it, every time you extend your leg it hurts and stairs are no joke. You may be experiencing patellofemoral pain. Your knee joint is made up of the femur (thigh bone) and tibia (shin bone), but a lesser known joint that can become problematic is...

We discussed what happened to the end of the biceps tendon if it completely tears off from the cup or the glenoid. Now what happens if you get a tear at the end of the biceps where it attaches to the glenoid via the labrum? Let’s look at the anatomy for a second and then we will discuss SLAP (Superior Labrum Anterior Posterior) tears. The end of the biceps attaches to the labrum which attaches to the glenoid as seen here. It serves as the...

1. Bone Preparation The first step is to get a bleeding surface so the cops and the bone heal together. 2. Anchor Insertion  We then screw the suture anchor into the bone. It is an anchor with sutures coming out of it that we will pass through the cuff.  3. Passing Sutures We can use a unique device to pass the sutures through the rotator cuff and retrieve them.  4. Tying Knots We then tie the sutures together to secure the...

Put your head on my shoulder…ow.  Sound familiar? I want to take you on a journey of the shoulder and see what is inside and what can go wrong. First we will have to look at the anatomy to better understand what is happening with the bones, ligaments, tendons, and cartilage. First we can see the scapula or wing blade is a wide broad bone with a lot of space for muscle attachments. The ball and socket itself is a shallow cup that is not...

Many of you have heard the word, but what is it really and how does it ruin so many weekends and workouts for people. So the name itself is inflammation of the tendon from a failed healing response. OK what’s a tendon. If you remember from grammar school it is the area that attaches the muscle to the bone. So common places for this are basically any part of your body that moves. I volunteer at a runner’s clinic after the Boston Marathon where...

Low Back Pain. Over 90% of humans will have it some day. We may eat Paleo but have not gotten away from the curse of walking upright. The pain can either be a minor soreness or the sign of something worse to come. Crossfitters often have some kind of tweak or soreness and the back is a very common site for a lot of things to go wrong if we are not careful. What can cause Low Back Pain. DT. Kidding but it can be an issue. The workout DT has dead...

Fighting chronic disease through diet and exercise; Dr. Sean Rockett and wife, Dr. Ronda Rockett operate CrossFit Launchpad in Wellesley, Massachusetts, where they are helping prevent and fight chronic disease. Watch the “Rockett Science” video at CrossFit Launchpad