​Are you suffering with an injury that is stopping you from exercising?
In this blog we discuss 6 steps to getting back to exercise after an injury, so you can get back to those weekend bike rides, back to exercise classes with your friends at your gym, and back to playing football with the grandchildren.

Recently, someone called DSMC the other day and asked this:

It can be challenging for athletes to maintain healthy muscles. With intense training and competition, athletes are often pushing their bodies to the limit and are at risk of overworking and straining their muscles. This can lead to fatigue, soreness, and potential injury. Despite the difficulty of keeping their muscles healthy, there are certain steps athletes can take to ensure they remain in top physical condition. While athletes are scrambling to become faster, stronger, and increase their performance, the technique cupping has become more and more prevalent as a strong tool for performance and recovery enhancing. 

​Cupping therapy is an ancient form of alternative medicine in which a therapist puts special cups on your skin for a few minutes to create suction. This suction is believed to help improve blood flow, reduce inflammation, and relax muscles. It is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine and is gaining popularity in the western world as an alternative to more traditional treatments. Cupping therapy can be used to treat a variety of ailments, including muscle pain, poor circulation, headaches, and anxiety. In this blog, we will explore the benefits of cupping therapy and how it can help promote overall health and wellbeing.

​Are you getting pain in your shoulder and worried about why it could be causing you pain?

We know that it can be scary not knowing why your shoulder is hurting or if it is a cause for concern.

We speak to hundreds of patients who come to us with pain in different parts of their shoulder.
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We’ve put together this blog to explain 3 points on your shoulder where you may feel pain, the cause of your pain and 5 methods to help you ease stiff and painful shoulders.

​Are you worried your knee pain may get in the way of your busy festive plans?

We know the holiday season is a very busy time for some. Whether you’re visiting relatives, playing with the grandchildren, or putting decorations up- there’s always something exciting happening.
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If knee pain is a worry for you right now, we have some simple solutions to eliminate knee pain and discomfort so you can enjoy the holiday season with little to know pain.

​Have you ever experienced knee pain?

The kind that slows you down in life, bothers you when you walk up and down the stairs, hurts every time you bend down, aches when you sit, and just generally leaves you feeling frustrated wondering when it’s finally going to feel better…

If that sounds like you, you’re not alone.

Painful knees are one of the most common things we see our patients living with at the Doylestown Sports Medicine Center. And a lot of people get frustrated because they don’t understand WHY their knee pain is happening to them.

Some people think knee pain is just a part of "getting old," because a friend or close family member told them it happens to everyone.

Some people think knee pain is one of those things that comes and goes, hoping it’ll magically disappear one day when they wake up… (but it ends up staying longer... and sometimes gets worse).
The sudden onset of knee pain can be confusing. Sometimes it happens because of a nasty fall or a movement you did that set it off.

But often, we see people suffering with knee pain because of everyday habits we do without even realizing.

Maybe these habits are making your knee pain worse too?

​Here’s 3 of the most common bad habits we see people doing…

​It’s safe to say that Fall is truly here...

The temperature is becoming even cooler, and the days are becoming even shorter. The morning air is  starting to feel brisk, and soon, it’ll be time to start thinking about winter coats and woolly hats – which is why the sudden transition from summer to cooler months can feel like a burden.

And with that also comes the time for the annual onslaught of winter illnesses and the odd spell of feeling under the weather as our bodies adapt.

But it doesn’t have to be that way – well, not entirely at least. While you can’t completely avoid catching bugs and colds, you can give yourself and your immune system a fighting chance to make sure you feel healthy, and great, this season.

And no, that doesn’t mean drinking all of those ‘vitamin-boost’ drinks, and fizzy tablets to make sure you are set-up.

​A lot of people, even our patients at Doylestown Sports Medicine Center, often underestimate the power of great posture, why your posture is so important, and the endless benefits it can have on your lifestyle.

For most people, their time likely spent sitting at a desk or in a car driving, standing for long periods of time, lifting things, looking after kids, or sat on the sofa watching the latest television shows. If you have bad posture doing these things throughout your day (and it isn’t dealt with correctly) it can seriously affect you and your lifestyle in the long run.
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This blog post is full of vital information about your posture, including what it is, why you need a good posture, and how to make sure you’re giving yourself the best chance at lowering your risk of neck, shoulder, knee, hip, ankle, and back pain as you get older.

​The holidays are coming up, and along with them comes the increased demand for travel.  One thing that is often overlooked is the effect that flying can have on your back.

Let us explain:

Cramped legroom, uncomfortable seating, and being confined to a small space, all contribute to lower back pain during and after a flight.

A common compliant we hear from our patients is increased back pain and/or stiffness following a flight. That is why DSMC has prepared 4 simple tips that will help support your back and make traveling a lot more comfortable when traveling on your holidays…