If you’re an athlete dealing with nagging hip or groin pain that won’t go away, your hip labrum might be the issue. Hip labral tears are a common cause of persistent hip and groin pain, especially in sports that demand quick changes of direction, twisting, sprinting, and deep hip positions such as basketball, hockey, soccer, AFL, dance and in…
If you’ve ever felt itchy, irritated, and just not right down there, you’re definitely not alone. While it’s not exactly dinner table conversation, vulvar discomfort is incredibly common—and one of the lesser-known culprits is vulvar dermatitis. It sounds serious, but with the right info and a little TLC, you can get back to feeling like…
Demetre, an 11-year-old happy and active boy from Georgia, always loved playing outside. One summer afternoon, his mother noticed a dark pigmented patch on the side of Demetre’s back which had not been there previously. Demetre’s mother first thought the patch was simply a birthmark or a case of sunburn, but over the next few…
Muscular dystrophy is a disorder that causes general muscle weakness throughout the body, speech problems, and loss of muscle mass. In the long term, it can also lead to disability. Each kind of MD develops at a different rate. Several forms of MD affect children. MD symptoms can appear at any point throughout childhood or…
Julia, a 36-year-old woman from Russia, recognised it was time to reach out for help when she could no longer bear her chronic pelvic pain. She was not getting an appointment for a basic check-up with a local gynaecologist and ultrasound imaging. Alongside the discomfort, she suspected she might be pregnant and wanted to ensure…
“Camus.” It wasn’t a question. I turned from the bar to find a man standing beside me. He nodded at the quotation emblazoned across my t-shirt. “The struggle itselftowards the heights isenough to fill a man’sheart. One mustimagine Sisyphushappy.” The pub was almost empty. Mid-morning on a rainy Monday. More than a little damp my…
Let’s be real: tuning into the latest headlines or scrolling your feed during this political moment can feel like a punch to the gut. If you’ve noticed your stress levels rising, your mood dipping, or a persistent knot in your stomach from the political climate, you’re definitely not alone. Across the country, people are…
We all wish that our motivation were an unlimited resource we could access whenever needed, but unfortunately, motivation doesn’t work like that. However, don’t write motivation off just yet, not until you’ve looked into your motivational factors, which I’ll help you do in this article. What Are Motivational Factors? First, some background….
Being happy is good for the mind and body. There are so many amazing health benefits of being happy. Researchers have found that happier people tend to live longer and healthier lives, are less likely to get sick, and have more energy. Studies show that positive emotions are associated with increased mental and physical health, while…
A woman wonders how to establish emotional safety with a partner whom she loves but who 80 hours a week in a residency program. The Question to Lisa I am a 27 yr old professional in a new relationship (4 months) with a guy who just started a residency program which means he works about 80…