http://www.mikeolbinski.com/theblog/2010/06/stormchasing-nebraska-roll-cloud/ Everyone has heard people talk about their joints hurting during or before a storm. Many of us probably heard it over the holidays. Often trying to forecast the weather based on their joint pain. There are believers and skeptics, but there may be some truth to it. According to Robert Newlin Jamison, PhD at Harvard Medical School, there is a link. he has studied the effects of weather on chronic pain patients. One of his [...]

A recent meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials, or a summary of a lot of other good research, looked at what worked best to prevent falls in the elderly population. There conclusion was that, "There is consistent evidence that exercise and individually tailored muti-factorial interventions are effective in reducing falls". The main take away is that exercise is a great way to prevent falls, general exercise is great, and a specific program tailored to your specific weaknesses is better. [...]