Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya. The word crepitus comes from the Latin for “creak” and shares its root with the word “decrepit”. Its modern medical usage is an umbrella term for the various sounds made by a moving joint, which can…

Photo by Pixabay. In case you were wondering, your metatarsophalangeal joint (MTP), is the joint at the base of your big toe. If a weakness at that joint runs in your family, you might be susceptible to forming a bunion (hallux…

Frozen shoulder, technically known as adhesive capsulitis, affects up to 300,000 Americans each year. Often starting with no obvious cause, the condition can be painful and debilitating, affecting quality of life by making everyday tasks impossible, interfering with sleep, and…

Photo by Min An. Every year new studies are published showing how beneficial a yoga practice can be to our health and well-being. If you’ve ever been a yoga practitioner, you’ve probably noticed things most fans of the discipline notice,…

Photo by Andres Ayrton. Did you know that you have three different colors of fat in your body? And that each has its own purpose and function, some with beneficial qualities, some potentially harmful? There is white fat, brown fat,…

Photo by David Kanigan. With the global fitness tracker market at $53 billion in 2023, expected to rise to $62 billion in 2024, and then projected to continue growing to $190 billion by 2032, it is definitely in the industry’s…

Photo by Anna Shvets. More and more studies are piling on the good news about the benefits of resistance training, the kind of exercise that improves muscular strength, whether it be shredding at the gym with the pros, or using…

Photo by Kindel Media.  You’ve probably heard it recommended many times after an injury resulting in acute pain in a joint or muscle: RICE is the acronym for the plan of self-treatment and stands for rest, ice, compression, and elevation.…

Photo by SHVETS production. The Restorative Movement classes offered by SoHum Health are going to be exploring some new territory in the new year. As we approach our sixth anniversary of offering these classes to the public, we are looking…

Photo by i yunmai on Unsplash Looking back at all of the health problems we have discussed in this column over time, several things keep consistently showing up as helpful interventions, regardless of the nature of the illness or condition…