by Nick Ehrhardt & Sharon Brock | Aug 25, 2025 | Joint Health, Movement & Exercise
By Nick Ehrhardt, MD and Sharon Brock, MS, MEd Pain is essential for survival—it exists to protect us, promote healing, and signal when something’s wrong. However, it becomes a problem if it lingers for too long or causes us to stop moving. In fact, nearly half...
by Sharon Brock | Aug 23, 2025 | Joint Health, Movement & Exercise
By Sharon Brock, MS, MEd For those living with arthritis, it’s hard to know whether exercise is helpful or harmful. Many people stop exercising altogether to avoid pain, but this can sometimes make the pain worse. So, rather than becoming sedentary, we can choose...
by Nick Ehrhardt & Sharon Brock | Aug 23, 2025 | Joint Health, Movement & Exercise, Supplements
By Nick Ehrhardt, MD and Sharon Brock, MS, MEd Although supplements can be a helpful tool for promoting joint health, the American College of Rheumatology/Arthritis Foundation recommends assessing diet and increasing muscle strength through physical therapy as the...
by Sophia Fay & Sharon Brock | Aug 23, 2025 | Joint Health, Movement & Exercise
By Sophia Fay, BS and Sharon Brock, MS, MEd More than half of Americans will experience a musculoskeletal complaint at some point in their life, making joint pain one of the most common health challenges we face. From everyday aches to acute sports-related injuries,...
by Sharon Brock | Aug 23, 2025 | Profiles, Joint Health, Movement & Exercise
By Sharon Brock, MS, MEd The 2000 World Rafting Championships brought the powerhouse couple, Kelly and Juliet Starret, together. Both in their 20s, Kelly was on the U.S. men’s and Juliet was on the U.S. women’s whitewater rafting teams. They first met on the edge of...
by M. Javad Ershad | Jun 2, 2025 | Joint Health, Healthful Nutrition
By M. Javad Ershad, MD Picture a Saturday morning at the grocery store. You’re facing a wall of various types of milk: dairy, soy, almond, oat, and even hemp milk. Each one has its own nutritional profile and health claims, so it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. How...
