Car Accident Physical Therapy Car crashes are often unavoidable and mostly inconvenient. Whether it is a fender-bender or severe collision; the burdens of insurance, vehicle damage and loss of time at work are only compounded by injury or pain from a car accident....
Seasonal Transition for the Endurance Athlete Many endurance athletes around the twin cities area are getting their final races in for the months ahead and as usual are looking for ways to stay sharp and conditioned during the off-season to prepare for...
Many lifestyle factors, genetics, and simply living reduces the elasticity of cartilage, tendons, ligaments, and skin. This can lead to wrinkles and joint discomfort. Perhaps you have heard about collagen or gelatin and started adding one of the various name brands to...
As someone who has a long history of stress fractures and broken bones and a strong family history of fractures (mom, grandma, and aunt) I make bone health a priority when it comes to my diet and lifestyle. If you have experienced multiple fractures or been diagnosed...
Physicians have frequently recommended Probiotics in the past when patients took an antibiotic and struggled with side effects such as constipation, diarrhea, or yeast infections. It seems more recently though, probiotics have become the “It” supplement. I’ve seen...
If you have been a client of Dr. Odom, or seen any of the Physical Therapists, there’s a good chance they have recommended taking the Ortho Molecular Soft Tissue Support Pack. Maybe you took it for a little while but didn’t see any reason to continue taking it. For...
You hit a drive off the 1st tee that goes 50 yards shorter than your average from last year. You can’t help but notice that the pain in your low back definitely limited how well you were able to swing the club. As the round progresses, the pain only gets worse and...
Did you know that more than 70% of the population is magnesium deficient? Maybe you recently had blood work done and are thinking, “my doctor said my magnesium level was just fine.” While your blood level of magnesium may be in the normal range, it’s highly likely...
5 Nutrition Tips for Endurance Athletes Replenish not Replace. When you exercise, blood is routed to working muscles, fluids are lost through sweat, and oxygen is routed to your brain and heart and away from your digestive tract. Because of these physiologic...