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Knee injuries don’t mean that it’s “GAME OVER”

March 8, 2010
By Dr. Victor Chan
Knee injuries don’t mean that it’s “GAME OVER”

Your knees take a lot of abuse.  So much so that some say the design of the knees are flawed because there is no way that they can stand up to the years of wear-and-tear that they go through. Knee pain and injuries are a significant part of my practice and I see a wide...
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Human knees were not meant for this

February 17, 2010
By Dr. Victor Chan
Human knees were not meant for this

The perfect recipe for osteoarthritis is repetitive trauma to your joints.  Well, imagine your knees absorbing the impact of 60 moguls and 2 jumps (each with a force of about 2000 pounds of pressure!) in under 24 seconds.  Now imagine practicing doing that hundreds of times day after day in the pursuit of becoming...
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Bone and joint disorders are a major health issue

January 22, 2010
By Dr. Victor Chan
Bone and joint disorders are a major health issue

2000-2010 was declared as the Bone and Joint Decade. Joint diseases account for half of all chronic conditions in persons aged 65 and over. Back pain is the second leading cause of sick leave. Fractures related to Osteoporosis have almost doubled in number in the last decade. http://www.bjdcanada.org
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