"For still there are so many things that I have never seen, in every wood, in every spring there is a different green."
-- JR Tolkien
MRIs over-used, misinterpreted? Not so surprising…

MRIs over-used, misinterpreted? Not so surprising…

Posted in Coaching Advice, First Aid/Health, Health Advice, Injury Care & Prevention, Running, Running Training | 0 comments

In the ‘80s, I recall experiencing minor knee pain and some clicking, so I went to see a sports orthopedist. He immediately ordered an...

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Helmets Are NOT An Accessory! Wear one if you have a brain.

Helmets Are NOT An Accessory! Wear one if you have a brain.

Posted in Climbing / Mountaineering, Featured Stories, First Aid/Health, Health Advice | 0 comments

A sign hanging in my dentist’s office says: “You only need to floss the teeth you want to keep.” You could apply that...

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Health Tips For Children Outdoors

Health Tips For Children Outdoors

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Dr. Barbara Kennedy, a pediatrician, NOLS graduate, member of the Wilderness Medical Society, mother of four, and author of Adventure...

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Headaches: Treatment & prevention

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Long a medical mystery (and still to some degree today), headaches have been blamed on such things as wimpishness, psychological disorders,...

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Backcountry Hygiene: We’ve got the clean suggestions.

Posted in Camping, First Aid/Health, Health & Hygeine, Health Advice | 0 comments

“Although wilderness visitors are placing more and more emphasis on concerns like the water-borne protozoan Giardia lamblia, they...

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Altitude Sickness Know How: Minimize pain & maximize fun.

Altitude Sickness Know How: Minimize pain & maximize fun.

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Adventurers heading for the mountains hoping to experience what they pray will be ideal skiing, climbing or mountaineering conditions and...

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