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I guess I could call this “Volume 2: Dr. Booker Is Getting Old Like the Rest Of Us”, because several weeks back my ankle began hurting for absolutely no reason at all. I wish I had a great story to tell! I wish I could tell you it happened running through the woods...
Understanding the Basics This is my first, in what will be several messages to address The Capitol Rehab “How To” Checklist to improve health and wellness. As we age (and we are all doing that) it will inevitably take MORE WORK, just to maintain the current status of...
UPDATE Dec. 14, 2021: Last week we shared with you the tragic news of Friend of Capitol Rehab and former Paul VI High School basketball star 23-year-old Corey Manigault, who was brutally attacked in Cyprus while out celebrating with his European League teammates after...
This was very difficult to write but I feel like everyone needs to hear this. As you may remember in last month's newsletter I spoke about the sudden physical and mental demise of my father. For little over five months, my father has been battling major health...
We couldn't let Breast Cancer Awareness Month go by without talking about the benefits of chiropractic treatment for women with breast cancer. Don't get us wrong, chiropractic cannot cure breast cancer. We wish it could. However, studies show that chiropractic therapy...
Recently, we read a review posted by one of our longtime patients. She came to us over 10 years ago while pregnant. She had suffered months of pain just bending over to pull her pants on. She couldn't get relief from any other remedy like stretching or acupuncture....
You've probably heard the statistic: Young people build muscle until age 30, but around age 35, adults begin to experience a loss of muscle mass — by 3-5 percent per decade. I mention this to share with you a personal story about aging. I visited my dad in January...
The team at Capitol Rehab got its first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine (produced by Moderna) early in January and we'll be finishing the second series in the next week. No, this does not mean we're going to start attending raves or foam parties or kissing people we...
I just got my Covid-19 Vaccination! Before we begin, Let’s back up for a moment and figure out just how I got here... On December 11, 2020 after months of testing, Pfizer’s vaccine for Covid-19 was finally authorized, followed by the Moderna’s approval, a week...
During this time of year, it is customary to give thanks. I want to start by giving thanks to Dr. Matt Buchanan who performed my Achilles surgery. It wasn’t long ago that Achilles surgery meant a painful 9-12 months for full recovery. When I had my procedure, Dr....
Rupturing my Achilles tendon a month and a half ago was a real wake-up call. This is not just because the smallest things remind me that time is passing by at lightning speed, like realizing last week that the friend I just helped move into his apartment is now moving...
As you probably know, Capitol Rehab of Arlington started out in the Golds Gym in Clarendon back in the 1990s so consider me a great fan of gyms as a place for people to congregate and improve their overall wellbeing. But apparently, 24 percent of people disagree with...
