Category - Doctor's Corner

When Life Gives You Sports Injuries…

by Dr. Thomas J. Burnett

ActivAided Blog, Doctor's Corner

Featured Guest Author Thomas J. Burnett, MD - Legacy Medical Centers Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation physician Nobody wants to be injured, especially if fitness means a lot to you. But even experienced athletes can fall victim to injuries due…

The Pursuit of Healthiness

by Dr. Justin Berthold

ActivAided Blog, Doctor's Corner

Featured Guest Author Justin Berthold, DO – Rehabilitation Physicians of Pittsburgh Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation physician I once was asked to define healthiness. I was an osteopathic medical student at the time, invested in learning about the human body…

Getting to Know the Lumbar Spine

by Dr. Gary Chimes

ActivAided Blog, Doctor's Corner

Understanding the Spine The lumbar spine is designed as a series of cushioning and gaskets. A lot of people incorrectly refer to the disc as a shock absorber, and sometimes they’ll call it a jelly donut, but that’s…

Back Pain and How Posture Training Can Help

by Dr. Gary Chimes

ActivAided Blog, Doctor's Corner

Low back pain is the second most common reason that people go to see physicians and it is a natural consequence of being a human. One of the things that happens over time is that people get into postural…

The Genesis of ActivAided

by Dr. Gary Chimes

ActivAided Blog, Doctor's Corner

The genesis of the ActivAided brace was an opportunity where I was working with some engineer students from Carnegie Mellon. It was a really great, energetic group of students, and they were looking at intraoperative devices for people…