At Blue Hills Sports & Spine, many of the patient we treat have some kind of muscular imbalance. Maybe they are strong but tight, flexible but weak, or possibly weak and tight. No matter what your combination might be, it's our job to evaluate you, find what might be the issue and then work with you to correct it. If you are not sure what category you may fit in (hopefully Strong & Flexible) there are some at home tests you can do to find out. Click here for a flexibility test, click here for a fitness test. Best of luck in finding out which you may be! If your results aren't as good as hoped they would be, maybe it's time to come visit the experts at Blue Hills Sports & Spine to help get you going in the right direction.

With the cold weather upon us and people gathered inside more often, this is when we start to see more and more cases of the norovirus. It's often referred to as a "stomach flu", but it's not the flu as there is no vaccine and your only defense is to stay away from the virus. The CDC has put together some helpful tips (click here), but the best defense is still regular hand washing with soap and water! Just using the alcohol-based hand sanitizers just don't work. Remember that if you have the norovirus, don't prepare food for other people as it takes a very small amount of the virus to infect others and it can survive in temperatures up to 140 degrees. At Blue Hills we take our cleanliness seriously and it's why we make sure that all our tables and equipment are regularly wiped down with the proper sanitizing and cleaning products. Make sure you do the same at home!