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The Benefits of Strength Training for Musculoskeletal Health

Jason LePage, PT, DPT
May 13, 2025
Strength training, also called resistance training, involves working your muscles against external resistance, such as weights or even your own body weight. This helps your body become stronger and better at performing...
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Women with ACL injury

ACL Injuries: Treatment for a Tear of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament

Brett D. Owens, MD
June 15, 2023

An ACL injury is one of the most common knee injuries, and among the best known in sports. We hear the term often, but...

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Joint Replacement Readiness: Five Tips for a Successful Recovery

Eric M. Cohen, MD
May 25, 2023

Are you planning to have joint replacement surgery (hip or knee)? If so, here are five important steps you can take...

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It's a Spring Thing! Healthy Tips for the New Season

Brown University Health Blog Team
March 13, 2023

To say New Englanders are ready for spring is an understatement. No matter what the winter is like, the first day of...

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Keep That Spring in Your Step Despite the Time Change

Brown Health Medical Group Primary Care
March 7, 2023

The arrival of Daylight Savings Time (DST) gives us more daylight! But along with that is the time change. We all have a...

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How Integrative Therapy Helps Joint Replacement Patients

Jill McLoughlin, BSN, RN, RMT, HNB-BC
March 2, 2023

What is integrative therapy? Integrative therapy is a patient-centered approach to care that provides holistic methods...

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Podiatry, Pedicures, Common Foot Problems and How to Keep your Feet Healthy

Edmund T. DosRemedios, DPM
February 28, 2023

How often do you think about your feet? It’s easy to ignore those amazing appendages that do a lot of work every day...

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Topics of Interest

5K Training Guide and How To Get Ready in 6 Weeks

Brown University Health Blog Team
September 25, 2019

Thinking about signing up for a 5K this fall? This six week training guide can help you cross the finish line without...

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What is Plantar Fasciitis? Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

Raymond Y. Hsu, MD
November 29, 2023

Our feet help us stand, get from place to place, run, jump, dance and more. That activity relies on a network of bones...

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Top 10 Tips to Exercise -- at Any Age

Eric M. Cohen, MD
January 8, 2018

Exercise can often be a scary word for many people, especially for adults who have not made personal fitness a priority...

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Upcoming Events & Recent News

June
13
2025

Bravo Bradley: The Future Starts Now

Gala co-chairs Kosta Bitsis, Rick Granoff, and Daniel J. Wall invite you to an extraordinary evening at the Wyndham Newport Hotel. Enjoy a night of fine dining, lively entertainment, and dancing – all in support ...
June
18
2025

June 18 Is Dunkin's Iced Coffee Day!

Support Hasbro Children'sWednesday, June 18, is Dunkin's Iced Coffee Day! Every iced coffee or cold brew sold at Dunkins in Rhode Island and Bristol County, MA, will support local beneficiaries like Hasbro Children ...
June
22
2025

Blood Pressure and Blood Glucose Screening

Join the Brown University Health Community Health Institute at Roger Williams Park on Sunday, June 22, for a free blood glucose and blood pressure screening. Speak with our outreach staff about our programs and resources ...
June
24
2025

Mental Health First Aid for Adults

Join us for this in-person, eight-hour course on providing mental health first aid for adults.Mental Health First Aid is an eight-hour course that gives non-behavioral health specialists the skills to ...
June
24
2025

Safe Sitter

Join the Brown University Health Community Health Institute and the Middletown Fire Department for a Safe Sitter training session from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. The ...