Dooley Noted: 6/21/2014 I don’t have a single week in clinical practice that a patient doesn’t mention something he heard on Dr. Oz’s television show. I don’t watch much TV. But I’m not one of those people that claim TV is a waste of time. I’m simply not home much. I think you can learn a ton from television. And sometimes, you can learn what advice NOT to give your patients. I have seen Dr. … Read more
Dooley Noted: 6/19/2014 The Stair-Down I love riding the subway. It’s cathartic. I have written the vast majority of blog posts on my daily commutes, and I am consistently inspired by the travelers on the New York City MTA. Yesterday, I got off the subway at my favorite stop: 63rd and Lexington. This stop has a bevy of staircases, and escalators to ride along side the majority of them. I am thrilled by a staircase. … Read more
Dooley Noted: 6/18/2014 Balance can be an elusive concept. Just when you think you strike it, something may throw you off kilter. This is something to be applauded, not avoided. Babies have zero fear of falling down. Watch them fall. They do it incessantly, as their freaked-out parents attempt to catch them. But when left to their own devices, babies fall on repeat. Then they try again. They know to fall is not to fail. … Read more
Dooley Noted: 6/17/2014 We reluctantly shudder as we hit our snooze. Wake. Live. Repeat. We carry on as if there’s nothing to lose. Wake. Live. Repeat. We gather excuses like coin collections. Wake. Live. Repeat. We miss the big picture in all our inspections. Wake. Live. Repeat. We hit our rock bottoms and throw health away. Wake. Live. Repeat. We exist as if guaranteed a make-up day. Wake. Live. Repeat. We can turn it around … Read more
Dooley Noted: 6/16/2014 Yesterday, I drove on a busy road in Indiana. It’s technically a backroad, so I wasn’t surprised when I saw cyclists using it. Professional cyclists tend to respect road rules. Outfitted in their aerodynamic gear, their speed and efficiency keep them safe. And then come the people that mimic professional cyclists. These are the folks using cycling for fitness, if you ask them. What I see is something different. They wear the … Read more
Dooley Noted: 6/15/2014 Last year on Father’s Day, my dad was a very sick individual. I prepared myself on that day for it to be our last Father’s Day together. Then, Dad kicked cancer in the teeth. In retrospect, this man came full circle with his life. He went from smoking for 57 years to going a year without a single drag. He saw how cigarette smoking led to a consequence that left him battling … Read more
Dooley Noted: 6/14/2014 I had the honor of growing up just blocks away from Dewigs Meats, an incredible butchery and meat packaging company in Haubstadt, IN. Growing up, vegetarianism didn’t exist in my rural Indiana home. It still may not, with the sweet smell of meat permeating the town. I love vegetables. And I also love meat. People will never be able to convince me that meat isn’t great for many people. When I don’t … Read more
Dooley Noted: 6/12/2014 I have the honor of helping fitness enthusiasts see themselves out of pain. Many of them come to me with structural changes on imaging. Supraspinatus tendinitis. Chondromalacia Patella. Disc herniation. Degenerative change. Most of us have findings on imaging, if we go hunting. It doesn’t mean we are all in pain. Sometimes we have a structural setup, and we grease a painful groove. If you are following a groove that is compromising … Read more
Dooley Noted: 6/11/2014 I am tenacious. I know life is short. I live life to the fullest. I encourage others to do the same. I’ve had many folks give me unsolicited advice in my recent years. “You’re doing too much.” “You can have it all, just not all at once.” I’m here to tell you, readers, that those words are, were, and always will be complete bull. You can have it all. I have it … Read more
Dooley Noted: 6/10/2014 I know it’s hard to believe, but I was an exuberant youth. My parents let me watch Friday night videos as a child, and I would go to kindergarten class singing the tunes. As I progressed through elementary school, I found school to be fun at times but generally slow and boring. So, I got in some trouble and got detention. I wasn’t a bad kid. I was a bored kid. We … Read more