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GuideCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Rotator cuff tears that heal with rehab and the ones that don't

Most shoulders get better without a scalpel. A few won't, and the tell is usually how the thing tore in the first place.

GuideCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

What's really happening inside an arthritic knee

Cartilage has no nerves, so the pain is coming from somewhere else. Once you know where, the fix stops looking like rest and starts looking like work.

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GuideCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Rest won't fix your sore tendon, but loading it will

Six weeks off the bike and the first ride back hurts worse. That's not bad luck, that's what happens when you rest a tendon instead of training it.

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What your herniated disc MRI says and what it doesn't

The report reads like a demolition notice. Most of those words describe backs that don't hurt at all, and most of these injuries settle without a scalpel.

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Tennis elbow and golfer's elbow respond to load, not rest

Ten minutes, three times a week, a light dumbbell and a clock. The loading program that actually gets a cranky tendon back to work.

GuideCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Your bone density T-score and what to do about it

What the three grades on a DEXA report actually mean, the numbers to write down, and the twice-a-week loading habit that beats a perfect plan you'll quit.

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GuideCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Men get osteoporosis too and the wrist is the warning

A broken wrist after 50 isn't bad luck. It's a test result, and most guys never follow up on it.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

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When morning stiffness lasts an hour, it isn't wear and tear

Wear and tear loosens up in ten minutes. If your hands are still locked at 8 a.m., that's a different problem and it has a clock on it.

GuideCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

What GLP-1 shots actually do, and what to ask before you start

These drugs work on appetite, not fat. Know the side effects, the muscle problem and the exit plan before the first dose.

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GuideCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

The type 2 diabetes routine that fits around work and kids

Complications don't come from one bad week. They come from ten quiet years. The good news is the routine that stops them is small.

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Prediabetes is a head start, not a number to sit on

An A1c of 5.9 is the most useful bad news you'll get all year, if you do something with it in the next 90 days.

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GuideCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Creatinine, eGFR and what to ask when the numbers drift

Your lab flagged creatinine high and now you're reading about dialysis at midnight. Slow down and check these four things first.

GuideCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

That lump in your groin isn't going to fix itself

Most men find an inguinal hernia by accident, then ignore it for a year. What it is, when waiting is fine, and what surgery actually costs you in time.

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