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Family Practice trained and Board Certified physician with added qualifications and board certification in Sports Medicine. Focus on sports and orthopedic injuries. Interested in platelet-rich plasma injections, concussion management, wellness and injuries in the active and athletic patients.
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69 Answers
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A 43-year-old male asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Shoulder pain: Can be due to numerous causes, including radiating pain from the neck. If you work in a sedentary job your posture may be affecting this as well. Seek... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Physical therapy: A trial of physical therapy can be helpful depending on what stage you are in. If your MRI shows compression of the humeral head, surgery may be your ... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Yes: There should be no issue with this.
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A 45-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
possible new fractur: If you are an avid runner or exercise with a lot of impact activities, you may have a new stress fracture. This may or may not be related to your prio... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Neither accurate: Neither of these statements is true. Most active people that follow a healthy, well-balanced diet have low risk for atherosclerosis, which is a build... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Many reasons: You may be feeling fatigue for several reasons after a workout. If you are severely exhausted and feel incapacitated you may be overdoing it, you may ... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Not a waste: It's not a waste insofar as your body will process the excess protein into fat, and store it this way.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Stiffness may be...: Perceived as a snapping feeling. There are many diagnoses that this could be. A good knee examination will help figure out this issue.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
See your doctor: This could be numerous different things including anything ranging from a fungal infection to an allergy to a belt buckle. The treatment will vary gre... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Keep it clean...: And covered. Soap and warm water is usually enough and rarely is any topical antibiotic necessary. If your pain is not improving you may need to seek ... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
This depends...: On what sport you are looking to participate in. Higher impact sports that involve a lot of impact and stopping and starting are probably not a good i... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
See your physician: This could be something as simple as an abdominal muscle strain. However, you may be experience chest pain from cardiac or pulmonary disease. See your... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Yes: This sounds like an autoimmune arthritis, which is due to a condition like lupus. You should be seen by a rheumatologist.
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
No limit: There is no limit to how long you can take this. Protein is a building block for the body (with carbohydrate and fat). As long as you are continuing t... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Needs evaluation: If you mean pain when throwing, than this could be a ulnar collateral ligament sprain (ucl), also know as the tommy john ligament. Stop throwing and s... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Yes: It could be a ganglion, although meniscal cysts are relatively common, and the difference is probably not important. Speak to your orthopedist if you ... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Galactorrhea: The symptoms you are describing are called galactorrhea. This article gives a good overview. http://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0501/p1763.html
see your d... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Tendinopathy: You may have a snapping tendon syndrome or tenosynovitis (swelling in the tendon sheath that surrounds the actual tendon). You may require further tre... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Yes: It is certainly reasonable to continue participating if you are not in much pain and feel that you are able to perform at the level you expect. There ... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Challenging: Fibromyalgia can be one of the most challenging conditions to treat an manage. There is not often one single answer or treatment that will control pai... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Minimal: Whey protein isolates are generally very safe to ingest. There is a potential for some abdominal distress if you take too much at once, but this is ra... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Broad differential: Back pain in a young female has a long list of possible diagnoses and without further information and a good physical exam, it is very difficult to di... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Tinea cruris: The discoloration is due to a fungal infection. A prescription for and topical antifungal medication from your primary care doctor should clear it up.
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A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Balanced diet: I do not usually recommend supplements for almost any reason. However, a pure whey protein powder can be helpful if you are having difficulty eating e... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
You may be able to: Achieve a minimal amount of alignment improvement with pt. However, this degree is likely insignificant.
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A 34-year-old male asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
See a doctor: This could be a potentially serious condition that may require immediate medical attention. Your symptoms could be coming from your heart or lungs. It... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Lifestyle changes: Unfortunately there is no one correct answer for this. So called lifestyle modifications are quite challenging to overcome. It may not suffice to look... Read More
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A 34-year-old male asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
220 - Age = Max HR: Your maximum heart rate can be calculated as 220 minus your age. For a 34 year old male your max would be 186 beats per minute. Your heart rate should... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
No: An injury to the coccyx (tail bone) is not a spinal cord injury. The spinal cord ends at around the 1st or second lumbar vertebrae all the way up in t... Read More
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A 57-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Work up first: Overall cardiovascular fitness, if you are cleared for such exercise, is best for erectile dysfunction. It is important to check with your primary car... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Most are OK: Most protein shakes or protein powders are ok for diabetics. It is important to check the nutrition label on the product packaging to make sure that p... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Fluid replacement: In general, water is an adequate fluid replacement for any exercise under 60 minutes. Anything over this amount of time requires electrolyte and gluco... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Yes: This could be as simple as a pimple that has not come to surface yet. Constant pressure or irritation to the area can cause this. If you are having fe... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Protein is effective: As a method to help improve muscle mass while exercising. Make sure you diet is balanced and your calorie intake does not exceed your calorie expendit... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Pain control: You can try to apply ice, or take an anti-inflammatory medication such as Ibuprofen or naproxen. A neoprene sleeve by help with compression as well. I... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Concerning: This could be potentially very serious from a cardiac condition such as heart failure. It could be less emergent but still concerning such as from hyp... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Safe: Whey protein isolates are generally very safe to ingest, especially at the amount you are using it. There is a potential for some abdominal distress i... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Yes: This is certainly not something to make a habit of, but she should be fine.
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A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Back pain: In a young person is usually of musculoskeletal origin. You may try to return to exercise and avoid painful activities. If the pain still doesn't reso... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Concussion/whiplash: While a headache after a head injury isn't definitely a concussion, it should be treated as such until followed up by a qualified physician. Your neck... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Alternate level: You may be experiencing pain from a herniated disc at a different level from your surgery. See your spine surgeon in order to illicit further.
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A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Numerous reasons: This burning could be due to one or more of several different conditions including but not limited to, angina, reactive airway disease/asthma/copd, or... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Exercise + Diet: Weight lifting is an excellent way to burn fat while also building muscle. Cardiovascular exercise is a way to burn fat without building much muscle. ... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Coccygodynia: This condition can be very painful. It can also linger for a while. Generally a course of anti-inflammatories, relative rest and physical therapy can ... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Depends on goals: Depending of what your work out goals are, you should ingest anywhere from 0.5-1.2 grams of protein per 2.2 pounds of your target body weight per day.... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Nonimpact: Non-impact exercises are generally the best type of exercises to do for arthritic pain. Swimming or aquatic therapy seems to be the most helpful as it... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Possible pregnancy: If you are sexually active, a pregnancy test should be the first thing you do. After that, follow up with your primary or ob/gyn if this doesn't impro... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Possible: It's is possible if you are continuing to aggravate it with other exercises that you may be doing. However, discussing with a musculoskeletal physicia... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Giving way...: Is a nonspecific sign and does not indicated tears or any other pathology. However, if your pain is worsening it is important to be evaluated by a mus... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brett Spainanswered
Sports Medicine 19 years experience
Pregnancy test: The first thing to do is take a home urine pregnancy test. If this is negative, see you primary physician or obstetrician. They will also likely do a ... Read More
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Dr. Spain is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Spain is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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I've had this for over a year so I don't think it's a strain..I hope my doctor figures it out,thank you!!!!
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Thanks for your quick reply! My surgeon told me in feb I need a fusion but I'm not old enough...
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Thanks for your quick reply! I am going now to see a doctor. Thank you.
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