It was Monday night 9/26/2011. I was warming up for a weightlifting session by jumping rope. Unfortunately I was set up on a weightlifting platform and not paying attention to what I was doing. The end result was that I strayed off the platform and came down halfway on and halfway off. My ankle rolled [...]
I suffered with heel pain in my left foot for many years thinking the way I walked was the cause of the pain. After mentioning my heel pain to my primary doctor, I was referred to Optim Orthopedics. Since Dr. Jaakkola specializes in the foot and ankle, I made my appointment with him. He diagnosed [...]
My back pain started about 10 years ago, and over the last couple of years, the pain had gotten so bad that I could barely stand up straight. I knew that there was something I had to do because I relied on hot pads to take away my pain and that was not the way [...]
