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Dr. Jeff Sellman, MD
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Dr. Jeff Sellman is a Sports Medicine Family Practitioner in Columbia, SC. As a Sports Medicine Family Practitioner, Dr. Sellman is trained to assess, diagnose, prevent, and treat sports injuries in patients of all ages, and refer those patients to further services if needed. Sports Medicine Family Practitioners must complete specialized training in order to help each patient maximize function and improve quality of life.
Dr. Jeff Sellman, MD
- Columbia, SC
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Can you help my tired legs?
Rock you to sleep?!? Tired legs need appropriate rest along with a healthy diet, low in inflammatory foods. Simple daily walking and walking through the tiredness is helpful. READ MORE
Rock you to sleep?!? Tired legs need appropriate rest along with a healthy diet, low in inflammatory foods. Simple daily walking and walking through the tiredness is helpful. Building cardiovascular health decreases the fatigue of muscles.
Steroid Injection Question
Ciprofloxacin has most of the detrimental effects on the Achilles tendon. An intra-articular shoulder injection of cortisone should be very safe for frozen shoulder while taking READ MORE
Ciprofloxacin has most of the detrimental effects on the Achilles tendon. An intra-articular shoulder injection of cortisone should be very safe for frozen shoulder while taking cipro.
Is massage good for hip flexor tendonitis?
Massage therapy is fantastic for the hips and hip flexors.
What are the causes of shoulder pain?
Many things can cause shoulder pain. An injury to the joint itself, tendinitis, impingement, osteoarthritis, pinched nerve from the neck, overuse, muscle weakness, rheumatoid READ MORE
Many things can cause shoulder pain. An injury to the joint itself, tendinitis, impingement, osteoarthritis, pinched nerve from the neck, overuse, muscle weakness, rheumatoid or autoimmune arthritis, among many others. If the pain interferes with your function, it may be important.
Can you fix spinal curvature?
If the curved spine is from a muscle imbalance, addressing the muscle imbalance with strengthening can be helpful.
When can I resume physical activity after disc hernia surgery?
This really depends on the type of surgery to address the herniated disc, but, more importantly, the advice of the surgeon.
Can chiropractor fix a rotator cuff injury?
Chiropractic is only adjunct in the treatment of a rotator cuff injury. Sports physical therapy or, if bad enough, surgery are the treatments of choice.
Can massage help shoulder impingement?
A very good sports massage therapist combined with a flexibility program would be very helpful.
Do I need a surgery for my disc hernia?
Depends. Mainly depends on the symptoms of the patient. If the symptoms are pain and/or numbness and tingling down the leg, conservative treatment is often preferred. If the READ MORE
Depends. Mainly depends on the symptoms of the patient. If the symptoms are pain and/or numbness and tingling down the leg, conservative treatment is often preferred. If the symptoms are advanced such as muscle wasting, muscle weakness, or other ominous problems such as changes in the bowel or bladder function, surgery is often the preferred route.
Can lower back pain be fixed with exercises?
Nearly all the time exercises can help with functional and muscular lower back pain. It is also amazing the mind body connection associated with nontraumatic back pain, and addressing READ MORE
Nearly all the time exercises can help with functional and muscular lower back pain. It is also amazing the mind body connection associated with nontraumatic back pain, and addressing psychology and stress can be extraordinarily helpful.
What can cause back pain when sitting?
A large belly, a weak core, nonsupportive chair, and poor ergonomics of the desk can all cause back pain with sitting. Motion is lotion, so a movement program is so important. READ MORE
A large belly, a weak core, nonsupportive chair, and poor ergonomics of the desk can all cause back pain with sitting. Motion is lotion, so a movement program is so important.
How long is bed rest for a herniated disc?
Strict bed rest is not indicated now with a herniated disc. Relative rest, gentle motion, and stretch are all so important. Bed rest can be counter productive.
Can you help with a muscle strain in my shoulder?
Absolutely muscle strains are helped through short term medications, maybe an anti inflammatory injection, healthy supplements, and an exercise program.
Can massage make a herniated disc worse?
Unless there are sudden, intense adjustments, massage therapy usually cannot make a herniated disc worse.
How long is back adjustment?
Depending on the practitioner, back adjustments are quick and can last as little as a few minutes to a little longer.
I have a bad pain in my shoulders after playing handball. What should I do to get relief from the pain?
Stretching the rotator cuff, and usage of heat is quite effective. Moist or dry heat 10 minutes at a time followed by stretching. A massage could be helpful and a short term amount READ MORE
Stretching the rotator cuff, and usage of heat is quite effective. Moist or dry heat 10 minutes at a time followed by stretching. A massage could be helpful and a short term amount of anti-inflammatories such as ibuprofen or aleve.
How can I increase my daughter's muscle strength?
At this age, supplements are under studied for many reasons. For your daughter’s body immaturity, just making sure she is eating enough calories and a balanced diet is very helpful. READ MORE
At this age, supplements are under studied for many reasons. For your daughter’s body immaturity, just making sure she is eating enough calories and a balanced diet is very helpful. Additionally, enough sleep is important.
Is it advisable to wear knee pads while running?
If there is not a problem being treated, knee pads are not indicated. In fact, they may be harmful by weakening muscles. Unclear on knee pads for running as well. Do you mean READ MORE
If there is not a problem being treated, knee pads are not indicated. In fact, they may be harmful by weakening muscles. Unclear on knee pads for running as well. Do you mean knee sleeves? Knee pads are more indicated for those on their knees a lot, which I believe rarely happens with running unless a trip and fall happens a lot.
My husband had a ligament tear and the blood spread inside the knee. What are the repercussions?
The actual blood spread, or bruising, should not have problems in the future.
Humerus pain
This kind of pain from overhead activity is usually caused by inflammation of the rotator cuff. Making sure the shoulder is strong with a lifting program is the most helpful. READ MORE
This kind of pain from overhead activity is usually caused by inflammation of the rotator cuff. Making sure the shoulder is strong with a lifting program is the most helpful. Home stretches for the rotator cuff and deltoid strengthening. Supplements such as turmeric and ginger may also be helpful. Ice and heat back to back is also helpful. Home massage “gun” is also helpful
