Muscular Solutions

03/26/2024

I'm happy to report my phone line is back up and working so if you're having pain or problems please don't hesitate to reach out.

03/26/2024

Phone is still down but hoping to have it fixed today. Please PM, email or text if you have my cell number should you need me.

03/25/2024

Good morning. Unfortunately my office phone is down. If you need me please send me a PM or email me at Barry@Muscularsolutions.com. Feel free to call or text if you have my personal number. Hopefully this will get fixed tomorrow.

01/17/2024

It's very icy out there so be careful and walk like a penguin!

01/04/2024

Following the lead of the Mass General/Brigham regarding the steep rise in respiratory illness, I will return to wearing a face mask during all treatments. Wearing a mask will still be optional for my patients.

01/03/2024

I'm happy to say Day 1 of 2024 and my 31st year in business is in the books! A wonderful day highlighting some of the incredible people I treat: a LICSW whom I'm been treating for about 2 months, a long standing patient that lives in Seattle but sees me every time she's in town, an acupuncture practitioner whom
I've known and treated for more than a decade and a 20+ year patient who comes in for tune-ups and whenever he's having a problem. A truly great way to start the year!!!

12/29/2023

And just like that my year is done. Not just any year. My 30th year!

I don't really have the words to explain what this means to me. To think that the Boston community has literally put their health and well being in my hands for the last 3 decades is overwhelming and humbling in a way that just makes me strive to be ever better. Thank you to everyone who has trusted me over the years to help them perform better and be pain free. I am forever grateful.

Wishing you all a Happy New Year! May 2024 be everything you need it to be.

12/25/2023

Wishing all my patients and their families who celebrate a glorious Christmas filled with love, laughter and light.

12/07/2023

Happy Chanukah to all my patients and their families!!!

11/24/2023

Hi Barry,

How are you? Happy Thanksgiving!

Today is the one year anniversary of my hip replacement surgery, and I just wanted to tell you how thankful I am that I was able to get an appointment with you on my trip to Boston 2 years ago. I saw various doctors, chiropractors, massage therapists, and physical therapists between 2014 and 2021, and you were the only person who identified my hip as being the issue as opposed to working on my groin and knee.

One year post surgery and I have lost 20 lbs, I'm walking around at my fighting weight, and I even recently started sparring again for the first time in 5 years. Boxing only, but it's better than nothing! There are no words that can truly capture how grateful I am for you putting me on the right track. Thank you so much!

This is an email I received yesterday. It made me even more grateful for the trust my patients place in me. Thank you all! 🙏🏼

11/23/2023

Happy Thanksgiving to all my patients!!! Please know how grateful I am for all the trust you have placed in me over the years. It is deeply humbling and always touches my heart. It gives me purpose and a desire to do better every time. Wishing you and yours a magical day. Much love. ❤️

09/11/2023

Ever wonder what the medical definition of a tendon is? Are you curious as to its anatomical composition? Well here is a great explanation.

Anatomy Of A Tendon: “A tendon is a tough, flexible band of dense connective tissue that serves to attach skeletal muscles to bones. Tendons are found at the distal and proximal ends of muscles, binding them to the periosteum of bones at their proximal (origin) and distal attachment (insertion) on the bone. As muscles contract, the tendons transmit the mechanical force to the bones, pulling them and causing movement.

Being made of dense regular connective tissue, the tendons have an abundance of parallel collagen fibers, which provide them with high tensile strength (resistance to longitudinal force). The collagen fibers within a tendon are organized into fascicles, and individual fascicles are ensheathed by a thin layer of dense connective tissue called endotenon. In turn, groups of fascicles are ensheathed by a layer of dense irregular connective tissue called epitenon. Finally, the epitenon is encircled with a synovial sheath and attached to it by a delicate connective tissue band called mesotenon.”

- Bradley Blair Osteopath