Aches and pains… could it be that you’re just getting older, or that you’re less active, perhaps? Maybe it’s just a temporary phase in your life. You’ll grow out of it, right? The truth is, aches and pains are often associated with daily, ongoing, habitual mistakes. Take note of the word habitual – habits are key to … Read more
We know that for many of our patients running is a passion. The truth is, however, so many of those same patients visit us because of injuries related to their runs. Far from telling them to stop running, our main goal is to prevent debilitating knee/foot/ankle injuries BEFORE they happen, and to keep our patients … Read more
Every week we hear countless patients ask us the same question: “how can I keep active even while I’m recovering from an injury?”. We completely understand: you’re fed up of resting the problem area in the hope that things will get better. Is this you? Keep reading! We often find that the general advice given … Read more
As a physical therapist, I deal with pain on a daily basis in one form or another. Back pain, shoulder pain, knee pain, neck pain, ankle pain… they’re all part of my daily experience. Pain is such a common experience for most individuals at some point in their lives, and yet the truth is that … Read more
Don’t Treat Back Pain with a Band-Aid We’ve all been there… we’re reading the newspaper or opening the latest piece of mail and suddenly we cut our finger. Without hesitation we’re off to the kitchen for a Band-Aid. That’s all good and well, but what happens when we hurt ourselves more severely? When we, for … Read more
Why Waiting For Back Pain To ‘Go Away’ Is The Worst Thing You Can Do! I have seen countless patients who have experienced a sudden onset of lower, upper, or middle back pain – or even a stabbing, unexplained pain throughout the region – make the same mistake: directly after experiencing the pain they stagger … Read more
Motivation What motivates you? More specifically, what motivates you to make the choices necessary to be able to do things you want/need out of life? I’ve encountered many people who want to simply be able to sit at their desk or in their car without pain or discomfort, but choose to do nothing about it. … Read more
By now the storm of March Madness has overtaken offices and brackets have imploded with a 16 seed defeating a 1 seed for the biggest upset in tourney history. Welcome to the time of year known as being the least productive time of year for the work place. At least the first two weekends of … Read more
A friend had passed this along to me. I thought it was fitting for what I do for work, perhaps even for what I do for “fun” too. I don’t know too many people that haven’t thought these 5 words to themselves as their body is balking at whatever they are doing: Bending over to … Read more
Dr Google Self diagnosis via Dr. Google. We all do it. Enter knee pain and it spits out 10 gazillion hits on every knee pathology known. From known medical sites to personal blogs, to health care professionals websites. It’s shocking we have not all become hyperchondriacs as a result. I’ve had my … Read more
