For a long time now, many of us have heard from medical professionals, friends, and family to drink more water. Why? Because water keeps us hydrated? Because most of our body consists of water? What if one of the reasons is that drinking more water will actually prevent you from going to the bathroom soContinue Reading »
To fully heal and regain mobility, you need QUALITY sleep. Physical therapy can help. We help people heal from injuries every day. We monitor patterns and look for similarities in the people who have the best and worst results with physical therapy. One of the biggest variables that play a significant role in people’s ability toContinue Reading »
Pelvic pain can ail anyone at any age, even those who have not had children. In this article we will discuss three different populations that we see in our clinic with pelvic pain: Pregnant women, postpartum women and women of childbearing years. Let’s go over what is meant when we say “Pelvic Pain”, here’s aContinue Reading »
Whether it’s a New Year’s resolution, Lenten promise, or just an idea in your head that you’re finally taking action on forming a new habit, it can be a very challenging task. Human beings just naturally seem to opt for the path of least resistance- and creating a new habit is most certainly not thatContinue Reading »
If you’re one of the millions of Americans who have received a COVID-19 vaccination, chances are you may be experiencing some side effects as many of our patients have – here are some ways Physical Therapy can help ease those symptoms and keep you moving! After a year of lockdowns and a winter filled with unpredictableContinue Reading »
Let’s start by addressing what exactly inflammation is. Inflammation is a natural defense mechanism our bodies use to fight off illness and is even a necessary component of the healing process. Inflammation can be present in both acute instances like a sprained ankle or sinus infection, as well as instances of chronic conditions like asthmaContinue Reading »
When you hear the term “pelvic floor”, what comes to mind? Kegel exercises? The impact of childbirth? Urinary incontinence (a.k.a. leakage)? Pelvic organs falling down? Sex and aging? Pain and spasms? Millions of women in the US alone suffer daily and weekly with urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, sexual pain, pelvic pain of varied origins, andContinue Reading »
Prevent Back Pain From Shoveling Snow Shoveling Snow: How to Optimize your Form, Choose the right Shovel, and Prevent Pain and Injury of the Lower Back and Neck: Shoveling has been well known as a precursor to lower back and/or neck pain. We see too many lower back and neck injuries after a bigContinue Reading »
“If you have a body, you are an athlete” – Bill Bowerman Nike’s founder’s famous quote resonates well with their target population- those individuals that don’t see themselves as athletes simply because they aren’t a part of an organized sport or aren’t getting paid to play sports. However, if we really think about it, thisContinue Reading »
I bet you never thought sitting all day would affect your sex life or that it would have anything to do with physical therapy or tight hips! It’s obvious the more active you are, the healthier you look and feel (which is very attractive). But what does this have to do with sitting? Sex isContinue Reading »
