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Have you every watched a young kid squat? Perfect form...with ease. At what point then do we lose the ability to squat? The vast majority of us have many functional deficits that lead to loss of motion or compensation. Lack of motion in the ankles, knees, hips, and back all can have a MASSIVE impact on how we squat. This typically leads to back pain, knee issues, and injury. The more we sit, and the more we age, the stiffer we become. In order to maintain mobility, we have to

We have all made New Year's Resolutions....lose weight, exercise every day, diet better, read more, etc. They always seem to start out great...for the first day, week, month, aaaaaand then life happens. We get busy, we get bored and complacent and fall back into old, UNHEALTHY patterns and routines. Why is it that we can't seem to make them last? In order to stick to any plan, goal or program you need to ensure 3 things exist: 1. IT MUST BE FUN- If you are not enjoying what y

Have you ever woken up, taken that first step, and felt a shooting pain running through your foot? How about when you go grocery shopping and find yourself leaning on your cart more than you’re pushing it? Heel pain affects most people at least once in their lives, and though it can be nagging, debilitating, and often simply irritating, it can be overcome. In this post, I take a look at the most common causes for heel pain and what to do about them. Because heel pain affects

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 by doctors (and sometime even the internet!) is that ‘rest’ is the best thing for an injury. In the hope of healing faster, the patient then rests the problem area for p

As we quickly approach the dark, cold, windy season, it is inevitable that the Golf game is going to be put on the back burner for some time. The majority of people likely will put their clubs in a closet and not look at them again for months. DON'T let that be you. Although periodic breaks are greatly beneficial for anyone, you don't have to loose the progress that you have made over the past several months. The most proactive thing that you can do is take this time to get y

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 example, slice our finger open with a chef’s knife, or cut our arm on a rusty nail? Do we place a Band-Aid on it and hope it stops the pain and prevents infections? NO! We get stitches, we disinfect the area,

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 to the sofa, lay down, and don’t get up for a week or more! Their reasoning… bed rest is the best thing you can do, right? WRONG. In PT school professors used to drill it into us: “Motion is Lotion”! That’s right. It’s difficult to believe

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 so many people don’t know the first thing about what pain actually is. Pain is mysterious, and for many of us, pain is actually completely and utterly confusing. I’d like to shed some li

Physical Therapy: Common Misconceptions Debunked Physical therapy has always been shrouded in mystery, and the truth is many people don’t really know what it is. Some think that physical therapists only stretch muscles, or rehabilitate athletes. Others feel as though physiotherapy is an intense massage, or even just a way to avoid being stiff after a workout. As a physical therapist with many years of experience, I can honestly say that, despite all these conflicting ideas ab

One of the biggest misconceptions about Physical Therapy is that it is only for people who are in a lot of pain or who have just had surgery. WRONG! Although it is vitally important for these people and can produce drastic improvements, Physical Therapy is much more. Almost everyone deals with some sort of back pain, stiffness, movement limitations, or functional restrictions. Although these things may not be causing pain now, without the proper correction these things will l

As I sit down to begin writing, I can only stop and reflect on where this all began. Moreover, why this all began. After having spent several years in the healthcare industry, I began to see a trend that I was not fond of- decreased time spent with patients, decreased quality of care and limitations on services that can be provided. This trend seems to be fairly consistent across the board, not just for physical therapy, but all healthcare. With declining reimbursement rates,