Can Exercise Help My Covid Recovery?
After any period of illness that causes inactivity, your muscles can deteriorate and become weaker than normal. It’s why exercise is so important for getting back to health. When asking a physical therapist, you’ll always be told how imperative it is to return to previous levels of activity. They may even tell you to aim…
Can Anyone Do Pilates?
Have you heard about Pilates? Is it safe? Can anyone do Pilates? Are you curious to know more about it and whether it’s the right kind of exercise for you? This blog provides a brief overview of the physical therapists’ favorite type of exercise, Pilates, and its unrivaled health benefits. So, if you’re interested in…
How to Maintain Your Wellness Goals Throughout the Year
Whether you’re making promises to yourself to get eight hours of sleep each night, or you’re hoping to lose 10, 15, or 20 pounds within the next six months, you may find it difficult to stay true to your wellness goals—especially if you’re lacking support or don’t have a lot of money to spend. However,…
Why Weight Matters When It Comes To Joint Pain
Are you worried about your joints? Unfortunately, most people don’t start worrying about their joints, or take steps to protect them, until the pain begins. However, to live a healthy, active life – long into retirement and old age – where hiking, dancing, or playing soccer with your grandkids remain order of the day, we…
Coping with Covid: What to do when sheltering in place
For most of us, our entire world is turned upside down. Kids are not going to school, employees are not going to work, and many people do not leave their house. As the old adage goes “this too shall pass” but currently we are living in a never imagined situation. Here are four simple tips…
What Do Your Shoes Have to Say About You?
Forget about reading palms, try reading the soles of your shoes! By analyzing the bottom of our shoes, we can gain some pretty neat information about our physical body. If you have a pair of shoes you have worn for a few months you may be able to see uneven foot patterns, meaning that the…
Holiday Traveling with Pain
If you suffer pain, daily tasks such as cooking, cleaning, and daily tasks can be difficult and exhausting. Add to that the constant pain is invisible to those on the outside and can flare without warning. This pain should prevent you from traveling during the holidays, it just requires some extra precautions and planning. Before…
How to Improve Your Quality of Life with Back Pain When You Sleep Better
Lower back pain can negatively impact your quality of life. Not only does it make it harder to find comfort and accomplish tasks during the day, but it can also keep you from getting the much-needed rest you need at night, which, in turn, leaves you with less to give throughout the day. It’s a…
Low Back Pain and Exercise
Recently a patient asked me this question: “I was at the gym during sit-ups and had back pain. Am I doing something wrong or should I avoid doing them?” Great question! I’m glad this lady asked because as people begin to get more active, we see a big rise in the number of people…
Six Ways to Make the Most Out of Your Physical Therapy Visits
To some people, physical therapy is the unknown, not knowing what to expect at the first and subsequent appointments. To others, going to physical therapy is old hat just like their hair dresser or barber. They have had multiple surgeries or injuries and the physical therapist has become part of their extended family. Here are a few…
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