A Physical Therapy Holiday Survival Guide. Keeping up with physical therapy during the holidays is tough. There are so many other things to do - cooking, parties, shopping, travel, and visiting with family and friends. But if you're in physical therapy over the...

Don't Keep Injury Secrets!   Physical therapists are experts in dealing with injuries, but your PT can't help if they don't know about your injury! You might be wondering who would keep an injury secret. The answer is - lots of people! The first thing that comes to...

PT For Your Pelvis? Nobody is going to be surprised to hear that Physical Therapists work with muscles. But we bet a lot of people would be surprised to learn that the muscles inside your pelvis are included. While the pelvic muscles don't get as much attention as the...

Elevate Your Heart Rate With Physical Therapy Heart disease is a leading cause of death and disability. This shouldn't be a surprise - it's been at the top of the list for years. You know that taking care of your heart is important. That means doing things like eating...

Stay Connected With Your PT Through Telehealth The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is responsible for a lot of suffering. But, if you look really hard and maybe squint just right, there are a few less-than-terrible things to be found. The pandemic forced society to quickly...

Expect To Get Better. You Probably Will Research has shown that positive expectations increase the chances of a good outcome. It's the old self-fulfilling prophecy; your attitude determines your approach to situations. If you believe you'll be successful, you'll...

The No. 1 Thing You Can Do to Improve Your Physical Therapy ExperienceDealing with the pain and limited mobility associated with an injury or illness can be stressful for so many reasons. You might have questions like: “How long will I be sidelined?” “What do I need...

My Journey With Chronic Pain: Part 1Today, I can move my head to the left and to the right and I can look up and I can look down. But this hasn’t always been the case. For close to a decade the very thought of these movements could be paralyzing and full of pain and...

3 Ways to Maximize your Physical Therapy SessionsWhen companies that operate in big industries like financial services and pharmaceuticals want to update their business models, streamline their market approach or launch a new commercial product, they often turn to the...

My Journey With Chronic Pain: Part 2Fast forward a few months….Since that initial day of waking up with excruciating neck pain, the pain ebbed and flowed. But it never went away……ever.   So, the good physical therapist in me decided it was time to see a...