What Is Chronic Pain?

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.10.6″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] What is Chronic Pain? Are you someone who deals with pain daily for and has for at least the last 3 months? If so, let’s talk about the difference between acute […]

Who Needs Physical Therapy?

What is Physical Therapy & Who Needs It? For those of you who know what physical therapy is — great! Unfortunately, most people have no clue what physical therapists do. Even worse, a lot of medical professions, including physicians, are limited in their knowledge of a physical therapist skill benefit outside of sports injuries. We […]

The Inefficient Breath

Did you know that most people breathe inefficiently? Almost everyone is shocked when we identify compensatory breathing strategies. Those compensations come from a variety of places but often poor posture (hint hint, those of you who spend a lot of time on your computer) or injury (like that mama who just had a c-section or […]

Plank Challenge… Are they worth it?

PLANK CHALLENGES Are you the type of person who feels like they need to win a medal when working out? Do you participate in 5, 10, or even 15-minute plank challenges? Planks are a great exercise! They require darn near every muscle in the body to work however the primary intent for the plank is […]

Dry Needling vs. Acupuncture by Dr. Sarah Crawford

What is Trigger Point Dry Needling? Trigger Point Dry Needling is a technique used by physical therapists and some others to treat myofascial pain. Interestingly, we are also seeing more and more acupuncturist performing dry needling as well. A needle is inserted into a muscle to elicit a twitch response and ultimately reduce pain and/or […]

Don’t waste your time stretching

Do you stretch your hamstrings every day? How about your hip flexors? Has anything changed? Feeling looser? Most people that know me know that I am quite anti “stretching.” What that means is that I don’t believe passive stretching is a good use of time. Passive means that there is no active component to the […]

The Psoas Major

The Psoas Major Muscle The Psoas Major muscle is responsible for hip flexion and its reverse action is lumbar extension. It is a very sensory driven muscle so when times of stress, fatigue or fear occur, the Psoas Major muscle goes into overdrive. {think FIGHT OR FLIGHT} The lower abdomen also contains our intestines which […]