Our fight-or-flight response in chronic stress
You’re just stressed, right? We all go through periods of stress in our lives. It usually ebbs and flows, but often has a distinct start and stop points. Getting into college, graduating college, grad school, engagement, wedding, new jobs, pregnancy, infancy, toddlerhood, teenagers, work, empty-nest, retirement, illness, loss of a parent, etc. Those all sound […]
Why your mom may be wrong about Kegels
Walking Away From Delivery Kegels are the universal prescription for pelvic floor dysfunction among women. But is that really enough to effectively treat and restore the pelvic floor after pregnancy and delivery? Most people do not consider pregnancy to be an injury however we should consider that for a moment. During the forty weeks in […]
Why am I sore after a workout?
What is muscle soreness? If you’ve ever heard of DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness), then you know exactly what I am talking about. Do you know that pain you feel when you get out of bed the day after a heavy leg workout? How about that discomfort getting on/off the toilet after doing a bunch […]
Will a heel lift help my pain?
Have you been told you have a leg length discrepancy? Have your legs ever been measured with a tape measure? The answer to this second question is often no. We have come across providers that prescribe heel lifts often. Some justify this is the answer for leg length differences, low back pain, sacroiliac (SI) joint […]
Why choose a Post-Doctoral Mentorship?
Throughout my didactic and clinical learning experiences, I was fortunate to have an opportunity to spend time learning with exceptional therapists one of which was Dr. Sarah Crawford, PT, DPT. Quickly, I learned that the traditional delivery of PT services which usually includes 18-20 visits over a period of three to four months is not […]
What Is Chronic Pain?
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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 […]
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 […]
