Why pay cash?… An insight into physical therapy

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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 […]

How Much Exercise Is Too Much? by guest contributor Dr. Ashley Solomon

Can Too Much Exercise Affect Your Mental Health Negatively? By Guest Contributor Dr. Ashley Solomon There are people who come into your life and have a profound effect. I can say this is true about Dr. Ashley Solomon, PsyD. As the owner of Galia Collaborative, Dr. Solomon has cultivated a community of forward thinkers who […]

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 […]

Do you take insurance?

When I made the decision more than five years ago to leave a traditional physical therapy practice the move represented a last-ditch effort to continue in the profession I so adore. I wanted to be a physical therapist (“PT”) since I was eight years old, grew up watching and being mentored by amazing PT’s that […]

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 […]