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Walking, jogging, and running are excellent activities to promote health and wellness. Are you an avid jogger or runner? If so, could the way you run be hurting you? When you run, jog or walk, each step sends shock waves up the feet, knees, hips, and lower back. Overuse injuries…

Running Injuries & How to Avoid Them

As your physical therapy providers, we help you relieve pain with a combination of exercises and other treatment techniques, but nothing helps muscle recovery more than rest and relaxation. We would like to take a moment to have you step back and help you take a closer look at the…

Getting Enough Sleep

One of the most common spinal conditions individuals may hear about is scoliosis. It’s a term medical professionals use to describe any abnormal, sideways curvature of the spine. The curvature can range from minor to severe and doesn’t cause pain in most instances. Still, it does need to be monitored…

Improve Your Posture

Although stretching is an essential component of exercise and fitness, it is often overlooked. It is performed not only by runners but also by individuals like us. Some people fail to stretch because they think it takes too much time. The good news is that stretching only takes a few…

Stretch Your Way to a Healthier Life

According to the most recent statistics from American Lung Association and the Center for Disease Control (CDC), over 480,000 people die each year as a result of smoking-related diseases. According to the American Lung Association, cigarette smoking leads to 87% of lung cancers, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis. Smoking is known…

Smoking is Bad to the Bone

The spine is a complex structure made up of bones, joints, ligaments, and muscles. It can be injured in several ways. It’s possible to sprain ligaments, and muscles, or get a bulging or herniated disc. These are just some of the factors that can lead to low back pain. There can be…

Is Your Back Keeping You Down?

There’s Help for Temporomandibular (TMJ) Joint Dysfunction The temporomandibular joint (also known as TMJ) is located in front of the ear on either side of the head where the upper and lower jaws meet. It is used throughout the day during activities like talking, eating, and chewing. In most cases, TMJ dysfunction…

There’s Help for TMJ

What would you say if you found out there were legitimate reasons why your exercise program failed to give you the desired results?  There are nervous system-related issues that could be hindering your muscle strengthening and injury prevention efforts. The brain communicates with every part of your body via nerves. This includes…

Neurological Reasons for Muscle Weakness

Office work typically involves a lot of sitting in an office chair (usually in front of a computer). Did you know that sitting actually puts more stress on your spine than standing? To avoid developing lower back problems, it’s critical to use an office chair that’s ergonomically designed. What does ergonomics mean?…

A Chair Can Save Your Spine

As we get closer to the New Year, people start making New Year’s resolutions. In our case, our New Year’s resolution is all about you and what we can do to make this new year a healthy and pain-free year for you. As the premier providers of physical therapy in our…

A New You this New Year

The holidays are a great time to celebrate with family and friends but they are also associated with an abundance of food and a decrease in physical activity. This can cause weight gain, which can cause aches and pains. With these 10 simple tips, you’ll be able to stay healthy…

How to Stay Healthy During the Holidays

Strengthen Your Pelvic Floor The pelvic floor includes a group of muscles and ligaments that form a “floor-like” structure that supports key organs. These include the bladder and bowels (and uterus for women). A strong pelvic floor is important for preventing issues like urinary incontinence for men and women (the involuntary loss…

Strengthening Your Pelvic Floor with Physical Therapy