Physical Therapy Blog
Elbow Pain Is Not What It Seems
Is it possible for all elbow pain to be caused by muscle tendonitis? It’s the most likely culprit since it easily explains the presence of pain at or near the elbow. Typically complaints of pain along the lateral elbow get tagged with tennis elbow while those with...
read moreWhat is Pain?
What is pain? Where does it come from and how to treat it. Keith Poorbaugh breaks pain down to its elements and how that informs treatment in this informational video.
read morePregnancy and Postpartum Pelvic Health
What is Pelvic Floor Dysfunction? If there were any taboo subject related to chronic pain, it would have to be in regards to pelvic health. Many clients have a difficult time bringing up pelvic floor issues as they are often regarded as embarrassing or irrelevant. The...
read moreDon’t Mind Your Pain: 5 Steps to Manage Pain with Mindfulness
Authors - Katelyn Carpenter, PT, DPT & Jimmy Sliwa, PT, DPT, CMTPT Introduction What is mindfulness? Can mindfulness affect pain? 5 Strategies to Implement Mindfulness into Practice Remember how the supermoon lunar eclipse helped us start the new year with a sense of...
read moreOver 50 and Dizzy
Is there a connection between America’s favorite age milestone and dizziness? It’s common for 20 somethings to be called dizzy but it has a different meaning for those growing older. Reaching an age of maturity often means settling into a sedentary lifestyle with a...
read moreManual Therapy – Is it just manipulation?
Physical Therapists utilize a multifaceted approach which includes manual therapy and skills-based exercise to manage neuromusculoskeletal conditions. Manual therapy is directed towards restoring joint function and tissue health. It relies on a test/retest principle...
read moreWhen Should you Change your Running Shoes?
Katelyn Carpenter, PT, DPT & Jimmy Sliwa, PT, DPT, CMTPT Most runners have probably heard they should change their running shoes every 300-500 miles. Perhaps good advice if you truly believe running on worn down shoes can lead to injury. When a runner begins to...
read moreSubliminal Posture – How to Subconsciously Fix Your Posture
Much like yawning, posture is a contagious act. Oftentimes just talking about posture causes others to sit tall in their chairs and draw their shoulder blades together. This is a phenomenon that I have coined as “subliminal posture.” Go ahead and try it; mention to...
read moreWhat’s the Difference Between Acupuncture and Dry Needling?
Clinician inserts needles into specific points along your body to help reduce pain, increase motor function, and/or improve your overall health. Are we describing acupuncture, or dry needling? Can’t tell? Well don’t be surprised, most people don’t understand the...
read moreLearn to be a Health Consumer
Let’s face it, Americans will continue to face rising healthcare costs. Whether measured relative to its population or economy, the United States spends by far the most in the world on health care. (Mark Pearson, OECD) The U.S. spent $8,233 on health per person in...
read moreSleep: The Body Mechanic’s Workplace
At the end of a difficult day, sleep is a welcome release. Ever wonder why babies sleep so much? I always thought it was because they don’t have a job. Reality is that sleep is vital to growth and development. The value of sleep continues in adulthood. A good night’s...
read morePainful Lies – Resource Guide for Pain Recovery
Pain is an opportunity. An opportunity to listen to your body as you determine which challenges are worthwhile ventures. Pain forces you to live in the present. You can wait for it to disappear, much like a shipwreck survivor awaits rescue. Or you can begin the...
read moreAlaska’s Opioid Epidemic
As recent as 2012, Alaska’s opioid overdose death rate was greater than double the rate in the United States (10.5 vs. 5.1 per 100,000 persons). Understanding how severe this epidemic has grown, Governor Bill Walker recently signed into law House Bill 159 in effort to...
read moreRegenerative Medicine: A Physical Therapy Perspective
All of us have experienced the self-healing properties of the human body. Often times, a few bumps and bruises in our youth are simply part of life. The process of human growth and development involves complex cellular activity which fosters growth and tissue...
read moreDiagnosed with Fibromyalgia? Go See Your Muscle-ologist.
What! You have never heard of a muscle-ologists? As peculiar as this sounds, it amazes me that there is no such thing as a “muscle doctor.” Think about it, there is a doctor for nearly every major organ. A heart doctor is a cardiologist. A skin doctor is a...
read moreInterested in a Career in Physical Therapy? Here’s what it takes.
According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, the projected growth in employment for physical therapy over the next 10 years is approximately 34%. This is much higher than the national average of 7%. With the excellent job outlook and high rate of employee...
read moreJaw Dropping Strategy to Eliminate Jaw Pain
There is some pain which we can just "grin and bear it," and then there is the unrelenting type of pain. Those that have experienced chronic jaw pain can relate to the latter. One of the most frequently used joints in the body, the jaw or temporomandibular joint...
read moreHope for Pelvic Pain
If there were any taboo subject related to chronic pain, it would have to be in regards to pelvic health. Many clients (both women and men) have a difficult time bringing up pelvic floor issues as they are often regarded as embarrassing or irrelevant. The fact of the...
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