Direct Access to PT means no longer must a person (with some injury or mobility concern) visit their physician before getting to the best person to help them. No longer should weeks or months pass before having those muscle, joint, or mobility concerns treated by a...
Pain with squatting and steps are 2 of the biggest complaints for those struggling with knee complaints. But why is this? And what can be done about it? For those living with daily knee pain, many are searching for answers to those 2 questions. And the answer begins...
It all starts with a sprained ankle. A twist, large or small, swollen and bruised or not. The question becomes can I just walk it off? For many individuals with a small twist or turn they may feel they can just walk it off, but…there may be more going on than they...
This is an excellent question and a reason that many individuals struggle with when attempting to begin an exercise program. One of the 1st things I ask when someone poses this question is – tell me more about what it feels like? Does it feel like muscle soreness or...
Dry Needling is a treatment procedure performed to aid in the recovery of muscle/joint issues or injuries. It is an intervention that dates back to the 1940’s, derived from older methods of trigger point injections. Dry needling has gained increased popularity over...
That snap, crackle, or pop (of the neck), is it a bad thing? This is an often-asked question by people with neck pain. In most instances the answer to this question is NO, there is nothing wrong. To begin with, the noise a person hears is merely a release of “gas”...
For many individuals with neck pain they will discover stretching may not help. They will complain their neck feels tight but the tight feeling never REALLY leaves…no matter how much they stretch. The feeling even returns quickly after those nice massages that people...
For individuals who experience numbness or tingling into their arm or hand many often ask why? Where is it coming from? To better answer this question, more questions need to be asked and an examination completed to determine the most likely source. The reason for...
For the past 20+ years, knee scopes (or clean up procedures) have been sold as an easy way to solve knee pain in the US. They are a way to clean out “arthritis” or “fix” meniscal issues. They are sold as being necessary. But are they really that effective? And at what...
Are you one of the tens of thousands of people who report difficulty squatting or bending down because of their knee? If so, know there are things that can be done to reduce the pain or trouble and avoid injections or surgery. There are a few different reasons that a...