Mike Ploski followed an interesting route to his successful career as a physical therapist: Mike was a certified athletic trainer and med school student who realized that he just didn’t enjoy med school – but he loved his work as an athletic trainer. The…
While the Indianapolis 500 has been called “the greatest spectacle in racing” the Mini-Marathon must be the greatest spectacle in road-racing for runners and walkers of all stripes. Every year the first Saturday of May, Indianapolis hosts one of the largest half-marathons and a…
If you have back pain, you’re a member of an unfortunately large club. The CDC published their 2016 “National Health Statistics Reports” and an estimated 20% of Americans reportedly suffer from lower back pain alone. Yet back pain is such an overwhelmingly common medical…
Comparing medical bills won’t ever make the top ten list of things you’d plan for a fun Friday night; but it’s what many couples do once those bills start hitting the mailbox after necessary procedures and provider visits. Imagine the sticker shock when you…
It can be hard to sort out fact from fiction and what health guidelines to follow, especially when those seem to change (or even reverse) over time. Take good ol’ stretching – it used to be a given that stretching before a work out…
If you’re like most people, you’re trying to juggle a career, family, and stay healthy – which some days can leave you feeling like an extra at the circus. It’s all too easy to burn out after that New Year’s resolution, too…which is why…
You’ve heard it from well-meaning people in your life more times than you can count: your mom, your friends, even that one annoying guy at the office. They all tell you that if you don’t give up running, eventually you’ll pay the price and…
Bad day scenario #1: You play your monthly golf round with friends, only to feel a twinge in your knee. You ignore it, sure it’ll feel better in the morning. Sleep is the body’s reboot, right? Alas, your knee has other ideas and it…
By Kevin Sanborn, PT, DPT, OCS With a new year beginning, individuals tend to use this time for self-reflection and as an opportunity to set goals for the coming months. For many people, a fitness or wellness goal is part of the master plan. …
Recently, we came across an article that announced it would tell you four things you were doing that were “ruining your joints.” Yikes! While it’s definitely possible that you might contribute over time to some joint issues, four things you’re doing to ruin your…
