Your shoulder is like a piston in your engine: something you take for granted until it isn't working the way it should! Much like keeping up with car maintenance, it's important to take care of your shoulder so you don't end up with bigger problems. Your...
You've made it! After weeks (or months) of training, you've finally hit the period known as “tapering.” Whether it's for a marathon, bike ride, triathlon, or other athletic competition, the taper is the period where your major training winds down leading up to the big...
Everyone experiences pain at some point; however, for those with fibromyalgia, pain may be a much more frequent and chronic companion. Fibromyalgia can come on gradually or be triggered by trauma, surgery, infection, or even emotional stress. Currently, it is thought to be related to...
October is Physical Therapy Month! We begin this month's blog series “Physical Therapy Month: Fixing What Ails You” with an introductory article by Body One Physical Therapy's own Dr. Brian Pease...
Dry needling has been receiving quite a bit of attention lately. Perhaps you have overheard someone say they went to physical therapy and their therapist used needles to help relieve their pain in their shoulder…what exactly did the therapist do and what is dry needling? ...
Getting older can be tough; however, many of the hallmarks of aging which some consider inevitable definitely don't have to be. Take losing strength, mobility, even quality of life and independence - at the root of this all-too-common experience for millions lies a factor that...
Don’t Fall Into Madness It’s October, and the dropping temperatures at night and decreasing daylight leave no doubts that we are descending into fall. Why should that matter to you? We are entering the season of limited time and motivation to exercise, culminating on New Years...
If you're one of the millions of Americans dealing with anxiety and/or depression, you're in good company. According to stats on the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) site, 1 in 5 Americans deals with some form of mental illness. A separate article on NBC...
Like anything else in health care, it can be hard to tell fact from fiction when you're trying to navigate providers and need physical therapy care. Well-meaning friends, co-workers, and of course the internet can muddy the water so you don't always know the right...
There is a reason that everyone from your grandmother's fitness class to the NFL Monday night line up can (and frequently does) benefit from regular yoga sessions. Yoga offers numerous health benefits and can even complement your physical therapy (as long as your provider gives...
