Did you know that your shoulder is one of the more complicated joints in your body? It's a ball-and-socket joint, like your hip. Yet the shoulder isn't as stable as the hip joint. Due to location and structure, the hip is more stable and the...
Written By: Tanea Spanton, PTA Worried about injuries and want to help prevent them? You don't have to accept that you'll get injured because of age or activity! Annual physical therapy appointments like an Annual PT Exam can play a really important role in preventing work...
Body One physical therapists are no strangers to big goals and helping our patients reach them; however, some roads to recovery are more challenging than others. When long-time running coach, runner, and Boston Marathon qualifier, John Maley, came to us prior to orthopedic surgery and...
If you're training to run a half-marathon, the idea that it's half of anything can feel laughable! Especially if it's a stretch goal for you, the 13.1 mile distance can put you to the test both physically and mentally. Even though it's called a "half"...
By Alicia Hood, PTA The definition of a Physical Therapist Assistant given by the American Physical Therapy Association is: “Physical Therapist Assistants provide physical therapist services under the direction and supervision of a physical therapist. PTAs implement components of patient care, obtain data related to the...
We've all been there: had a hard workout, done a little too much yard work, gone out of our comfort zone in that company softball game...
We've all done it: squeezed our feet into some shoes that look better than they feel. Maybe we tell ourselves we just need to "break them in" or we'll "only" wear them to the wedding/dance/party. Either way, we end up with aching calves, sore feet,...
We know that discovering your symptoms have a name can be both a relief and scary at the same time. It helps to learn what your condition means, what the symptoms are, and maybe most importantly - what you can do about it. Ankylosing Spondylitis is...
Back pain, and specifically low back pain, is one of the most common reasons a person seeks treatment or turns to physical therapy. Although pain has a very important role in our health - keeping us safe - it can often wear us down emotionally...
Just because you don't have a shoe named after you or get paid to play your favorite sport doesn't mean you're not a serious athlete. Most of the active people we see are very serious about their favorite athletic hobbies! Just try telling a runner...
