By: Dr. Amy Poynter PT, DPT Diaphragmatic (or "belly") breathing is a technique used to help reduce stress, increase ability to utilize your core musculature, and decrease use of your accessory chest muscles from being too active with breathing. We live in a stressful world -...
The last day of Physical Therapy month happens to be Halloween, and what's scarier than a bunch of ghosts and ghouls? How about not even being able to enjoy fun holidays because normal movement has become too difficult or painful! The good news is that...
How many times have you heard someone say, “I'd love to do that, but I can't because of my back (or knee, or hip, etc.).”? Maybe you've even said it yourself. Belief is powerful: if you believe that you can't run because of your hip,...
