Is Poor Posture Affecting Your Breathing?
Your posture affects everything from your bones, joints and muscles to your balance and digestion, but its effects on breathing are often overlooked or simply ignored. Unfortunately, poor posture is [...]
Hot or Cold Therapy?
In what situations should you use ice or heat for rehabilitation? This might be a question you think of when you’ve just gotten injured, are recovering from an injury, [...]
Understanding Concussions and the Role of Physical Therapists
Concussions, a form of mild traumatic brain injury, have become a significant public health concern due to their high incidence and potential for long-term effects. With increased awareness and [...]
The Use of Biofeedback
By Moriah Byrd What is Biofeedback? Biofeedback assists people in learning to control body processes that may be involuntary or hard for them to control depending on what impairments [...]
UCL Injuries and Treatment Options
By Asuan Farrell, SPT What is the UCL? The UCL or Ulnar Collateral ligament, is located on the inside our elbow and goes from our humerus to the ulna [...]
What is Blood Flow Restriction Training and is it Safe?
by Nick Darrow SPT Blood Flow Restriction Training or BFR Training is the use of a tourniquet, inflatable cuff, or belt at the proximal end of an extremity to [...]
Benefits of Cupping Therapy
by Breanne DeBarros, SPT Cupping therapy is a technique often utilized in complementary and alternative medicine. It is characterized by placing specialized cups onto the skin and creating a [...]
ACL Tear Prevention and Physical Therapy
By Sara O'Connor, SPT The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a ligament in the knee joint that plays a role in the stability of the joint. The ACL prevents [...]
Shoveling with Low Back Pain: Navigating Winter Chores with Care
By Claire Connolly, SPT Winter's arrival brings with it the serene beauty of snow-covered landscapes but also the inevitable task of shoveling. For individuals dealing with low back pain, [...]
Considerations for Non-Specific Low Back Pain: Why your MRI results may not define you
By Arthur Wayne Baker Jr. Considerations for Non-Specific Low Back Pain Low back pain is the most common cause of disability effecting an estimated 577 million people worldwide with [...]