A Commitment to an Active and Healthy Community
Buffalo Rehab Group is committed to an active and healthy community. Our mission through this blog is to provide value through education. The majority of our blog topics come from patient questions in the clinic. If you have or topic for an upcoming blog article, please contact us.
Below you will find our blog sorted by body region or you can search for a specific article.
A Commitment to an Active and Healthy Community
Buffalo Rehab Group is committed to an active and healthy community. Our mission through this blog is to provide value through education. The majority of our blog topics come from patient questions in the clinic. If you have or topic for an upcoming blog article, please contact us.
Below you will find our blog sorted by body region or you can search for a specific article.
Low Back
Exercises to Help Maintain a Healthy Back
Chronic low back pain is one of the leading causes for patients seeking physical therapy treatment in America. Low back pain is often diagnosed as symptoms related to aging (degenerative disc disease (DDD) or stenosis) or disc-related (herniations or bulges). Both...
Try this Stretch for Leg Tightness
If you struggle with leg tightness or back pain, give this stretch a try. Stretching the legs can help will not only help you relieve pain and tightness, but it can improve your bending and walking, too. The one stretch demonstrated below can be done from home or the...
Find Your Low Back Pain Category
Struggling with Low Back Pain:This video can help you to start feeling better. Here's why:It's common for back pain to make walking, standing, sitting, and even sleeping painful. Some people struggle to walk even around the block, while others hurt to sit for a length...
The Neck, Headaches, and Head Injury
What is Causing Your Neck Pain?
One of the most common complaints I see in the clinic is neck pain. Around 67% of the population will experience neck pain at some point during their life. There are many different causes of neck pain. Disc injuries are one of the most common types. Disc injuries...
Cervical Stenosis Doesn’t have to be a Pain in the Neck!
Have you heard the term “cervical stenosis” and wondered what could that possibly mean? Neck pain can already be frustrating, so trying to understand it shouldn’t be more of a pain in the neck! Neck pain is one of the most common types of cases we see. If you’re...
Perfecting Perfect Posture: Our Three Favorite Exercises
As a physical therapist, I spend much of my day educating patients on a variety of topics. Regardless of which part of the body is injured, talking about posture is ALWAYS part of the lesson plan. Our posture is the foundation for all of your movements. Think about...
The Lower Body
How to Beat Knee Pain Without Resorting to Medications, Surgery, or Living With It.
When you're knee is sore, simple things like walking and stairs can be tough. To even think about trying to run, even across the street, can be overwhelming. My name is Steve Gonser, a Physical Therapist at Buffalo Rehab Group, and I have a lot of experience helping...
Fit Feet: Strength and Balance are Key
Do you feel like you have weak ankles or poor balance? If so, this blog post can help you. Ankle stability is a key component of balance -- a foundational and often overlooked part of good health. Good balance enables you to remain upright, steady, and...
One Exercise to Improve Leg Strength & Knee Health
If you struggle going up and down the stairs or squatting due to knee pain, the exercise below could help you. While most people think they need to "just work through the pain" when it comes to their knees, there are things you can do to improve your knee health. Your...
The Upper Body
Alleviate Shoulder Pain with this Stretch
If you sit all day slouched, hunched, or in bad posture, it's likely ruining your shoulders. Shoulder pain can appear suddenly, like in an instance of a fall. However, for most, shoulder pain develops slowly and progresses over time. The slow progression is often...
Is Posture the Cause of Your Shoulder Pain?
As society has become more technology-driven, our posture has suffered. Poor posture is almost always linked to neck or back pain, but it actually reaches further than just there. There’s no doubt that poor posture leads to neck and back issues, but our shoulder is...
Raking: Protecting Your Back and Shoulders
Temperatures aren’t the only thing that’s falling… and those leaves won’t rake themselves. This time of year, our clinic sees a spike in patients with low back pain from raking and hauling leaves. Protect your back and shoulders by learning to rake and lift correctly...
Women’s Health
Women: Three “Must Add” Exercises
If you want to get stronger and feel better in 2021, then you must add these three exercises to your routine. Improving health is always a top goal for the start of the New Year -- especially after a year where terms like "Quarantine 15" have developed. The exercises...
How to Get Healthier, Stronger, and Pain-Free During COVID-19 Isolation and Distancing
Stuck at home and without a gym to stay moving? Isolation and distancing doesn't mean you need your health to deteriorate. My name is Kathleen Schoell, a Physical Therapist and Women's Health specialist at Buffalo Rehab Group. COVID-19 has affected us all -- and if...
Osteoporosis: Can Exercise Help?
An estimated ten million Americans over 50 years old are diagnosed with osteoporosis or decreased bone density. In addition to that statistic, an astounding 80% of those affected are women! (1,5). About 34 million women over 50 have been diagnosed with osteopenia, or...
Health & Wellness
How to Feel Your Best When Traveling
Feeling your best when you travel is truly a balancing act. Although you might want to experience all the local favorites a new destination has to offer, you also want to make sure you're adhering to a healthy, balanced lifestyle. These simple and effective tips will...
Fit Feet: Strength and Balance are Key
Do you feel like you have weak ankles or poor balance? If so, this blog post can help you. Ankle stability is a key component of balance -- a foundational and often overlooked part of good health. Good balance enables you to remain upright, steady, and...
How to Check Your Balance & Fall Risk from Home
Do you feel like you’re slowing down and worry about falling? If so, this blog post can help you. Good balance is essential for many everyday activities, including walking, using stairs, and working around the house. According to the Center for Disease Control and...
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