All day long, all I hear is “Don’t get old!” Unfortunately, we can’t change the number of candles on our cake, but we can change how are body feels as we age. As we get older, it is normal to have wear and tear, but not doing the things we love to do isn’t part of the...
We’ve all heard the popular phrase “Lift with your legs and bend with your knees.” That’s how we prevent injury right? Not so fast. While this may sound good in theory, there are better ways to bend and lift to preserve the health of your knees and spine. The...
Many people know the saying “Lift with your knees, not your back.” What that saying SHOULD be is “Lift with your hips, not your back OR your knees.” The rarely known hip hinge plays a large role in protecting yourself from injury. The ability to hinge through the hips...
Three in ten American’s suffer from chronic pain (1). With the recent shift in health care trending away from pain medications to manage chronic pain, millions of people are wondering how to manage their pain without the use of opioids. As a physical therapist, I am...
This article has been inspired by a heated debate I had in the clinic this week. One of my patients, let’s call her “Shelly,” is hell bent on wearing high heels on a daily basis for work. When I recommended she trade her heels for a supportive sneaker, her initial...
“My hip hurts, what is wrong with it?” This question may seem simple, however to a physical therapist, this is a loaded question with a variety of potential responses. In order to find the right answer, physical therapists have many follow up questions to help...
