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...
Fall has officially started and we all know what that means – leaves, leaves, and more leaves. Soon enough you’ll be spending every weekend picking up leaves from your backyard and dragging them to the street. Every year we have many patients come in during the...
Walking is our most basic function. We know that on average we take between 6,000 and 10,000 steps each day. What happens when we walk with improper technique for weeks, months, or even years? How can we fix or optimize our gait with the least commitment? In this...
Humans were built to walk. We have two legs for a reason, let’s use them! According to recent research, most of us log about 6,000 steps each day. That said, we should be striking closer to 10,000 steps per day. But how can someone do so if they have pain with...
As physical therapists, low back pain is the most common complaint we treat year after year. In fact, low back pain is the most common cause for missing work, the second most common reason for a doctor’s visit, and it is estimated that the annual cost of low back pain...
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...
