If you’ve ever had elbow pain and you’ve searched on Google about your pain, it’s quite possible you’ve run into the terms tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow. When I’m treating patients in our clinic with elbow pain, some ask me how they could possibly develop tennis or...
Thanks to the addition of more electronic devices, we are spending more time sitting as a society. In fact, Matthews et.al revealed American’s are sedentary for 60% of their waking hours. Are you more or less active than the average? Think about the amount of hours...
We are all looking for exercises which will help make us stronger, help prevent injury, and let’s face it—we want an exercise that helps us fit into our clothes a little better. If you think you have to hit every machine the gym has to for an effective whole body...
Shoulder pain is an increasingly common complaint for overhead athletes of all levels. Whether you are participating in year round training for school sports, are a weekend warrior playing in bar league softball, swimming laps around the pool, or are simply trying to...
Mother Nature has been very kind to the Buffalo area this year. The fair weather has allowed people to frequently enjoy their favorite outdoor activities. Unfortunately, this can sometimes lead to overuse injuries, such as tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow. Patients...
Recently the use of prescription pain medication in the United States has gone under scrutiny. This topic has hit especially hard in western New York. As a physical therapist, a majority of patients I see are experiecing pain. I spend my day teaching people how to...
