Fitness & Wellness
Try This Simple Warm-Up Routine
Do you perform a warm-up routine before exercising? If you don’t, you should! Loosen up and alleviate those “snap, crackle, or pops” with these three easy warm-up exercises. Simple Warm-Up Routine In the video below, Physical Therapist Katie Wolfley, PT DPT, shows you...
How Your Diet Can Affect Your Tendon Health
When people have issues with their tendons, such as tendonitis, the phrase “wear and tear” is often used with the diagnosis. But is that always the underlying issue causing these tendon disorders? Recent studies have shown there may be another factor contributing to...
How to Avoid “Weekend Warrior” Injuries
Falling into a "weekend warrior" routine is all too easy. After a long week of work and the daily grind, we dive headfirst into our favorite activities, like softball league, hitting the golf course, joining a football game, or even catching up on yard work. But be...
Protect Yourself During Fall Cleanup
It’s fall! Here in Buffalo, the air is crisp, pumpkin spice is everywhere, and brightly colored leaves are piling up in a hurry. Most of us are starting our fall cleanup before the snow flies. With fall cleanup comes raking, lifting, collecting brush, and gathering...
Struggle Standing Up From Kneeling? Try This.
You knelt to spread mulch or to pluck a pesky weed from the flowerbed and are now struggling to stand up from kneeling. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Don’t give up on activities you love. Try this simple hack for standing up from kneeling.Standing From...
Benefits and Drawbacks of Cortisone Injections
It is easy to take for granted the ability to move and function without pain. When we experience pain, our first thoughts are, “How can I make this go away and FAST?” This is what leads many of my patient’s to the question, “Well, can’t I just get an injection and get...