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
Three Secrets to Back Pain
Have you changed your daily routine due to back pain? If so, you’re not alone. In many cases, sitting for long periods of time can bring on someone’s back pain. But for others, it is standing and walking that creates more pain but, what causes this? In this article, I...
Improving Joint Health to Combat Aging
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...
Three Ways to Ruin Your Spine in the Morning
For many of us (myself included), mornings can be hectic. Hitting snooze a few times for an extra 20 minutes of sleep feels great; however, the running and hurrying to get to work on time isn’t so great. What we fail to realize during these crazy mornings is how many...
The Neck, Headaches, and Head Injury
Why You Should Consider a Standing Workstation
There's no secret that sitting is not beneficial to our overall health. Unfortunately in today’s society, sitting is nearly inevitable. Our lifestyles are designed around the sitting position. Seventy-five percent of the current workforce sits for over half of their...
Work Place Ergonomics: How to Set Up Your Desk
Sitting and inactivity have become major health concerns for the American population. Overall, we sit more at home and at work than any generation before us. Everyday someone comes into our physical therapy clinic with neck, shoulder, or low back pain. When I ask what...
Text Neck Round Two
A new buzz word we are hearing more and more is “Text Neck.” Whether you have heard this term before or not, we can all agree that we are spending an increasing amount of time on our cell phones, laptop, tablets, etc. A large majority of people reading this article...
The Lower Body
Keeping Your Feet Fit
Walking is our way to get around. Sometimes our feet hurt and we don’t know why. When we have foot or ankle pain, it is really easy to blame the foot or ankle, but it really isn’t always just the foot or ankle causing the problem. In this article, I will cover: How...
Stairs and Knee Pain
Climbing stairs everyday is an unavoidable situation. It could be a set of steps at home or navigating a curb in the parking lot. Even though it may seem like a simple task, it can be challenging. One common thing I hear a lot in the clinic is “going up the stairs is...
Improving Joint Health to Combat Aging
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...
The Upper Body
Tennis Elbow Vs. Golfers Elbow
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...
Three Safe Exercises for Shoulder Osteoarthritis
The shoulder is the most mobile joint in the human body. It is considered a ball and socket joint. Its main purpose is to position our arm and hand in space to complete functional tasks like reaching over head to grab a coffee cup or reach behind your back to put a...
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
Shoulder pain is a common complaint, especially for those of us whose leisure and occupation require repetitive overhead motion. Whether it’s landscaping, painting, exercise, or throwing, repetitive overhead use can put strain on your shoulder. The structure of the...
Women’s Health
Importance of Core Strength
“I don’t have any stomach muscles, those are long gone.” But, even if you can’t SEE your muscles, they are still there. My name is Melissa Bulas-Mercuri, a physical therapist at Buffalo Rehab Group. You may think that a strong core isn't something that is achievable...
The Core Three: Our Favorite Core Exercises
As a physical therapist assistant, my work day is not complete without discussing the importance of core strength. There tends to be some confusion about what the “core” is and the proper way to strengthen it. The issue with strengthening the core is that there is no...
Osteoporosis and Exercise
One of my favorite quotes is “Movement can replace many drugs, but no drug can replace movement.” Exercise is the key in the prevention and treatment of many diseases. Exercising has been shown to improve your cardiovascular (heart) system, increase muscular strength,...
Health & Wellness
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. As we approach colder months, most of us are starting our fall cleanup before the snow flies. With fall cleanup, comes raking, lifting,...
#1 Stretch for Runners
If you're a runner who feels stiff and tight while running, then the stretch below can help you. Coined the "Runner's Stretch," this exercise helps runners and their stride feel loose and less stiff while running. The best part is that the exercise stretches multiple...
Work Stretches from Home
We understand that a good chunk of our population is working from home these days. With this, comes with a lot of aches and pain that you may have never experienced before. We want to help prevent any injuries you might sustain while slouched over the computer. Here...
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Conditions We Treat
Convenient Hours
Your schedule is important which is why we have appointments available before and after work hours. Although our clinics have different hours many are open from 7am to 7pm, some as early as 6am and as late as 8pm.
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