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
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...
Knee Pain: Navigating Stairs
One of the most common conditions we see in the clinic as physical therapists is knee discomfort, and with knee discomfort, it becomes difficult to go up and downstairs. Sound familiar? While going up and downstairs, we actually increase the amount of pressure we put...
Is Your Bike Right for You?
My dad told me that “the right tool for the job” would save me time and hassle. The same applies when it comes to your bicycle! The wrong seat height can cause knee pain and the wrong handlebar stem height can cause neck and shoulder pain or numbness. If you’ve...
The Upper Body
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...
How Sitting Affects Your Shoulders
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...
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
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...
Three Exercises to Run More Balanced & Injury Free
The YMCA Buffalo Niagara Turkey Trot is only five weeks away! It's important for runners to supplement their training with exercises that focus on balance and strength. Physical Therapist Kearsten Fish PT DPT outlines three of her favorite exercises to keep runners...
How to Cool Down from Running, Jogging, or Exercise
With only six weeks until the YMCA Buffalo Niagara Turkey Trot, it's important to cool down properly. A proper cool-down will not only help you avoid injury but can prevent post-run and exercise stiffness and soreness. Unlike a warm-up, which should be more dynamic...
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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 7am, some as early as 6am and as late as 8pm.
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