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
Relieve Low Back Pain with This Exercise
Do you experience low back pain when standing or walking, even for short periods of time? Strong core muscles are crucial in preventing or relieving low back pain. When your core muscles are weak, it can wreak havoc on your low back.Prevent or Relieve Low Back Pain In...
Try This Low Back Stretch
Does low back pain make it hard to stand or walk for periods of time? If it does, try this stretch. It’s not only an excellent way to provide relief to your back, but to stretch your shoulders and glutes, too.Low Back Sink Stretch In this video, Physical Therapists...
Exercises to Help Maintain a Healthy Back
Chronic low back pain is one of the leading causes for patients seeking physical therapy treatment in America. Low back pain is often diagnosed as symptoms related to aging (degenerative disc disease (DDD) or stenosis) or disc-related (herniations or bulges). Both...
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
How to Fix Knee Pain
Wondering how to fix knee pain? Each year, nearly 25% of adults struggle with knee pain. So, if you're looking for knee pain relief, you're not alone. As we age our joints wear out, causing pain and those creaks and cracks we hear with movement. Though this wear,...
Knee Pain: What’s Causing Yours?
Do you struggle with knee pain? Believe it or not, nearly 25% of adults do. When your knee is sore, simple movement like walking or even standing can seem like too much. Fortunately, relief for your knee pain is possible. But, before you can find relief, it’s...
How to Beat Knee Pain Without Resorting to Medications, Surgery, or Living With It.
When you're knee is sore, simple things like walking and stairs can be tough. To even think about trying to run, even across the street, can be overwhelming. My name is Steve Gonser, a Physical Therapist at Buffalo Rehab Group, and I have a lot of experience helping...
The Upper Body
Alleviate Shoulder Pain with this Stretch
If you sit all day slouched, hunched, or in bad posture, it's likely ruining your shoulders. Shoulder pain can appear suddenly, like in an instance of a fall. However, for most, shoulder pain develops slowly and progresses over time. The slow progression is often...
Is Posture the Cause of Your Shoulder Pain?
As society has become more technology-driven, our posture has suffered. Poor posture is almost always linked to neck or back pain, but it actually reaches further than just there. There’s no doubt that poor posture leads to neck and back issues, but our shoulder is...
Raking: Protecting Your Back and Shoulders
Temperatures aren’t the only thing that’s falling… and those leaves won’t rake themselves. This time of year, our clinic sees a spike in patients with low back pain from raking and hauling leaves. Protect your back and shoulders by learning to rake and lift correctly...
Women’s Health
What Causes Urinary Incontinence?
Do you worry about urinary incontinence when coughing or sneezing? What about when lifting something heavy? If you do, you’re not alone. Urinary incontinence affects both men and women and can range from minor leaks to more severe urges. Though everyday habits and...
Strengthen Your Core Without Crunches
Want to strengthen your core? Here’s two exercises to try. Normally, when people think about exercises for core strength, they think about crunches. These two simple exercises target your core, glutes, low back, and pelvic floor -- without crunching!Strengthen Your...
One Exercise to Tone Your Core, Arms & Legs
Want to improve your core and leg strength? If so, try this exercise. Core strength is more than the common perception of a flat stomach or “six pack” abs. The low back, hips, and abdominals can all be classified as core muscles. Each muscle group supports the body...
Health & Wellness
How to Prevent Gardening Injuries
Don’t let sore knees, a sore back, or other common gardening injuries slow you down this spring. As you work hard to prepare your lawn or garden, make sure you’re lifting and bending correctly. Protect your knees and back with this proper lifting technique.Prevent...
What Causes Urinary Incontinence?
Do you worry about urinary incontinence when coughing or sneezing? What about when lifting something heavy? If you do, you’re not alone. Urinary incontinence affects both men and women and can range from minor leaks to more severe urges. Though everyday habits and...
Add This Healthy Dinner Recipe to Your Menu
Is that go-to dinner recipe getting old? Try this delicious, make ahead chicken soup. It’s easy to “set and forget” in your crockpot, and its variety of healthy ingredients will leave you feeling your best!Dinner Recipe: Crockpot Chicken Soup In this video, Registered...