The holidays are a special time of year. Keeping up with your health and your physical therapy can be challenging during this time. But you don't have to fall behind. With some planning and flexibility, you can stay healthy, survive the holidays and head into next year with good momentum!

Golf is a sport that is played by many but mastered by few. You might ask what separates a great golfer from a poor golfer. The good and bad news is that this question is intriguing enough that scientists wonder about this too.

If you or a loved one has suffered a stroke, don’t lose hope. Physical therapy can help you regain functional mobility and independence, improve your quality of life and well-being, prevent or reduce complications and make the most of your recovery.

The dangers of being sedentary are well known and documented in the research. High amounts of sedentary time has even been called the new smoking. Unfortunately for many of us, sitting and being inactive is part of our jobs. However, research has shown that getting in enough movement can counteract the negative effects of being sedentary.

Whatever your barriers to physical activity are, your PT can likely help you overcome them. As movement experts, physical therapists are trained to deal with a variety of conditions. They'll help you work around whatever issues you have so you can safely elevate your heart rate and keep cardiovascular disease away.

To become more resilient and defend against heart disease, diabetes, strokes and cancer, research says you should move more. The dangers of being sedentary are well known and documented in the research. High amounts of sedentary time has even been called the new smoking.

The Female Athlete Triad is a medical condition consisting of three interrelated conditions that commonly affect female athletes

PT for arthritis is not a one-size-fits-all approach. Depending on your concerns and treatment goals, a physical therapist may use different types of interventions to help you improve your function and quality of life.

Physical Therapy is more than just a way to get back on your feet after an injury - it also helps people stay at the top of their game. Whether it’s an athlete, a dancer, or someone who wants to stay in shape, physical therapy can help reach performance goals. With the right exercises and treatments, physical therapists help people improve strength, flexibility, and endurance so they perform at their best while lowering injury risk.

Baseball injuries to the shoulder and elbow are common.   Much of this can be explained by the fast and forceful nature of throwing.

It is not uncommon to have old (or new) injuries or muscle strains present themselves when we start a new-ish habit. If that happens, call us! That is what we are here for.

High-value care leads to better outcomes, is easy to access and is cheaper for both patients and insurers. Physical therapy fits into this category, but looking at other high-value treatments helps us start to see a theme.

As temperatures start to rise and the weather gets warmer, many people start to think about running outside again. If you're recovering from an injury or need physical therapy, it's important to take some precautions before you hit the pavement. Here are some tips to help you safely run outside in the spring:

When the weather gets cold, you should make some changes to how you exercise. We're not talking about starting earlier because of the shorter days or making a playlist that motivates you to leave your warm house. There are some physiological changes that occur in your body in the cold that you need to consider. Joints become stiffer, your body reduces blood flow to your skin and muscles to stay warm, and your heart must work a little harder. This doesn't mean that you shouldn't be active in the cold, it just means there are a few changes in your routine that are warranted.

There's quite a bit of variability in shoes these days - so much so that in 2021 the athletic shoe industry generated 13.3 billion dollars of revenue in the US alone. There are shoes for each individual sport and of all of them, running shoes tend to have the widest variety AND the most "advice" surrounding how to select the "right" shoe for you

Learn the difference between a Medical and a Movement “Diagnosis.”

Hip Impingement: FAI is caused when the femoral head (the ball-shaped bone at the end of the femur that connects to the hip) and the acetabulum (the socket of the hipbone, into which the head of the femur fits) do not properly fit together.

Sports medicine research has looked at 2 advanced exercises that have shown good results in reducing and preventing injuries to the hamstring and adductor.