Routine Maintenance

Much of medicine is striving for a proactive approach to treatment vs. a reactive. More and more people are getting active and taking charge of their health care. In the past, physical therapy has been predominately reactive. You get injured or have surgery, then go...

Posture

Sit up straight! Stop slouching! Shoulders back!   For many, these commands beckon memories of parents reminding us to correct for a poor posture. A lady recently told me how her mother would frequently have her balance a book on her head to maintain an upright...

Swimming

Swimming is a fascinating sport. It is not a sport where you can simply put your brain on the shelf and just “go.” To excel at the sport you must be in tune with your body, what it is doing, where it is at in space, and anticipate the next movement. You must work with...
NFL Knee Pain – A Case Study

NFL Knee Pain – A Case Study

A recent patient is a great example of how good the body is at compensating for biomechanical imbalances. He is a young NFL receiver with a one year history of left knee pain. There was no history of trauma to the knee and he described soreness and pain over the front...