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Running Injuries running injuries, running injury, running shoes, shoe wear
In a classic Nike commercial, Michael Jordan denies Mars’ (Spike Lee) repeated statements that it had to be the shoes.
Knee Injuries knee arthritis, knee pain, strength training, strengthening
Knee arthritis remains one of the most common diagnoses leading to disability in middle to older aged adults. Patients commonly
Arm Injuries dry needling, lateral elbow pain, tendon pain, tennis elbow
Lateral elbow pain, previously known as tennis elbow, is the most common reason for elbow pain and 2nd most common
Manual Therapy headache, manipulation, spinal manipulation
Headaches are a common condition reaching greater than 30 billion dollars each year in health care costs. The majority of
Exercise aging, cognition, exercise, mental health
Exercise remains one of the best interventions to improve cognition, memory, and executive function in older adults, as well as,
Pelvic Health pelvic floor, pelvic health, pelvic pain, women's health
Understanding and prioritizing pelvic floor relaxation is fundamental to maintaining overall muscle health. The pelvic floor's unique ability to lengthen
Pelvic Health bowel health, constipation, pelvic health
Avoiding constipation helps keep your pelvic floor happy. The following are 7 daily steps to help treat constipation and improve
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COVID-19 continues to spread rapidly in our country with the Centers for Disease Control reporting over 3 million total cases
Pelvic Health incontinence, pelvic floor, pelvic health, women's health
Scientific research, including a Cochrane Review by Dumoulin et al. from 2018 that reviewed the information in 31 research trials,
shoulder pain rotator cuff tear, shoulder pain, surgery
Shoulder pain is a common occurrence affecting 2/3 of adults and is one of the top three reasons patients will
Hip Injuries FAI, hip impingement, strength training, surgery
Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) or hip impingement is a common condition among athletes. The condition results in abnormal bony contact between
Pelvic Health incontinence, overactive bladder, pelvic health, women's health
What’s considered “normal” when it comes to bladder health and urination? The following is some basic information I use to
Pelvic Health incontinence, overactive bladder, pelvic floor, pelvic health
Overactive Bladder (OAB) is a group of symptoms, not a disease, that is associated with sudden and frequent urge to
neck pain neck pain, strength training, strengthening
Up to 70% of Americans will experience Neck pain in their life times. Despite its’ high incidence this region of
Back Injuries exercise, low back pain, prevention, strength training
The 3 inevitable events in our society include death, taxes, and low back pain. Many of us will experience a
Women's Health exercise, HIIT, incontinence, pregnancy
Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is defined as the involuntary loss of urine with activities that increase intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) such
Hip Injuries exercise, hip arthritis, hip pain, total hip replacement
Over 200,000 Americans undergo a total hip replacement often as a treatment for severe hip osteoarthritis. Patients who enter the
patellofemoral pain knee pain, patellofemoral pain, strength training
Patellofemoral pain, pain around the kneecap, is extremely common and impacts activities such as running, hiking and stairclimbing. In our
Hip Injuries hip impingement, hip pain, imaging, labral tear
Rates of hip arthroscopic procedure rates for labral tears and femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) have sky rocketed over in the last
Knee Injuries exercise, knee arthritis, knee pain, strength training
Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disorder in the United States and commonly affects spinal and extremity joints during the
shoulder pain impingement, rotator cuff tear, shoulder pain
Physical Therapy strengthening exercises remain the first line treatment for patients with shoulder diagnoses including impingement and rotator cuff pain.
Foot and Ankle Injuries achilles tendinitis, achilles tendinopathy, strengthening, tendon pain
Our understanding of tendon pain and injuries has changed significantly over the last two decades and has driven changes in
Back Injuries exercise, low back pain, spinal stenosis, strengthening
Phase I Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Strengthening Click Here for additional exercises
Back Injuries back and leg pain, low back pain, spinal stenosis, strengthening
Lumbar spinal stenosis is a relatively common condition in older adults with an estimated incidence of 1 in every 1000