Recovery. How Much Is Enough?
Foam Rollers. Lacrosse balls. Massage guns. Heat. Ice. Stretch. Don’t stretch. Rest, but not too much rest. Got that? The world of ‘recovery’ is a confusing and at times overwhelming…
Poor Home Offices are a Pain in the Neck
Throughout quarantine, I have heard of so many people coming in with neck pain because they work from home. Poor ergonomic setups in home offices are finally starting to take…
Conditioning for Mountain Bikers
Mountain biking is a rare sport in that it has a long aerobic endurance requirement with multiple intense bouts of anaerobic work. What this means is that the rides you…
Why Wait For Rehab If You Can Prehab?
When people hear “physical therapy” their minds generally go right to treatment after an injury or pain. And that is the majority of what currently fills our schedule. But it’s…
Physical Therapy for Temporomandibular Dysfunction
What Is TMD?: Temporomandibular Dysfunction is a collection of symptoms that involve the mouth, jaw and supporting structures. While not typically associated with physical therapy, these symptoms can affect eating,…
How Much Exercise Should We Really Be Doing?
There will always be new apps, new fitness trends and new fitness influencers reinventing the wheel and creating content to promote healthy living. Many of us have busy lifestyles and…
Strength Training For The Mountain Biker
Author: Dr. Colin van Werkhoven, PT, DPT, CSCS Strength training has been shown, through research, to have a variety of different benefits for multiple populations. Some of the main benefits…
What is Dry Needling?
More and more often we are getting patients who walk in our doors with a referral that mentions dry needling, or people coming in off the recommendation of a friend…
Volleyball: Common Injuries and How to Prevent Them
Whether you play on the sand or on the court, volleyball has become an increasingly popular and fun sport. A comprehensive training program is key in keeping volleyball players injury…
Good Sore vs Bad Sore – When to Keep Pushing.
We’ve all been there. You took a little too much time off from exercising and now that you’ve finally made your triumphant return to the gym (or track or treadmill…