Resistance Training on Vacation: Vacation Self Help Kit Part 3 MICHELLE MILLNER, PT, DPT, OCS Resistance training has been shown to have significant benefits for the body. From a purely musculoskeletal aspect, resistance training has been shown to increase bone, muscle, tendon, and ligament strength and toughness. Additionally, it increases joint function, bone density and …
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The Lacrosse Ball is Your Friend: Vacation Self Help Kit Part 2 MICHELLE MILLNER, PT, DPT, OCS Sore and tight muscles can ruin a trip. Untreated muscles can ruin a lot of activities even after the trip. Massage is just one way to treat sore muscles, but it is often one of the most …
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Vacation self-help kits: Part 1 MICHELLE MILLNER, PT, DPT, OCS I have been afflicted with a serious case of wanderlust. Most of the time it’s kept in check with weekends away, but every few years, an epic adventure must take place to satisfy the wanderlust. From Thanksgiving to mid January this year, I rambled through …
Strength training through back pain Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI Back pain is common. So common that I have a high confidence that inevitably, if you’re reading this, you have, or had, or will experience…. low back pain. Athletes who go through rigorous weight training regimens are just as at risk as a …
The cure for back pain Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI Back pain is very common. It affects up to 80% of Americans every year. How can we cure it? Very easy. With exercise. A study published in the JAMA Internal Medicine journal in January 2016 investigated the results of previous studies regarding low …
Exercises for those deep abdominal muscles Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI Recently, I’ve seen a couple of young athletes with low back pain. Their range of motion wasn’t an issue, it was their ability to stabilize their spine and active their core. The core muscles, especially the deep abdominal group, the transverse abdominus, …
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Do you have NEPY Syndrome? Matthew Riordan, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI NEPY Syndrome is a major epidemic that’s affecting our country. It is a debilitating syndrome that affects many people regardless of sex, age, or race. Without addressing this problem, we run the risk of seeing an outbreak …
How to pick the right physiotherapist Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI First, with the Direct Access law, you can go see a physiotherapist without having to see a physician. And you have your choice of who to see, you don’t have to see the physiotherapist that the doctor told you to see. You’re …
Loading your shoulders the safe way Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI Performing any movement or exercise with the arm can cause injury or pain if the shoulder is not in a good position. The other day, a patient came to see me for treatment of shoulder pain after lifting a heavy trash bag …
The truth behind running injuries Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI The biggest mistake people make about running is that they are running to get in shape. But the truth is that you should get in shape to run. The repetitive and excessive impact (3-5x body weight) over 55,000 steps (in a marathon) can …