Make An Impact: We Will “Match in March” Your Donation to the Madison Area YMCA’s 2017 Annual Campaign Professional Physical Therapy & Training, LLC, will “Match in March” your donation made through its office to the 2017 Madison Area YMCA Annual Campaign. The earlier in March you donate, the bigger the impact! If you donate during March 1-15, Professional Physical Therapy …
Dry Needling is NOT Acupuncture
Dry Needling is NOT Acupuncture Michelle Millner, PT, DPT, OCS Dr. Kochoa recently wrote an article on trigger point dry needling, pointing out the benefits of using this technique. I’ve been using it for a few years to treat trigger points that cause pain and movement dysfunction. The most common question “How is this different …
Are you suffering from AMPS…we can help you!
Are you suffering from AMPS…we can help you! Miriam Hillman PT, DPT, CKTP Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome (AMPS) is a very painful medical condition which affects children. This syndrome can cause pain anywhere in the body. These episodes of pain can be intermittent or constant and can affect the whole body or be localized …
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Treating trigger points and reducing pain
Treating trigger points and reducing pain I’ve written about trigger points before. They’re gnarly places in a muscle or soft tissue region of the body that totally elicits pain, localized or referred, when it gets pressed. As physiotherapists, we can treat trigger points and reduce or completely abolish the pain that they cause. We use instruments, …
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Keeping your fitness resolutions
Keep your fitness resolutions January is the start of the new year, don’t let your resolution resolve wane. A lot of people will start new routines and hope for the best. “New year, New you!” Here’s some tips to keep up with your resolutions and help you towards your goals. Whatever your goals are, they need …
Born to move, not to sit or lie down.
Born to move, not to sit or lie down The New York Times pretty much has it covered. After spreading the news that sitting is killing us and lying down isn’t any better, they’ve come out with basically what I’ve been telling people for awhile: we’re born to move. Researchers from Yale studied an indigenous …
Geriatric weight lifting
Geriatric weight lifting Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI Lifting weights or pumping iron… by any name, does not conjure up an elderly individual. Generally, when discussing weight lifting or weight training, people will associate this with a younger population, not with someone over 65 years old, much less anyone over 85. However, to counteract the …
Your squat is not my squat
Your squat is not my squat Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI The squat is a basic, functional movement pattern that I teach to most of my patients. The other day in the fitness center, I saw a member squatting with some good range of motion. His hips were going well below his knee …
We’re on Yelp
We’re on Yelp Professional Physical Therapy and Training Just a reminder, if you didn’t know, Professional Physical Therapy and Training is on Yelp. You can read reviews or just post a review there regarding your experience at our clinic. Whether it’s a good one or a bad one, let us know. We always strive …
We’ve got stall bars
Monster stall bars installed. #workinprogress A photo posted by ProPTandTraining (@proptandtraining) on Sep 26, 2016 at 1:00pm PDT