Choose PT American Physical Therapy Association October is National Physical Therapy Month. This year’s campaign is #choosePT No one wants to live in pain. But no one should put their health at risk in an effort to be pain free. Since 1999, Americans have increasingly been prescribed opioids-painkillers like Vicodin, OxyContin, Opana, and methodone, and combination drugs like …
IT’S NATIONAL PHYSICAL THERAPY MONTH!
October is National Physical Therapy Month Come in and see what we’ve got going on to celebrate!
Work in Progress
Work in Progress Professional Physical Therapy and Training Construction is complete and we’re treating patients in our new space. But we’re still not done improving our space to improve the comfort for our patients and our efficiency to treat them. Here’s a review of the progress thus far with our recent addition of carpeting: …
Chronic Pain and Physical Therapy
Chronic Pain and Physical Therapy MICHELLE MILLNER, PT, DPT, OCS I recently worked with an individual who was highly anxious about his/her pain. This individual had a bad experience with sharp and sudden onset of severe back pain years ago. Unfortunately, the person decided he/she no longer wanted to move because of the anxiety and …
World Physical Therapy Day!
World Physical Therapy Day! MICHELLE MILLNER, PT, DPT, OCS In 1951, the World Confederation of Physical Therapy declared September 8 to be World Physical Therapy Day! The purpose of this day in 2016 is to highlight the value physical therapists make to the older population in preventing illness, improving and maintain mobility and independence. …
Can You Roll?
Can You Roll? MICHELLE MILLNER, PT, DPT, OCS Six pack abs. The ability to do a 1 minute plank. The ability to perform a heavy lift. Most people think of these as signs of a strong core. But what if I told you all of those things could hide underlying spinal stability issues. Some …
We’re Moving!
We’re Moving! Construction is coming along, walls have been put up, and paint has been layered on. The space will be twice the size of what we have now and will have private areas for patient care. Painting done. Moving along. A photo posted by ProPTandTraining (@proptandtraining) on Aug 24, 2016 at 9:01am PDT …
Cupping makes an Olympic debut, but we’ve been doing it for years.
Cupping makes an Olympic debut Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI The New York Times and other media outlets have picked up on the purple marks on Olympic athletes’ bodies and it seems that cupping is the new craze. Just like Kinesiotaping and Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization in the past Olympics, this year, …
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A great exercise for shoulder stability
A great exercise for shoulder stability Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI Shoulders generally have good range of motion, but tend to be a little unstable when lifting weights overhead. Here’s an exercise that will work on your shoulder and scapular stability and reveal just how stable your shoulder is in overhead positions. I’ve used …
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Do you have full shoulder range of motion?
Do you have full shoulder range of motion? Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI The other day, I had a young athlete come in complaining of shoulder pain. She had pain with overhead movements at her end range of motion. Her sport requires that she have pretty strong and flexible shoulders that can stand up …
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