How to avoid luggage overload. Written by: MICHELLE MILLNER, PT, DPT, OCS Backs and necks are often particularly at risk when traveling because of all the lifting, pushing, pulling and carrying done during a vacation. Between getting bags up and down stairs, in and out of cars, and in overhead compartments, there is a lot …
What’s the core?
What is the “Core”? Written by: Michelle Millner, PT, DPT, OCS Did you like to play with blocks when you were a kid? Do you remember how they needed to be balanced just right when you built a tower otherwise it would all come crashing down? Human vertebrae are kind of like those blocks. They …
Lower Crossed Syndrome
Lower Crossed Syndrome Written By: Dr. Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI Sitting. We all do it. But sitting too long can cause problems. One of them is lower crossed syndrome. It’s analogous to the upper crossed syndrome that I mentioned in my previous post. Basically it’s an imbalance of tight and weak structures around …