How to keep your posture while driving Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI I’ve got a couple patients that I see that have long commutes to work. They drive and then come in to see me complaining of increased neck or back pain. We always go over how to sit and improve your posture in …
How to fix that “Text Neck”
How to fix that “Text Neck” Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP It never fails, we used to have “Wii elbow” or “Blackberry thumb”, or more commonly, we hear about “Tennis elbow”. Now we have “Text neck”. But basically they all are repetitive stress disorders. Anytime that there is an increase in a repetitive, …
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving! Don’t let pain crash the party. Matthew Riordian, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS There’s a lot of information out eating healthy on Thanksgiving, but not much is about Thanksgiving Day injuries. Although this is a day set aside to take a break from the day to day busy routine to relax and give thanks with friends or family, it can …
Proper core bracing sequence
Proper core bracing sequence Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI So I finally bought this book that I’ve been meaning to read for over a year now. It’s called “Becoming a Supple Leopard: The ultimate guide to resolving pain, preventing injury, and optimizing athletic performance”, written by Dr. Kelly Starrett. He’s a physiotherapist …
New exercise of the day! The ER Press.
New exercise of the day! The ER Press. Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI Mike Reinold is a physiotherapist who has a website and blog that great for physiotherapists, trainers, or any other medical professional. It really has a lot of great information, I read it very frequently. An article that I …
How many times should I do this?
How many times should I do this? Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI It never fails. Everytime I perform an evaluation on a new patient, the question always comes up: “So how many times a day should I do this?” It inevitably gets asked after I prescribe some corrective exercise or …
Quick fix for neck pain
Quick fix for neck pain Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI Stop right there. Take a look at your posture. You’re sitting at your computer, reading this article. You may have some neck pain, you may not, but the odds are that some time in your life you’re going to have …
Sitting and “Gasso-Brako”
Sitting and “Gasso-Brako” Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI We all do it, some more than others. We all sit. Sitting can be bad for you health, it can increase your risk of mortality by 40%. It can cause lower back pain. It can make your hips tight. It can even …
Running posture and knee pain
Running posture and knee pain Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI So perhaps research and science is catching up to all those fancy running theories that all those running gurus have been teaching for years. Your running posture affects your knees. Recently, I came across an article in my inbox that detailed …
Perfecting your posture
Perfecting your posture Written by: Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI One thing that physiotherapists look at when you come in for a visit is posture. Your posture can reveal a lot of information about your ability to move and why you have pain or injuries. But you don’t have to take our …
