Protein and Physical Therapy: What You Need to Know
Protein and Rehabilitation: What You Need to Know The Role of Protein Protein emerges as a crucial ally in the journey of body recovery and healing, especially during periods of training and rehabilitation. Understanding its significance becomes paramount as we delve into how protein facilitates not only muscle repair but also accelerates the rehabilitation process […]
How to Read Supplement Labels
How to Read Supplement Labels In a world filled with supplement options, ensuring you are taking the right dosage is key to achieving your health and wellness goals. This blog post is dedicated to deciphering supplement labels including turmeric, fish oil capsules, magnesium, and vitamin D, while highlighting the recommended dosages. Decoding Supplement Nutrition Labels […]
Sleep Health: Don’t Sleep on Sleep
Turn on any television show for 20 minutes and you will undoubtable see a commercial advertising some sort of sleep aid. Whether or not it has been identified, sleep health has become a huge issue in America, and it is slowly killing us. Before we dive into the importance of sleep health as it relates […]
The Importance of an Efficient Foot and Ankle
Foundation is key. Ask any builder and they’ll tell you cracks in the foundation can lead to problems throughout a house. The same can be said for our body and movements. Foot and ankle efficiency is no different. If the part of the body that serves as our contact to the surface is not functioning efficiently, […]
Tongue Tied
Treating Tongue and Lip Ties in Babies Since August is National Breastfeeding Month, we decided this would be the perfect time to share our story about our son Cooper and his lip/tongue tie. We will outline treating tongue ties and lip ties in babies. First, we’d like to start by answering a couple questions. What […]
Back Pain Limiting Your Golf Game?
Low Back Pain and Your Golf Game Low back pain can be limiting your golf game and an aggravating injury. Even worse when it keeps you in the clubhouse. While back pain can be caused by a wide variety of factors, here are three movement screens to assess your movement efficiency. Inability to perform these […]
Why I Chose Out-Of-Network PT
Why should I choose an out of network PT provider over utilizing my insurance? This is a common question because the traditional medical model emphasizes the use of insurance. The common question when assessing where you go to physical therapy is, “Do you take my insurance?” Unfortunately, the decision on a medical provider can be steered […]
Supported Sleep Positions
Is My Sleep Position an Issue? If you are not getting enough sleep, you could be robbing yourself of your physical therapy rehab potential. Sleep is our body’s way of hitting the reset button with a long list of benefits including restored brain function, improved muscle recovery, and improved athletic performance to name a few. […]
The Basics of Manual Therapy
Manual therapy can be explained in many ways but essentially it is the use of hands-on intervention to help patients optimize their function and improve their movement efficiency. Like so many others before me, I have chosen to become a manual therapist because it provides me the option to impact my clients’ lives and guide […]
Three Pillars or Treatment
As I discussed in the Basics of Manual Therapy post, I closely follow a three-pillar approach to improving my clients’ movement efficiency. The three-pillar approach consists of mechanical, neuromuscular, and motor control treatment which is essential to restore mobility and then train the client on how to use the new mobility to maintain gains and […]