Winter fun and tips for increasing safety and avoiding injury.
Tag: physical therapy
I’m back!!! Tales from my pregnancy, delivery, recovery and return to work.
Hello! I have returned from maternity leave and am back to work at Solstice Physical Therapy. It is bittersweet, as I absolutely LOVED my time with my beautiful and sweet daughter, Emma, but I was also starting to get a bit stir crazy and missing work. These 8 weeks off have really reinforced how much… Continue reading I’m back!!! Tales from my pregnancy, delivery, recovery and return to work.
The dreaded TMJ – what can MFR do for this difficult to treat joint? A lot!
TMJ (the temporomandibular joint) is the joint where your lower jaw connects to the skull. It's directly in front of the ear and can be tender on a lot of people if you push inwards just in front of the base of your ear. It is much more tender if you tend to clench your… Continue reading The dreaded TMJ – what can MFR do for this difficult to treat joint? A lot!
Headaches and migraines are such a pain in the butt (or pelvis)…literally.
Physical therapists often work with people to help relieve headaches and migraines. When I was working in insurance-based clinics, we tended to focus completely on the upper body, because if we worked on anything lower than the mid-back the insurance company may balk at the fact that we were going too far from the pain. … Continue reading Headaches and migraines are such a pain in the butt (or pelvis)…literally.
John F. Barnes Myofascial Release in Sedona, AZ – truly no words to describe it!
I took my first John F. Barnes Myofascial Release (JFBMFR) course last March in Bellevue, WA. It was an eye-opening experience in which I felt like I had finally "come home." The techniques were simple, yet had better results than I had ever seen in my 11 years of manual therapy training, and on the… Continue reading John F. Barnes Myofascial Release in Sedona, AZ – truly no words to describe it!
How Solstice PT is different
What do you want from your physical therapy? See how Solstice PT is different and can accelerate your healing and get you back to your best life!
What is Myofascial Release? How about cupping?
Cupping and Myofascial Release FAQ By Dr. Lisa Wilcox What is cupping? Cupping utilizes plastic or glass cups and adds a form of suction to draw the tissues up into the cup. This creates a negative pressure rather than the compression that is normally used within different massage and soft tissue mobilization techniques. This negative… Continue reading What is Myofascial Release? How about cupping?
Be a better healthcare consumer in 2018
Health insurance is a requirement as a US citizen, but what does it actually cover? Every plan is so different and things change so often - how can anyone actually know what their benefits are? As I tell all of my patients - get online or call your insurance carrier so that you understand your… Continue reading Be a better healthcare consumer in 2018
Online booking is here!!
https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/SolsticePhysicalTherapy@NETORG3144576.onmicrosoft.com/bookings/ Do you know what this link is for??? It's for my new online booking system! I've been trying it out for the last few weeks and it has been working so well. The best part of it is that my patients now have complete control of their appointments - if they wake up at… Continue reading Online booking is here!!
Health and happiness – the basis for a good life. What better gift can you give than this?
Solstice Physical Therapy specializes in getting people back to their ultimate fun, active and pain-free self! We also specialize in listening - everyone has different goals and it is our job to assess those goals and figure out how we can return someone to their best life. If you or a loved one are being… Continue reading Health and happiness – the basis for a good life. What better gift can you give than this?
lisawilcoxpt.com 