Strength...balance...stability...flexibility... Breathing...relaxation...anxiety-relief...blood flow... Endorphins...serotonin...dopamine...norepinephrine... These are all benefits of different forms of exercise. It's so good for our body, mind and soul. I also think it's the absolute best if it can be done outside in the fresh-air and sunshine! Every kind of exercise or activity will lead to improvements in some of these areas,… Continue reading The best cross-training for every athlete
Did your doctor sit you down and tell you that your pain would go away if you would just lose the weight? Did you feel like your knees must be painful because you needed to lose 30 pounds or more? Did you figure that your low back pain would improve if you lost that beer… Continue reading Why do I still have joint pain after losing weight?
How to prevent pain and injury when cycling - 6 exercises that are beneficial for any healthy rider to stay healthy.
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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?
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
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!!
Thanksgiving is my absolute favorite holiday of the year. It's time spent with family with the biggest stress and pressure being related to if the turkey got thawed out in time. When I was growing up I started the day with watching the Macy's Day Parade and at some point we started watching the dog… Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving!
When a patient comes to me with shoulder pain, I immediately try to determine if there is involvement from the rotator cuff tendons, ligaments, capsule, or labrum. These are all structures that are located in the general area of the shoulder joint and could be the culprit. Very rarely do I find that these singular… Continue reading Shoulder, shoulder blade, upper back pain and/or pain radiating down the back of the arm? Could it be DNS?
I don't complete just traditional PT, I've specialized in so many other "manual therapy" techniques that don't fit into just the PT category - I'm now calling it PT and BodyWork
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