We all know the importance of sleep. Most of us have heard the startling study which examined average heart attacks after the seasonal...

Motivation is the energy or drive that prompts us to take action. As a physical therapist, I frequently get asked how to increase...

It’s the end of the year and you know what that means - shopping! Like many of us, I am being bombarded by sales and deals and urgent...

As a child of a chiropractor, I have received adjustments (or high velocity, low amplitude “spinal manipulations” as the medical...

As a physical therapist, I often treat physical impairments which I have no personal experience with. That’s not only okay, but it’s...

I have loved my career as a massage therapist for the past 15 years. It can be so rewarding helping people get out of pain, relieve...

A visit to your primary care physician for an annual physical or a physical therapy evaluation for hip pain typically wouldn’t warrant a...

This is our second spring living in Atlanta and it’s lovely. The lush, green trees and bright colored flowers are blooming, the sunshine...

Leah has worked all of her life to get to where she is today. She loves her career as a successful business executive and is financially...

What’s the number one reason people seek out physical therapy (PT)? If you said “pain” you are correct. They are in pain and would like...

Neck pain is the second most common musculoskeletal disorder right behind low back pain. Neck pain tends to affect more females than...

Powerlifters, Olympic lifters, body builders, CrossFitters, and casual gym goers: you have likely found yourself trying to lift with pain...

Picture this: its a beautiful day and you’re walking your dog when - AAHHHHOUCHHH! - you just rolled your ankle. It’s swelling up almost...

Humans have been stretching for a long time. Ancient Roman soldiers were documented stretching for injury prevention, general health and...

The most common acute injury I see is when a client lifts or moves a certain way (fill-in the blank from deadlifting to picking up a...

Most of us go into the new year with the best intentions of meeting our aspirational goals - lose 10 pounds, start an exercise program,...

Most people (70-85%) will have low back pain (LBP) at some point in their lifetime. If you’ve had LBP for over 3 months, there’s no...