Integral Physical Therapy
Two of the main issues I see as a PT related to Ankle and Foot Pain are plantarfascitis and achilles injuries (you know that big tendon that attaches your calf to the heel). The Peroneal Muscle If the peroneal muscle is not doing its job then the heel bone can get “stuck”, contributing too, causing, and exacerbating these two issues….
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There’s a new paradigm in Physical Therapy……an anthology on why we hurt and what to do about it. Old school PT went like this…..och! I hurt myself….. time goes by….. I think about what to do and question “why is this happening to me”?…. and I am still hurting…. NOW…. its time for action…… I call my doctor and make…
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Sacroiliac pain or better known as SI Pain can be a major issue for many women. This can be debilitating and make it hard to increase your exercise program. This is really common after childbirth and is common in female runners, yoginis and high level athletes. Sacroiliac pain is also common if women who tend to sit for their job…
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People ask me all the time about their exercise programs. Questions like” Is this program good for me to do? Or questions like “Is Pilates or yoga better for me?”. “Can I run, hike or ride my bike with my current symptoms or injury”? These are great questions and I always have the same answer so I thought I would…
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Can stress effect your posture? Or another way of looking at this is can your posture be causing more stress? Let’s face it, we are all dealing with more stress these days and we need greater awareness and efficient methods to offset stress and tension in our bodies. How Stress Shapes Our Bodies First let us look at how stress…
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Sciatica can be a painful malady, and It can really affect your lifestyle. It can have many contributing factors, and figuring out what structures are causing the symptoms becomes an important challenge. Is the condition a result of a compression in your spine? Or from malalignment in your hip? Or both? Or something else entirely? Pelvic/Hip Malalignment In my experience,…
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