You Ran the Marathon! Now Let’s Talk About Your Legs

You Ran the Marathon! Now Let’s Talk About Your Legs

First things first: congratulations. If you laced up yesterday for the 50th anniversary of the five-borough TCS New York City Marathon, you covered 26.2 miles through Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Manhattan, and finished in Central Park. That is a big deal. Maybe you ran it for a personal best, for a charity,…

Your Body Called. Here’s What It Wants You to Do Differently.

Your Body Called. Here’s What It Wants You to Do Differently.

If you’ve ever stood up after a long meeting and felt like the Tin Man, you’re in good company. Back pain affects roughly 80% of adults at some point in their life and is a leading cause of disability worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. The good news is that a few small, consistent…

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

PT for Whole-Body Recovery October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to talk about early detection and also about what recovery looks like afterward. Surgery (mastectomy or lumpectomy), radiation, chemotherapy, and hormone therapy are life-saving, but they can leave physical side effects that last well beyond the final appointment. The Side Effects Most People…

National Physical Therapy Month

National Physical Therapy Month

What to Know About Specialized Care October is National Physical Therapy Month, a good time to recognize what physical therapists do. PTs are movement specialists who evaluate and treat the causes of pain and dysfunction, not just the symptoms. Physical therapy is a non-invasive, evidence-based approach to managing musculoskeletal conditions. Research also suggests that seeing…

Is Your Low Back Pain Really Coming From Your SI Joint?

Is Your Low Back Pain Really Coming From Your SI Joint?

Understanding the link between the sacroiliac joint and low back pain, and how physical therapy can help If you’ve been told you have “low back pain” but the ache sits low and to one side, near the dimples above your buttocks, your sacroiliac (SI) joint may be part of the story. It’s one of the…