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…

How the Hip-Spine Connection Shapes Pelvic Function

How the Hip-Spine Connection Shapes Pelvic Function

Most people think of the pelvis as its own separate region. In reality, it’s the meeting point between two very different jobs: the mobility of your hips and the stability of your spine. When one of them struggles, the others adjust to make up for it. Over time, those adjustments can turn into pain or…

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…