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…

The Postpartum Pivot

The Postpartum Pivot

From Delivery Room to Dorsal Glide It’s World Breastfeeding Week, and there’s a lot of well-earned focus on the bond between parent and baby. But we want to talk about something that gets a lot less airtime: what nursing does to your body. Let’s be real — breastfeeding is basically an endurance sport crossed with…