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Ready to Ride Pain Free?
by Blake Tucker-Jones, PTA As the warmer weather beckons us to spend more time on our bikes, overuse injuries become more prevalent. The most...
WPPTC Physical Therapist Dances and Teaches in Brazil
by M. Lena Thieme, PT, MPT Lambada is a Brazilian social partner dance that involves circular head and body movements, turns and multiple spins,...
Understanding Osteoporosis and Osteopenia
by Patti Koehler, PT, WCS Osteoporosis is a musculoskeletal disorder that causes thinning of the bones with a reduction in bone mass and bone...
What Is the Meeks Method?
by Patti Koehler, PT, WCS Everyone has heard of the importance of weight bearing exercise to help build bone density or decrease the rate of bone...
Physical Therapy Provides Great Relief During Pregnancy
by E. Anne Patron, DPT Pregnancy is one of the body’s best examples of resilience. Your body goes through an incredible journey in 40 weeks (give...
So, You Had a Baby, Eh?
by E. Anne Patron, DPT Once postpartum, it is very beneficial to get checked out by a pelvic floor physical therapist. The birth of a child,...
Physical Therapy as First Treatment for Low Back Pain Curbs Opioid Use
An excellent article on NPR talks about how physical therapy as the first treatment for lower back pain can help to reduce opioid use and...
Men’s Health
by Amanda Swearingen, PT, DPT, PRPC An often misunderstood part of the human body which can lead to multiple dysfunctions are the muscles of the...
Ergonomics
by Shalynn Robinette, PTA, CES What is ergonomics? Simply put ergonomics is the study of how people work within their environment. Applying...
Friend of the Clinic in India
Kathy McCoy and others were in India on the way to a Habitat for Humanity build for a community of rat and snake catchers whose villages were...