Health blog

Generalized back pain continues to be rampant in many parts of the US and world-wide and does not seem to be decreasing despite many calculated efforts...

Low back pain can affect our lives in many ways. It can prevent us from exercising, sleeping, working, and spending time with our families. Those four...

Being plagued by discomfort, the inability to sleep, experiencing stiffness, or having difficulty with activities that we love, are often indicators of back injuries. Often back...

With winter here and the chance of snow right around the corner, it is important to know the proper way to shovel, in order to prevent...

Back pain can creep up on us after simply sitting too frequently and for long periods of time, after a bad night’s sleep, after strenuous activity...

What are They and Why do we Need Them?  You may have heard the analogy that the discs in your back are like a jelly doughnut....

Back discomfort can be debilitating for anyone experiencing it.  Living with back pain often means being plagued by the inability to sleep, stiffness, and difficulty doing...

Many of us have complained at one point or another about stiffness, or radiating pain into the buttock/legs or mid-back. These are both indicators of low...

In the warmer months, it easier for our bodies to warm up to the activities and stresses we place on them. However, as a therapist, I...

Here's a riddle for you: What holds your body upright, is made up of a series of irregularly shaped bones, appears to be in a straight...

Many of us think low back problems are just something we have to “live with” so we try to push through the pain. However, physical therapy...

Depending on how you look at a 'normal,' healthy spine, it will appear straight or have two gentle curves. When the curves appear more exaggerated, it's...