With everyone doing at home workouts it’s important to be careful especially if you are just starting to do this for the first time. The bicep is that muscle that people are always striving to make big in the upper arm. A common issue that occurs when utilizing dumbbells is a bicep strain. The bicep’s job is…
A common problem we see in our clinic is people experiencing neck pain. Neck pain can be caused from many different things and can vary in how severe the pain is. One common neck problem we see is called cervical radiculopathy. Cervical radiculopathy is a fancy way of saying your neck pain is caused by…
Tennis elbow affects the outside of the elbow and doesn’t necessarily involve playing tennis! Treatment should be started immediately for this condition to prevent it from getting worse.Many people have jobs that require a lot of repetitive elbow movements such as: Plumbers Mechanics Jobs that involve a lot of lifting can get this injury. What…
The SI is the sacroiliac joint where the sacrum (lowest part of the spine) and the Ilium come together.This joint helps to transmit forces from the upper body to the lower body. Ligaments connect the two bones together making up the pelvis. There is generally very little motion at this joint. When there is injury…
A lot of us have found that we have been spending a lot more time sitting whether it is while we are working from home, learning from home or spending time sitting on the couch catching up on new tv shows. Some of us have also started working out from home and taking longer walks…
Are you feeling: Pain across the low back into the buttock and hip area Stiffness and limit motion Swelling Inability to maintain positions Muscle spasms If you are experiencing any of these symptoms you may be dealing with a lumbar strain. A lumbar strain is when the muscles or tendons in the back get overstretched…
Fallen arches are otherwise known as “flat feet”. Essentially, the area in the bottom of your foot where an arch should be is no longer there and has flattened, or is not as high as would be considered “normal”. This can be congenital, or something you were born with, but often times especially since we…
Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a condition in which the tendons surrounding the knee becomes inflamed. It can also be associated with damage of the cartilage behind the knee cap (patella). PFPS is very common in many people of all age ranges and activity levels. The most common symptom is knee pain that is described…
Let’s talk about pain… When talking with your physical therapist or your doctor about your hip pain it’s important to be able to describe exactly where your pain is located to help confirm that your hip is actually the problem. It’s not uncommon to hear “My hip hurts!” when in turn it may actually be…
Have you ever woken up one morning and had pain on the outside of your hip? I’m sure you went online to try to figure out what was causing the pain and have seen a lot about “bursitis” or “tendonitis.” Well, which one is it? Let’s start at the beginning! A tendon is the attachment…
