Dancer Wellness Screens
Dancers, do you want to elevate your performance? Do you want to protect yourself as much as you can from injuries? A great place to start is with a full body assessment, better known as a dancer wellness screen, by a Physical Therapist (PT) that specializes in dance...
The Breather
Continuing on the subject of breathing this month, let’s talk about how to make your respiratory system stronger by strengthening your breathing muscles. What is Respiratory Muscle Training (RMT)? RMT includes inspiratory and expiratory muscle training (IMT &...
What is Dry Needling?
*Photo used with permission of Myopain Seminars Dry Needling is a revolutionary pain-relieving procedure. Even though it is increasing in popularity, you may not yet be familiar with it. It involves the use of very tiny needles to treat a variety of musculoskeletal...
Low Back Pain & Surprising Causes
What if your low back pain isn’t just a low back problem? 80% of people will have low back pain at some point in their lives! How many of you have had back pain at some point, or have a friend or family member that struggles with it on and off? Sometimes it is just...
The Road to An Accurate Diagnosis Is Not Always Simple
As a physical therapist, part of my job is to determine the cause of my patients’ aches, pains, and other …
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: Treatment Success & Physical Therapy
If you are like many men and women, you may be suffering from pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD), also known as …
A Memoir of My Athletic Journey … and Some Advice I Wish I’d Had as a Young Athlete
Intro by Lisa Shaw, PT, DPT, PHC: A huge thank you to Dr. Erika for so vulnerably sharing her story …