Can Physical Therapy help with constipation?
Constipation is a very common condition, affecting nearly everyone at some point in our lives. Most of us inwardly groan when thinking about how our system responds to travel, or how certain medications might affect us, and nearly all women who have been through...
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 &...
My Story: Dr. Lisa Shaw
Physical Therapy can help you live your best life. For some people, it gives them their life back. For others, it gives them the right start in life. I have been a patient whose life was changed by PT, and I am a therapist helping people in their journey. I have...
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 …