Cervical radiculopathy, "a pinched nerve in the neck", occurs when a nerve root coming off the spinal cord becomes compressed and then inflamed. This can happen for various reasons including normal arthritic changes causing decreased disc height in the neck region to a cervical disc herniation secondary to trauma. There are 8 cervical nerve roots, [...]
Females are naturally at a higher risk for ACL injuries in the same amount of sports participation than males secondary to neuromuscular control, anatomical, hormonal, and bio-mechanical differences. Research is showing that specialized stretching, strengthening, agility and jumping exercises under the care of a physical therapist could lower the overall ACL injury rate among female [...]
Experiencing pain during pregnancy is common and all too often is just brushed off as “This is normal. I’m pregnant and I’m going to hurt.” Many reasons exist for low back pain during pregnancy, however, in many cases, the main culprit is an increase in the release of the hormone Relaxin. During pregnancy, this hormone [...]
Falling directly onto your tailbone or trauma from vaginal childbirth are two common causes of tailbone pain or coccydynia, a commonly misdiagnosed condition. A third of the cases involving pain in or around the coccyx are idiopathic, but very treatable by functional manual physical therapy. Coccydynia can make normal daily activities such as sitting, defecation, [...]
Do you experience a “catching” sensation when raising your arm overhead? Have you noticed a gradual increase in discomfort/pain in your upper arm that becomes worse with increase in activity? Does your shoulder pain occasionally wake you at night? If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, you may be suffering from a common diagnosis [...]
"I have had low back pain for years, and I know my back and abdominal muscles are weak. I tried to return to the gym and exercise, and I even hired a personal trainer, but the more I exercise, the more I hurt. What is happening?" The thought premise of needing to exercise is correct, [...]
Do you get positional “dizziness” or vertigo every time you move your head to fast, go to lie down and/or roll over in bed, or bend over to tie your shoes?It could be a treatable condition called Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo or BPPV.True positional vertigo, not just dizziness, is the result of a disruption of [...]
I stretch and stretch, so why do I still have tightness when I have been doing yoga and stretching for years? It’s a question we hear a lot. Think about this analogy, your tightness problem is like having a knot in a rubber band. If you stretch out the rubber band, the knot just [...]
"Why does it take so long to get and feel better? I want it now...a quick fix, one thing to do to make the pain better." There are treatments that can do just that, but the time-frame may depend on how long you lived with this pain. A good analogy is that your pain is [...]
