What is Pain?
Despite being a universal human experience, pain can vary greatly in intensity, quality, and duration from person to person. The exact same stubbed-toe might be described as aching, burning,
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Are you looking to level-up your Pickleball game?
I moved to the area in 2005 and it was my first full year as a practicing clinician. During that year, I had several patients tell me about how
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Advice for Female Runners Over 25
Physical therapists, and most medical professionals for that matter, often see fluctuations in patients seeking care for certain problems. For example, we might not see a patient with TMJ problems for
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No Pain, No Gain, Right?
One of the most common questions physical therapy patients ask goes something like this: "My _____ always hurts when I _____. I usually just try to ignore the pain
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Back to basics: Body weight workouts are the top fitness trend for 2015
The American College of Sports Medicine just released their 9th annual survey on what fitness trends we should be expecting to see in 2015. Around 3,400 fitness professionals from
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Exercise IS Medicine
Sandy Willoughby PT, CSCS, CAPP-OB Years ago a fellow health care provider described Physical Therapy as “passive” when we were talking about our approach to patient care. He was
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11, 2013
Balance is key to staying upright
Balance is key to staying upright! by Sandy Willoughby, PT, CSCS, CAPP-O While rushing to put on my yoga pants the other day, I almost fell. I was standing
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Postpartum “Jelly Bellies”
Postpartum “Jelly Bellies”By Sandy Willoughby PT, CSCS, CAPP-OB “Jelly Belly” is not a medical term found in the literature but any woman who has had a baby knows what “Jelly
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Exercise during pregnancy
Exercise During PregnancyBy Sandy Willoughby PT, CSCS, CAPP-OB Generally, the more fit you are before you become pregnant, the more exercise options you have when you are pregnant, and
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03, 2013
Theories and Fallacies of Muscle Cramps
Theories and Fallacies of Muscle Cramps Just a quick post today about a subject I frequently get asked about. I recently found a great article on The Science of Sport