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If you want to skip to the punchline of this article, the answer is, "Yes." Physical Therapy can be helpful for almost anyone, whether as a stand alone intervention, or as part of a team approach with other medical providers.

When temperatures drop and the days get shorter, it can be a struggle to stay motivated. Cold weather affects not just your body, but your mindset,making the couch or bed look far more inviting than the trail/road or gym. Staying active through the winter is one of the best things you can do for your joints, cardiovascular health, and mental well-being. As physical therapists, we see first hand how maintaining activity through the colder months improves injury resilience and

When I share that I am a runner, I am sometimes met with worried looks and “aren’t you worried about your knees?” Similarly, I have heard clients say things along the lines of “I know at my age I probably need to stop running to protect my knees,” or “I used to run a lot in my 20s but I wore my knees out,” or “I’d like to get back to running but I don’t want to destroy my knees.” Many people hold the belief that our knees have a set lifespan, and that running shortens the war

A few weeks ago I worked with a patient who had previously gone to a different clinic with a “higher technology” version of gait analysis. They brought me the report, and it was three pages of numbers, all measured with a graphic that showed green for “good” and red for “bad”. As an expert who has read a lot of gait research and has been trained specifically for running gait, I was able to decipher it, but only barely. It categorized the patient as a “collapser”,  language th

When an injury prevents a runner from doing the thing they love, running, it's natural to want to get back to training as soon as possible. That first clearance from the doctor to start a return to run program feels like the best green light ever! But sometimes there is a discrepancy between injury healing timeline (ie number of weeks post operation or post fracture) and the body's readiness. While the affected tissue may be healed, the body might not be ready or strong enoug

Achilles pain is a common complaint among all people, particularly among runners, weekend warriors, and people who are on their feet for long periods. Whether it comes on gradually or after a sudden injury, pain in the Achilles tendon can limit mobility, affect your daily activities, and if left untreated it can lead to chronic issues. In this blog we will discuss the basic anatomy of the Achilles tendon, common injuries, and explain how physical therapy can play a key role i

One day I was walking with my brother and was fed up with hearing the sound of his feet dragging and shuffling along like someone who had foot drop. "Can you pick up your feet??" I asked. "Try walking heel - toe." And that is when I found out my own brother (sorry to throw you under the bus, Jonathan) had fallen victim to the anti-heel strike misinformation. He told me that in high school, a coach had told him that heel striking was bad and not only had he applied that to run

As we get older, staying active and injury-free becomes less about pushing harder and more about moving smarter. For many of us,...

If you participated in sports or even gym class growing up, you, like me, were likely told to not let your knees go over your toes when...

Running postpartum can feel like the return of freedom, strength, and identity for many new mothers. But while lacing up those shoes...

The hamstrings are a muscle group that most people are familiar with - often because they are tight, or have been strained. In this blog...

Of course not! That is just a clickbait title.  There are two types of runners:  One that stops their run and immediately decides what...

As a runner, you might of heard of the word "hip drop" before. It is a common issue that we as physical therapist see a lot, luckily, it...

When considering your training, your runs and workouts make up the meat and potatoes of your work. This is where the effort is given, the...

Are you training for a fall marathon, new to running, building up a base or just enjoying an easy run to clear the mind? Running can be...

If I had a dollar for every time someone shamefully brings up that they pronate when they run, and asks how to work on it, I could fund...

You’ve stretched your quads. You’ve bought new shoes. You’ve cut back on your mileage. Used all the KT tape and even booked regular...

If you've been around the blog for any amount of time, you've probably caught on that we Precision PTs are big fans of strength training...

Why is work ergonomics so important? Think about it, if you are spending 8+ hours a day, five days a week at a desk that is not set up to...

It's official - I am running my first marathon in November! Lucky for you, I'm taking you along on this journey as I work to stay healthy...