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Living With Vertigo
Living With Vertigo: Daily Tips and Lifestyle Changes What is Vertigo? Vertigo is an illusory sensation of motion of either the self or the surroundings in the absence of true motion. The two different types of vertigo are peripheral and central. Peripheral vertigo is...
PT for the Jaw?
PT for the Jaw? One of the most common questions I have received from patients is, “Can Physical Therapy help my jaw pain?” The short answer is YES! The second question that shortly follows is, “How?” This answer is longer and not as easy to answer. Patients come to...
Picking the Right Workout for You
Picking the Right Workout for You There are so many varieties of cardiovascular exercise that people can choose to do to meet their health goals or needs. Low-intensity steady state (LISS) and high-intensity interval training (HITT) are two types frequently discussed....
Living With Arthritis
Living With Arthritis Arthritis may impact one or several joints in your body and often results in pain, inflammation, stiffness, and/or difficulty with mobility. There are several tools available to help alleviate pain from arthritis so you can continue to...
New Moms: How to Care for Yourself After Giving Birth
New Moms: How to Care for Yourself After Giving Birth Post-partum, sometimes called the “fourth trimester” is the first weeks to a couple of months after the infant arrives. It is important to optimize the health of the mother and baby and a post-partum plan can help...
Lifestyle Tips for Living Well with Osteoporosis
Lifestyle Tips for Living Well with Osteoporosis Being given the diagnosis of osteoporosis does not mean you need to quit doing all the things you enjoy. Those living with osteoporosis can live full and active lifestyles through small modifications and tips. Here are...
Sleep Enhances Athletic Performance
Athletes and Sleep Athletes must be sure they obtain the highest quality and quantity of sleep to ensure they are both performing and recovering well to enhance their future performance. It has been shown that lack of sleep has negative effects on nearly every facet...
How Do I know if I Have Achilles Tendinitis?
How Do I know if I Have Achilles Tendinitis? What is Achilles Tendinitis? Achilles tendinitis is characterized by pain in the Achilles tendon or the thick cord on the back of your ankle. The Achilles tendon attaches your calf muscles to your heel bone. Achilles...
What You Need to Know About Osteoporosis
What You Need to Know About Osteoporosis Osteoporosis is a medical condition where bones become brittle over time. This is caused by a decrease in bone density due to hormone changes and a loss in calcium and/or vitamin D deposits. It affects nearly 20% of women older...
Stretching for Pelvic Pain
Stretching for Pelvic Pain: Optimal Men’s Health Includes a Well-functioning Pelvic Floor Many people think that pelvic floor physical therapy is for just women after they have children to help them regain control over their bladder.While it is true that many women...
Prevent Pickleball Injuries
Prevent Pickleball Injuries Pickleball started in 1965 when three men from Bainbridge Island were trying to entertain their bored children with badminton and didn’t have the correct equipment. The men improvised using table tennis paddles and a perforated ball. As the...
Why Is My Hip Hurting?
It is almost summer here in Wisconsin! This means people are getting outside for activities like walking, running, biking, hiking, gardening, and swimming. Starting these activities again, you may notice an old injury that creeps to the surface or a new injury that...
Should I Keep Exercising?
Should I Keep Exercising? One of the biggest questions I have received from patients in the past few months as a physical therapist is, “Should I just rest and not do anything or should I continue to be active?” This question typically happens after an injury has...
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction & Sacroiliac Joint Pain
Pain at the sacroiliac joint is a common problem that affects 25% of people with low back pain. See the diagram below. I will help you to figure out if your pelvic floor dysfunction is causing Sacroiliac Joint Pain (SIJ).Causes of SIJ pain Sacroiliac joint (SIJ)...
High Tech Baseball
Occurrence of injuries in sports Here in Wisconsin, spring sports are getting to the start of their season for 2023. Players from 10U-18U are getting into the swing of the season with games being played throughout the week as well as on weekends. With this increase in...
Leading Edge Hand Treatment
Leading Edge Hand Treatment Our hands are the most important part of our body for interacting with the world around us. We greet people, cook, and care for ourselves and others using our hands. When a person has hand pain, they are greatly affected by what they are...
The Runner’s Workout
The Runner's Workout Running is my favorite form of exercise, but I also like to supplement cardiovascular training with exercises to strengthen the lower body and prevent injury. Because running is very repetitive biomechanically, it's important to incorporate...
Don’t Miss a Tee-Off
Don't Miss A Tee-Off Golf is an activity that has been enjoyed by many for a very long time. Although it can be played at varying levels of intensity, golf is still a sport, and the physical demands to perform this sport can still lead to injuries. One such injury...
Why Movement is Important with Parkinson’s Disease
Why Movement is Important with Parkinson’s Disease April is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month and as an LSVT-BIG-trained therapist, I feel it is important to help spread the word about why movement is so important for those who have Parkinson’s Disease. Learn why...
Sciatica Impacts Women
Sciatica Impacts Women There’s no denying that having pain radiating down the leg can be incredibly debilitating. It can prevent us from comfortably walking, sitting, standing, or doing any number of our daily tasks. This sensation can even be accompanied by numbness,...
Why Are My Joints Making Noise?
One of the most common questions asked during a session is, “why are my joints making noise? What does it mean?” There are a variety of “sounds” that our joints make for many possible causes. It is common to have “noise” in your joint and does not necessarily mean...
Fibromyalgia Treatment Options for You
Fibromyalgia Treatment Options for You Fibromyalgia affects approximately 4 million people in the United States, roughly 2% of the adult population. Common symptoms include pain and stiffness all over the body, fatigue and tiredness, depression and anxiety, sleep...
I Want to Start Running
I want to start Running- What do I need to know? Running offers many benefits, such as stronger bones, improved endurance, and better mood to name a few. If you're looking to start running, here are a few tips to get you started. Consult your Doctor If you've...
Don’t Let Prolonged Desk Work Cause You Pain
Keeping your neck and spine healthy while you work As physical therapists, we often see patients who experience neck and back pain related to their desk job. When we talk to patients in sessions about posture and positioning, we do it because it helps to reduce...
Don’t Live with Urinary Leakage
Don't Live with Urinary Leakage Millions of people suffer from urinary incontinence. Physical therapy can help with urinary incontinence most times. The bladder holds stored urine and when ready to void it goes through the urethra. There are muscles in the wall of the...
Improve Your Posture: Thoracic Spine
Improving Your Posture: Importance of Thoracic Mobility The importance of posture in our daily lives is often underrated. For a large number of people, much of the day is spent in a flexion-biased, or forward-rounded position. The degree of this bias can be vary...
The Ergonomics of Working From Home
Working from Home: Ergonomics The number of individuals working from home over the past three years has increased exponentially. Not everyone is equipped with an ergonomically effective home office. Physical Therapists have seen an increase in issues...
Conditions of the Cervical Spine
Conditions of the cervical spine The neck has many important jobs to do. It has to have the mobility to rotate and bend side to side so we can check for traffic, look down to read and look up to see something higher up. It also needs to have the stability to support...
Hands-On Physical Therapy
Hands-on Physical Therapy Hands-on physical therapy is very beneficial to healing. There are many ways for physical therapists to treat patients. Some of the most comprehensive care for patients receiving physical therapy includes hands-on treatment in addition to the...
Stress and Jaw Pain
Is it stress? Stress can be seen and felt in many different ways throughout your body. Some people may have headaches, stomach aches, trouble sleeping, or jaw/muscle tension. Stress is a normal human reaction to things happening around you. How your body deals with it...