My wife and I have a rule when we travel; only 1 main activity per day. And we’re getting massages at some point too. Why? Downregulation. The last thing I want when on vacation is to come home, and f...

Most people come to physical therapy for one reason. Something hurts. A shoulder that won’t lift. A back that keeps locking up. A knee that never feels quite right. So we treat the pain, calm the t...

Why is that achy knee acting up again? Is it that last set of lunges you did? Or what caused your autoimmune disease to flare up? It’s easy to blame that one thing, but the truth is, it’s been a sl...

Gut testing has become an important tool for understanding health beyond basic symptoms and routine lab work. Many people struggle with digestive issues, fatigue, skin problems, autoimmune conditions,...

How Grip Strength Training Can Lower Blood Pressure

Researchers studying pilots in the United States Air Force noticed something curious. Pilots are exposed to intense gravitational forces (G-forc...

I frequently hear people say things like, “I have a fast metabolism”, or “I don’t know what’s going on with my weight gain, my metabolism is slow I guess”. Well you don’t have to guess. There are clue...

Is Inflammation Actually Bad?

Inflammation is one of those words that gets thrown around a lot and ends up feeling vague. Inflammation is bad, right? But it’s also a stage of healing, so that must be...

If you have pain behind the knee, and it’s limiting your flexion, there’s a good chance it’s a Baker’s cyst. These are benign collections of fluid. The build up of fluid is what prevents bending of...

Superior canal dehiscence (SCD) is a rare disorder of the inner ear that can dramatically affect both balance and hearing. It results from a thinning or a hole (dehiscence) in the bony covering of the...

Breathing is something that seems very simple, but we cannot overlook just how powerful it is. It affects our blood chemistry, our mental state, our posture, and as you’ll see in this article, your ci...

In physical therapy, we are generally trying to avoid pain. The one exception; knee replacement. Total knee replacement is well known to be the most painful of the rehab experiences, with rotator c...

The word “toxins” gets thrown around a lot and is sort of this vague idea. I used to cringe when I heard someone say, ‘drink lots of water to get rid of the toxins’. It sounded like nonsense. Howev...