Jun18th 2025Whether you’re a seasoned marathoner or just starting to increase your mileage, running comes with its share of injury risks. Among the most common are shin splints, plantar fasciitis and the injury nicknamed runner’s knee. The good news is that physical therapists are experts in offering proven methods of helping runners overcome these injuries so
Apr10th 2019According to the American Academy of Pain Medicine, at least 100 million Americans are living with chronic pain (pain lasting longer than three months). As if this isn’t a troubling enough trend, in recent years, physicians have been prescribing more and more prescription pain medications, including opioids. In the year 2013 alone, physicians prescribed nearly
Apr10th 2019Physical therapy as an industry has been talking about the link between core strength and better balance for years. When the “core” muscles around your trunk are strong, they prevent chronic lower back pain and many other injuries, but they also keep you from losing your balance and falling down. A stronger core will help
