As many of you already know, my beautiful wife is multi-talented: not only is she an incredible Physical Therapist, but she also has an amazing voice. She belongs to a local woman’s choir, Bellingham Sings, and they are having a fundraiser on November 17th at the Lairmont Manor. Additional details below: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2011 @ 7:00-9:00pm Wine, [...]
Author Archives: IPTS
Relationship between Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and neck range of motion
May 26, 2011 – 1:37 PM
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a painful condition of your arm that is mainly characterized by a variety of symptoms in your hand, including numbness, tingling, loss of grip strength, and pain at night. The “carpals” are the bones in your hand and they form an arch or tunnel that houses many structures, including the [...]
Finally, some good news for those with Fibromyalgia:walking works!
May 19, 2011 – 10:12 PM
Many of my Fibromyalgia patients have multiple complaints of musculoskeletal pain, especially back and neck pain, that can make even routine daily activities seem daunting. I just read an encouraging article by a group of Swedish researchers who found that high intensity Nordic walking for 20 minutes twice a week “significantly boosted function without any exacerbation [...]
Changing attitudes towards the treatment of osteoarthritis
April 14, 2011 – 2:10 PM
A fellow basketball player friend of mine originally hurt his back and hip in high school, about 25 years ago. He was playing 2-3 times per week, but I hadn’t seen him in awhile until I ran into him at a social function. Well, over the years his lower back and hip has progressively become more painful and he’s been unable [...]
Shoulder stretching: posterior capsule
March 16, 2011 – 5:04 PM
Stretching of the posterior capsule is critical for normal shoulder health and function. Check out the video for more education..
Back strengthening exercise: Multifidus strengthening on hands and knees.
March 16, 2011 – 4:55 PM
If you’ve seen me in the clinic, you know one of my favorite back strengthening exercises is the quadruped, alternating arm and leg lifts with a 3-5 second hold. Make sure you are stable before you began your 3-5 second hold. Much research has been done on the multifidus musculature and for many of those [...]
Pain under your shoulder blade? Try stretching your subscapularis
March 15, 2011 – 3:29 PM
The subscapularis is a muscle under your shoulder blade that is often tight with those individuals that have a painful arm or shoulder. Since the subscapularis plays a big role in stabilization of the shoulder, tightness is often associated with an impingement that can effect the bursa and the rotator cuff. Check out the video [...]
The birth of a new website
March 12, 2011 – 5:13 PM
As many of you know, my treatment specialty is Osteopathic manual structural therapy and exercise prescription. However, over the years I have had patients that have requested just an exercise program to help manage their pain, be it neck, back, or shoulder, because they cannot afford to attend PT. Many cannot attend therapy because they either have too high of a co-pay/deductible [...]
Core Training and it’s effect on athletic performance, injury prevention, and injury treatment
March 3, 2011 – 12:28 PM
Core training (mid line musculature) has been added to many exercise programs and the virtues of this type of training have been detailed in many media outlets, magazine articles, and also by health professionals, myself included. However, I read an interesting article by John M Cissik, MBA, PT from the Texas Women’s University in Denton, [...]