Physical Therapy Blog (Page 11)

Physical Therapy | May 14, 2020

Wearing Proper Shoes and Assessing Your Feet to Help Decrease Falls

As we get older, our body goes through a lot of changes. Some things that change are not because “you are just getting old,” and…

Wearing Proper Shoes and Assessing Your Feet to Help Decrease Falls

Physical Therapy | May 13, 2020

Personal Protective Equipment- Gloves and Masks

It has become clear that one of the best ways to protect ourselves (and others) is to wear good PPE! Of course, wearing the right…

Personal Protective Equipment- Gloves and Masks

Physical Therapy | May 9, 2020

Raw Honey and All Its Glorious Benefits

A few years ago I was in Bozeman, Montana for vacation and I walked into the cutest honey shop. This is when I got hooked…

Raw Honey and All Its Glorious Benefits

Physical Therapy | May 9, 2020

Washing Your Bedsheets During a Pandemic

On average I wash my bedsheets every 12-14 days. Though when I am sick I wash them and then again immediately after feeling better to…

Washing Your Bedsheets During a Pandemic

Physical Therapy | May 9, 2020

How Balance and Falls Become Affected as We Get Older and What We Can Do About It

Statistics on Balance and Falls One issue that may become problematic as we get older is changes in our balance systems which could potentially…

How Balance and Falls Become Affected as We Get Older and What We Can Do About It

Physical Therapy | May 9, 2020

Pinched Nerves

Vertebrae are bones that make up your spine and the spinal cord runs through a canal in the center of these bones. Nerve roots branch…

Pinched Nerves

Physical Therapy | May 9, 2020

Piriformis Syndrome

This morning I was reading an article on foam rolling your piriformis/gluteus medius and came across piriformis syndrome. Piriformis syndrome really caught my attention because…

Piriformis Syndrome

Physical Therapy | May 8, 2020

Reusable Grocery Bags

Recently local health officials started asking people to not use their reusable grocery bags in stores. Now you might think why? Not everyone is even…

Reusable Grocery Bags

Physical Therapy | May 7, 2020

Kumquats: The “Golden Orange”

When I was younger one of my favorite snacks was kumquats. There was a retailer at the Jacksonville Flea Market that would sell baskets of…

Kumquats: The “Golden Orange”