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My daughter is a figure skater, so of course, I love to work with figure skaters! It just so happens that these athletes will have a ton of issues in their S-I joint and pelvic and hip muscles. I thoroughly enjoy working on this area and doing the detective work to figure out which musclesContinue reading “Figure Skating”

I was taking a continuing education course, and the instructor told us a quote by a researcher.  It went something like, “the best thing I ever did was take MRI’s of non-symptomatic people.”   What the researcher was saying is that he found that, for example, lumbar stenosis and disc degeneration issues were also shownContinue reading “A Closer Look”

My diagnosing abilities have definitely developed and improved over time!  If you come in to see me for low back pain, I won’t just assess your low back only.  Low back pain can come from a variety of reasons: – issues in different body parts that are then affecting the low back-weakness in certain muscles, tightnessContinue reading “Differential Diagnosis for Low Back Pain”

Another huge focus of mine is to look for compensatory patterns in all areas of your body.  What does that mean? Well, your body has muscles that are: My job is to find and pinpoint the imbalances that are happening in your body.  Then, I’ll help you to break these patterns to balance your bodyContinue reading “Compensation Patterns”

My PT life completely changed after I took courses on “physical art”. It changed my way of seeing the human body and how to fix it!  With the foundational principles I learned, I was then able to develop my own techniques on every part of the body.  It truly is not a one approach fitsContinue reading “Not Just Science, but an ART”

I love looking at posture!  I can’t help myself, but I notice everyone’s posture everywhere I go.  At the hockey rink, I can see when a player’s ankles are not looking great in their skates as they propel on the ice. Or, I’ll notice a need for upper quarter postural re-training and know that theyContinue reading “Posture at the ice hockey rink”

I found that it’s of utmost importance to check your diaphragm no matter what issue you are coming into the clinic with.  If there are problems, I’ll do diaphragm release and diaphragm neuro re-ed.  But it’s not just breathing that will improve. Low back pain and neck/upper back/ shoulder issues improve by having me workContinue reading “Breathing”

We are not just bodies but we have a soul- our mind, emotions, and will, and a spirit- the deepest part of us.  So many times, when my patients come to see me for their PT, I think “Oh, my friend is coming!”  In my eyes, friendship can be healing in itself.  We are allContinue reading “Body, Soul, and Spirit”

I was thinking about my early days at a PT and I thought, “I wasn’t very good in my younger years.”   But then I remembered some really nice testimonies.  I helped a man with his long-standing low back pain and he was so impressed that he recommended his friend to also come see me.Continue reading “Patient Success Stories”

Many clients have been wearing orthotics to help alleviate foot pain, but many still suffer with foot pain and things like plantar fasciitis. Though orthotics can be helpful, there are usually muscle issues that are causing foot pain. In an initial assessment, we test the mobility and strength of not just your feet and ankles,Continue reading “Foot Pain”