Spasms, Cramps, and Charley Horses…..Oh My!

Have you ever woken in the middle of the night to that horrible cramping pain in your foot with your poor toes all curled up? Or have you been in the middle of a great jog when all of sudden you are hit with a charley horse in your calf or hamstring? I think most […]

Top 10 Snowshoeing Spots

Looking to do some snowshoeing? Check out my list of the top 10 snowshoeing spots in the Greater Portland Area. Key: Low Traffic (encounter 3 people or less) – LT High Traffic (encounter 4+ people) – HT     Sun/shade Gull Crest Trail is a 5.7 mile network in Cape Elizabeth. With many miles and few people, […]

Is climbing ruining your posture?

Climbing is great exercise for your arms and back, but is it also affecting your spine in a negative way? Climbing uses a constant rowing motion, or a downward pulling motion. These types of motions utilize muscles in your back like: the latissimus, rhomboids, middle and lower trapezius. These muscles often play a role in […]

Pool Workout For Beginners

For years now you’ve lived down the street from the community pool but for some reason you’ve never utilized the facilities; or maybe with the weather cooling down and the days getting shorter, you need a new exercise option. An extremely beneficial, enjoyable, and often overlooked form of exercise is aquatic exercise. No, I don’t […]

What is Dry Needling

What exactly is dry needling? It is a pain relieving technique that physical therapists use involving. A thin mono-filament needle without any liquid in it (dry). Used to penetrate the skin and stimulate underlying trigger points or muscle “knots”. How does this differ from acupuncture? Needles are identical. Dry needling is used to relieve pain […]

5 Best Exercises for Ski Season

For those of us who are winter enthusiasts it’s a very exciting time! I’m an avid skier and this is the time of year when I start to think about getting my legs and core in shape for the season. Whether it’s alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, or even snowshoeing, you will need good leg […]

Manage Pain through Desensitization

Have you had a recent injury or surgery and found yourself concerned with the amount of sensitivity the area around the injury has developed? Does it feel like the skin at, or around, the site of injury has developed a heightened sensitivity or pain?  If so, you may have hypersensitive nerve endings that could benefit […]

Top Physical Therapist Approved Shoes

As a physical therapist, one of the most common questions I get asked by people of all ages with a variety of injuries is: “Do my shoes affect the injury I have or can a different kind of shoe help?” The short answer is yes. The mechanics of our feet and the support they have […]

Blue Collar Crowds and Back Pain: Risk Factors and Resolutions

Back pain is prevalent in both white-collar and blue-collar work forces. The blue-collar crowd, however, is at a higher risk due to the nature of their jobs. It has been shown that increased biomechanical loads and improper lifting posture is related to back pain and missed days of work related to back pain. Other risk […]

To Tilt or not to Tilt

One of the most common questions I get from people who suffer from low back pain is, “I was thinking about getting a tilt (inversion) table for my back pain, what do you think about them?” Honestly, I have mixed feelings.  It is important to understand what tilting upside down can do to your body.  […]

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