Debunking Health Insurance Benefits

If I had a dollar for every time I heard “Physical Therapy is too expensive” or “My deductible is too high”, I would have a lot of dough… Unfortunately, these phrases are common nowadays with how the model of healthcare is changing. Gone are the days of no deductibles, 0% co-pays that you used to […]

Exercise and Stress Management

By Elaina Gayles | Therapydia Lake Oswego Stress is your body’s normal response to changing or demanding circumstances. Stress can be a necessary response temporarily, but long term stress can be exhausting and unpleasant. Exercise is one way to manage psychological stress and PTs are advantaged to provide insight into how it helps and which […]

Your Brain On Pain

By Tony D’Ovidio, PT, DPT, OCS, MTC Therapydia Portland   As a physical therapist my day sometimes feels like it revolves around pain. Every 45 minutes I see a new person with a unique complaint, but most of them have the same problem: pain somewhere in the body is limiting them from doing the things […]

5 Things To Know For CrossFit Beginners

By Tyler Baca Therapydia Beaverton   As a physical therapist, a CrossFit coach, and a human of the world the biggest barrier to entry for CrossFit is the idea that “I need to get fit to try CrossFit.” This is completely understandable given that the social media around CrossFit is filled with videos and pictures […]

Blood Flow Restriction Therapy FAQs

By Tyler Lusignan Therapydia NOLA Blood Flow Restriction Therapy or BFR is a brief and intermittent occlusion or restriction of arterial and venous blood of the upper or lower extremity (arm or leg). BFR can be used to augment skeletal muscle adaptation, promote systemic metabolic and cardiovascular changes while at rest or with low intensity […]

5 Yoga Poses For Increased Mobility

Mobility is the ability to control the movement in your joints, muscles, and tendons throughout their entire available ranges of motion. Mobility is similar to flexibility, but mobility incorporates both flexibility and strength. Mobility training can help reduce risk of injury and optimize performance as muscles perform better and can contract more forcefully when they […]

Crossfit Dynamic Warmup Moves

If you are planning on doing a high intensity workout such as crossfit or HIIT training, it is important to incorporate a dynamic warm up to the muscle groups and joints you are about to use. A dynamic warm up is one that will elevate your heart rate, could involve large and small movements and […]