Health and Wellness
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Myth: Doing Kegels is Always the Answer to your Leakage
July 7, 2020
In theory, it would make sense to do Kegels to decrease incontinence; however, a tight (high-tone or tense) pelvic floor can often be the cause of urine leakage. Kegels are repeated contractions of the pelvic floor muscles, while urinary incontinence is the loss of bladder control with leakage of urine. Need a comparison? Let’s compare […]
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ABC’s to Mental Health
June 16, 2020
Now more than ever, we are being faced with a time of uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Regular routines have been changed to include new realities such as working from home, temporary job uncertainties, home-schooling children, social distancing and health concerns. These changes are challenging and impact us all differently, but we are in […]
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Get Out and Get Active with your Family
June 2, 2020
If life has taught us nothing else these past few months, it is that we are highly adaptable as individuals when it is asked of us. Think about it, we went from a world of schedules, routines, regular social interactions with peers, family and friends to our daily routines being totally uprooted. We’ve started relying […]
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3 Golf Swing Faults that Contribute to Low Back Pain
May 19, 2020
With some restrictions for the stay at home order being lifted, many of us are out golfing right now (some for the very first time). Many players experience low back pain during or after a round of golf, making the game a little less fun. Low back pain is the biggest complaint among golfers. […]
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WE’RE REOPENING!
April 24, 2020
The global and rapid spread of COVID-19 across the state of Michigan resulted in the closing of our 15 local clinics on March 25th like many other businesses in the area. At this time, the company’s ownership has made the decision to re-open each of the locations to the public beginning on May 1st. […]
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Fostering Healthy Athletes to Avoid Injury
August 21, 2018
Do you have children? Do they participate in an organized sport? Have you thought about their chances of injury? The statistics do not sound great. The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine cited that • High school athletes account for an estimated 2 million injuries and 500,000 doctor visits and 30,000 hospitalizations each […]
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Eliminating Your Fear of Falling
September 19, 2017
In today’s day and age, we are living longer, but are we living happier lives? Independence is highly valued in our culture. Our own house. Our own car. We have learned to take pride in single handedly dealing with our own problems. Our time is valuable and our lives are busy. It is this sense […]
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Calming Your Fear of Dizziness
September 5, 2017
I love treating dizzy people. Does that sound weird? Really, treating people with vestibular disorders is a passion of mine. When a person experiences pain, we can all relate to that. We have all had some type of injury or accident that has caused us pain and typically we can see the cause of our […]
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Recovering from a Concussion. How a Physical Therapist Can Help.
August 22, 2017
People generally associate concussions with sports, but concussions can also occur from car accidents, slips and falls, and traumatic brain injuries. The American Institute of Balance defines a concussion as an acceleration or deceleration of the brain. This leads to a stretching, shearing, or tearing of neurons in the brain that lead to structural or […]
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4 Stages to Relieving Your Low Back Pain
August 8, 2017
Do you or someone you know have back or neck pain? One of our McKenzie trained physical therapists can help! The McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) is a systematic approach to classifying and treating syndromes of the spine. The most common cause of neck and back pain falls under the McKenzie classification […]