Health and Wellness
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Cycling: Choosing the Right Bike
June 22, 2023
My passion for cycling began in 1999 while training for my first triathlon. I was drawn by the enjoyment of being on the open road turning the cranks by the power of my legs and going distances that my running legs had not been able to carry me. At the time, I was riding an […]
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Upper Body Rock Climbing Injuries
June 6, 2023
Rock climbing made its Olympic debut at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Three different forms of the sport were featured in Olympic competition: bouldering, lead sport climbing, and speed climbing. Bouldering entails climbing a wall of up to 15 feet height without a rope. The wall is surrounded by padding for protection. The goal […]
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Treating the Whole Patient
May 16, 2023
Why the Relationship Between Your Providers Matters In the current age where experiences are becoming more and more digitized, it can be tricky to determine where our healthcare should fall in that realm. There are many benefits to modern healthcare; electronic patient records that can be easily accessed, text reminders for appointments, online check-ins, etc. […]
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The Importance of Self-Care
May 9, 2023
Why Everyone Needs Self-Care May is the month to officially celebrate mothers but it is also a month that observes Mental Health Awareness and Women’s Health Month. With the most recent celebration of Mother’s Day, I have been reflecting on the impact caregiving and parenting has had on my own physical and mental health. Balancing […]
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Breastfeeding Tips & Tricks
April 21, 2023
As you enter into parenthood, there seem to be a million different choices to make. Some of them start early, like will you find out the baby’s gender or wait for a surprise? Will you share names or keep them secret? Others you research meticulously like the best car seat or how to do baby-led […]
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How to Become an Athletic Trainer
March 15, 2023
I graduated from Aquinas College back in 2019, which feels like forever ago! Since I began practicing 4 years ago, there have been some changes to athletic training education. The biggest change over the last few years is that the entry-level for the profession is now a master’s degree. Overall, the material that is covered […]
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What is the “right” kind of exercise?
February 20, 2023
It can be confusing to navigate the fitness world, whether you are just embarking upon regular exercise for the first time, or have been an athlete your whole life. Lots of people have strong opinions about exercises you should always do or never do, and some of them have research or experience to back those […]
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Brain Maps
November 23, 2022
Did you know that our brains have maps of our bodies? There’s a fancy scientific word for them—the homunculus, and these maps have been extensively studied. Each part of your body has an area in the brain that corresponds to it – receives information, interacts with it, and informs and is informed by it. Some […]
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Endometriosis and the Benefits of Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
November 11, 2022
Can a pelvic floor therapist help women who suffer from Endometriosis? The answer is yes!!! Let’s start with what is endometriosis. Endometriosis is a painful disorder in which tissue, similar to the tissue that lines a woman’s uterus, grows outside the uterus affecting organs such as the ovaries, fallopian tubes, the tissue lining the pelvis, […]
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Underrepresented: Making PT More Accessible
October 26, 2022
What fuels my passion and sole existence of being a physical therapist is to make physical therapy more accessible to everyone without exceptions. Despite race, how one identifies, culture, legal status, experiences, finances, background, language, and all the layers that come with being a human being; I truly believe physical therapy is beneficial and should […]