by Sarah Apple Kingsley, pt, dpt Frozen shoulder, also known as adhesive capsulitis is a disease or disorder in which you begin to lose the function and range of motion of your shoulder. It is associated with a thickening, scarring, or contracture of the capsule that surrounds the shoulder joint. Pain is often associated […]
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PT Corner with Friends
Thyroid Health – Association and Risks for Frozen Shoulder
By Sarah Kingsley
Feb 10, 2023
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PT Corner with Kristin Williams
Fascia and Why We May Want to Release It
By Kristin Williams
Feb 2, 2023
Coming up next weekend (Sunday, February 12, 10-11:30am ET), Lara is doing her monthly workshop on ways to take care of our various soft tissues. Sounds AMAZING right? One area she will be focusing on is fascia and if you’re wondering what fascia is and why you may want to free it up, keep reading. […]
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PT Corner with Friends
Why Sucking in Your Belly is Sabotaging You
By Guest Author
Jan 27, 2023
by Ashley Newton, PT, DPT Think about how you stand. Are you drawing your low belly in and trying to stand as tall as possible? Believe it or not, you may be doing too much. More often than not, when people try to correct their posture, they over-correct and can wind up creating more […]
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Vegan Recipes
Vegan Chili
By Kristin Williams
Jan 26, 2023
Chili is a must this time of year when the temperature falls. It’s comforting, warming, satisfying, and easy to make! Try our favorite vegan chili recipe! This vegan chili is incredibly rich and velvety and packed with layers of complex flavor, just like a classic chili should be.
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PT Corner with Friends
WHY YOU SHOULD FALL IN LOVE WITH STRENGTH TRAINING, EVEN IF YOU THINK IT’S NOT FOR YOU
By Guest Author
Jan 18, 2023
Thalia Wynne, PT, DPT, AT, RYT-200 Our bodies adapt to the demands we place on them – Wolff’s law. This is the foundational rule for why we need resistance training. Our brains, the CEO of our body system, want their companies, our bodies, to be efficient. This means if you don’t use it, the […]
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PT Corner with Friends
Why Yoga is Good for Mental Health
By Sarah Kingsley
Jan 11, 2023
by Sarah Apple Kingsley, pt, dpt Mental health awareness has recently become a more prevalent theme in social discourse. The COVID pandemic took a major toll on families financially, physically, emotionally, and perhaps most of all mentally. Lives were flipped upside down, causing mental stress for many as human beings are creatures of habits […]
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PT Corner with Friends
Pelvic Pain
By Teagan Schweitzer
Jan 3, 2023
by Ashley Newton, PT, DPT Pelvic pain, a topic that when I started my career as a physical therapist was not well-talked about, is now enmeshed in conversations over platforms such as TikTok and Instagram. As someone who is passionate about health equity, literacy, and informed care, I am over the moon that more […]