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Why Do People with Hip Pain Walk Like Pirates?

Jul 28, 2016

While not quite as popular as zombies these days, pirates are still pretty cool characters… Unless the pirate happens to be you! As a physical therapist and someone who enjoys “people watchi…

What is Your Injury Actually Telling You?

Jul 14, 2016

Written by Danielle McVey, PTA For most of you, you know how much I love being in the water. In fact, my aquatic therapy patients truly get to see a different side of me when I am working with them i…

What Causes Vertigo? All About BPPV

Jul 1, 2016

Is this room actually spinning?

If you have positional vertigo, you might just think so!

By definition, vertigo is the sensation of spinning. More accurately, it’s the sensation that the room/environment is spinning.

This differs from other balance issues like dizziness and feeling unsteady or light-headed.

The cause of positional vertigo is related to the inner ear, often referred to as the vestibular system.

Alphabet Soup! How to Read Back & Neck X-ray and MRI Reports

Jun 17, 2016

Have you ever tried to read an x-ray or MRI report for your low back or neck? It might as well be written in a different language! All you read are huge, ambiguous words and terms like “facet arthro…

The Difference Between Tendonitis and Tendinosis (and how this affects your treatment plan)

Jun 10, 2016

Here’s a common question we here in the clinic: “Do I have tendonitis or tendinosis? And what does that mean?” Since these 2 terms are used so frequently, and often interchangeably, I wanted to…