Physical Therapy Blog Orlando

AM & PM recommended stretches

Keeping our bodies lengthened with joints fully mobile prevents us from drifting into the posture pictured on the right! Symmetry and...

SIJ dysfunction, Hip mobility/FAI, and how it's all connected to your pain!

Great interview-learning with Marc Robinson, founder of Evercore and Active Atoms for how hip joint mobility lends to hip FAI, SI Joint...

Stretches/Releases at the Desk or Driving

If you can work stretches and muscle/fascia releases into your day, it makes it easier than coming home to do "homework" for the body! ...

HABIT CHANGE #5 - Bending

The final habit change to address and implement to save your back! Are you bending or hinging? You may be bending over more often than...

Habit Change 4 of 5: Sitting w/ Legs Crossed

HABIT CHANGE 4 of 5: Which is your favorite leg to cross when sitting? Right now, which leg is crossed or are you sitting upon? Do you...

Habit Change 3 of 5: Standing!

Which leg do you love to stand on? We all have a favorite leg to put our weight upon when we are standing in line, chatting with someone,...

Habit Change 2 of 5 to implement now!

We all have our favorite sides we lean towards! Step 1 is to figure out which is your favorite side. Step 2, you need to put forth...

Is Paying Out-of-Pocket Worth it for PT?

If it is 1:1 care for your full session AND they are a manual therapy specialist, YES. Physical Therapy (or physiotherapy) in Orlando...

HABIT CHANGE 1 of 5 to implement now!

Forward tilted pelvis This is the usual position we have to learn to get out of! We tend to lock our knees, compress our low backs, and...

Pinched Nerve or Thoracic Outlet?

Numbness/Tingling and fatigue/heaviness in the arms? We have been stuck doing desk work at our dinner tables since COVID and it hasn't...

Desk Ergonomics

Who is 'stuck' at their desk for 1 or more hours per day? If you know you have 20minutes or more at the station/desk you will be working...

Carpal Tunnel

Is it really Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)? Do your hands tend to "fall asleep"? They sort of feel numb and tingly, usually worse at...

Anterior Pelvic Tilt Posture

Aka "swayback" or "arched low back" posture Does your lower spine posture tend to be arched at the low back, sort of "belly out" with...

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Dynamic Stretching vs Static Stretching!

Q: Is it best to stretch before or after????? A: After!!!! It's best to do a nice warm-up to get blood flowing to those muscles before...

Physical therapy evaluation - what to expect!

So it’s your first visit to get physical therapy? Do you know what to expect or what to look for? No? Well, I’m here to help! Be it nerve...