Physical Therapy Exercises for Low Back or Neck Pain
I give a lot of homework to my patients. While seeing me in the clinic is hugely important to a person’s outcome, it’s what that person …
Foam Rolling – Why and How to Do it
The foam roller is an integral part of both my physical therapy practice with my patients and my own fitness and health routine. When used regularly, …
Delayed Onset of Muscle Soreness (DOMS) – What is it?
Does this sound familiar? You wake up one morning stiff as a board. Your shoulders are sore and it feels like you can barely lift your …
Mindful Movement – Moving with Purpose
“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” …
Common Physical Therapy Questions – ice or heat??
Hi everyone! HAPPY NATIONAL PHYSICAL THERAPY MONTH! I have been a proud member of the PT community since 1998 when I entered physical therapy school for …
How To Make a Big Decision
I grew up in Kansas City, Kansas, and moved to Denver, CO, for physical therapy school in 1998. I met my future husband there, started my …
Meet Jessica Valant – Pilates and Physical Therapy Professional
I’m Jessica. I’m a physical therapist and a Pilates teacher. I am a wife, a business owner and a mom. I am an endometriosis and infertility …
