physiquality blog: if you’re in pain, try physical therapy before relying on painkillers

So this is one of my fears. Having dealt with chronic knee problems for most of my life, I am reluctant to take painkillers, particularly opioids like Vicodin or Oxycodone, as I know they are addictive. Given the number of addicts in my family (even when they are more prone to alcohol than anything else), […]

physiquality blog: stress and back pain

Some weeks, I struggle to get contributors. And some, I get four people to contribute. Clearly, back pain — and its connection to stress — is an important topic. I think that some people forget how much stress can affect our bodies. Not only does it wear us down and emotionally drain us, but it […]

physiquality blog: injury prevention for dancers

As a dancer who has had multiple knee surgeries after 30+ years of training, this is a subject that is near and dear to my heart. I have spoken with physical therapists in the past about whether I would have tried some of these techniques to reduce my chance of injury, but thinking back to […]

physiquality blog: what every golfer should know about injuries

Some weeks it’s a struggle to get qualified information for my posts on health and wellness. And then there are weeks like this, where I had three highly-qualified experts contact me with pages of excellent information. While I don’t play golf myself, I understand the dangers of overuse and wanted to share as much advice […]

physiquality blog: how do physical therapists improve women’s health?

I suppose I’m rather thankful that I’ve never had any feminine issues serious enough that I needed to seek treatment (except for the lone pregnancy, which is of course a whole other ballgame). I’ll admit that since I had Andrew, I do have a small issue when I sneeze occasionally. But it doesn’t happen frequently […]

physiquality blog: if you’re in pain, try physical therapy before relying on painkillers

physiquality blog: stress and back pain

physiquality blog: injury prevention for dancers

physiquality blog: what every golfer should know about injuries

physiquality blog: how do physical therapists improve women’s health?

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