Geaux to Physical Therapy

  It’s New Year‘s Eve.  The countdown begins and the ball is going to drop.  Don’t drop the ball on this one- a new year’s resolution.  It’s down to the wire, but I can finally cross it off my list, because I have a resolution.  Thanks to a friend, I’m joining a group of people [...]

Delivering holiday cheer, hope, and of course Christmas presents to all the good boys and girls of the world is an enormous undertaking.  As I was doing my last-minute shopping I started wondering about the physical demands of Santa’s job.  Physical therapists develop the best treatment plans when they have a good understanding of the [...]

October is National Physical Therapy Month (NPTM).  This year’s focus is on sports injury prevention through the lifespan. Staying active is important at every stage of life.   Sports are a good option for people looking to get exercise without hitting up boring cardio equipment like the “dreadmill.”  There are several options for staying active through sports [...]

This weekend I participated in the MS 150 Best Dam Bike Ride, to raise awareness and money to find a cure for multiple sclerosis (MS).  The event is a fun and unique experience, riding 75 miles each day for two days with around 2,000 other people who have all sorts of stories. There were a [...]

An article[i] in the The Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT) recently discussed a possible new hallmark of carpal tunnel syndrome – a stiff neck.  Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a condition in which a nerve in the wrist is compressed, causing symptoms of numbness, tingling, and weakness in the hand.  It can cause considerable pain and debility [...]

Since the news about the air traffic controllers a few weeks ago, it seems like the topic of sleep is being discussed everywhere. When I initially evaluate my patients I ask about their sleep habits and make recommendations on which positions might be the best and those to avoid.  The position in which one chooses [...]

I thought we’d never get rid of all that snow.  The weather this past week has been really nice, leaving only a few remnants of this past season’s blizzard.  But we’re all done with that, right?   It’s hard to (ok, maybe it’s an excuse) clean in the winter in Wisconsin.  Who likes to clean [...]