As a dancer, I had never really thought about my balance or finding ways to strengthen it until after my first major knee surgery in my 30s. Even after years of physical therapy and rehabilitation, my turns are poor and my balance, particularly on one foot, is not great. You Read more…
As my dad has never had the best memory, even when he was younger, this is a topic that I’ve been curious to research, especially now that he’s in his 70s and showing the early signs of dementia. In particular, I wanted to see what science says about sites like Read more…
I will admit, this is a topic that I suggested due to personal experience. As my son has grown into toddlerhood and topped 20 pounds, and now that he is no longer in the basket that I can strap him into before putting it into the car, I have had Read more…
While living with fibromyalgia can be a painful and frustrating disease, physical therapy can help ease many of its symptoms. Several of our member clinics specifically treat the condition and offered their advice on how to feel better, every day. What is fibromyalgia? Can physical therapy help? Fibromyalgia is a Read more…
Every once in a while, I get to indulge my inner Tiger and celebrate both my alma mater and its fantastic students. As a member of the board for my university’s alumni chapter here in Atlanta (I launched and maintain the website for Mizzou Atlanta), I got to be a Read more…
I’m sure that the majority of the people that read this post will already know that exercise is good for your health. That said, sometimes it’s good to have your beliefs reinforced with hard data on how exactly it helps your body to fight disease. And feel better. And live Read more…
While I’ve been recommending a lot of these tactics, especially web optimization and building up content on your site, it was interesting to see the broader picture of how consumers find business. I agreed with our expert Joy Scott, of Scott Public Relations, that people are no longer finding out Read more…
Sometimes writing is all about speaking to your audience. With October being National Physical Therapy Month, at PTPN we wanted to focus on all of the specialty programs offered by PTs, educating the public about what they can find at their local physical therapy office and encouraging PTs to start Read more…
It saddens me to think that last month we had to celebrate that the obesity rate for preschoolers had declined by a percentage point in five states. The reality is that we still can say one out of eight preschoolers is obese. Now that I’m a parent, I’m more aware Read more…
I am still amazed that many of our network members do not have websites for their clinics; they simply don’t understand the need. Perhaps it’s a generational divide. They see it as a flashy waste of time; as a patient, I see it as a way to get to know Read more…