I can’t believe this is my final blog post for Physiquality and PTPN. It has been quite a journey, starting as a salaried employee in the PTPN office in Calabasas, CA in the summer of 2007 through almost 14 years of continuing to work with the company as a freelancer. Read more…
While I’ve had my share of orthopedic injuries and issues, I’ve been thankful that my back has remained relatively healthy despite a diagnosis of mild scoliosis as a child. Problems like herniated discs are no joke, which is why it’s important for people to understand when they suspect this may Read more…
I had my first major knee surgery more than 15 years ago, so I’ve been working with physical therapists for a long time. But I still continue to learn about various types of exercises and how they can help the body heal and grow stronger. I’d never really thought about Read more…
It’s strange having to care for your parents as you get older. Stepping in and helping them make decisions about their healthcare or their finances. Watching them lose their memory or their health. Both of my parents, and both of my grandmothers, are and were active adults. My mother continues Read more…
I have been fascinated by plyometric exercise since I started hearing about it about 10 years ago. Unfortunately, my joint problems mean that I’m not jumping too much, particularly onto boxes or around obstacles. I have a hard enough time not tripping when I’m just walking up a flight of Read more…
One of the things I learned working for a (now defunct) online learning company for physical therapists was how much they can help patients with cancer. Having watched both of my parents-in-law fight lung cancer, I saw first hand how much the treatments affect the patient as much as the Read more…
This is an interesting post to publish today, as I’ve been released from physical therapy… again. Suffice it to say that more sitting and less movement during the pandemic led to tendonitis. Combined with all of the work I’ve had done on my right knee and hip, this meant my Read more…
I have met a lot of people who fear the pain of physical therapy or, even worse, surgery. So they avoid seeing a doctor, thinking that ignorance is bliss. (Given my last name, it’s not surprising that I disagree.) The challenge with waiting is that the ways that your body Read more…
Growing up as a dancer in a studio where the style was to almost always dance in unison, I didn’t have a high risk of collisions with other people, and I only remember one concussion, earned in high school when I collided with a very large door hinge while leaving Read more…
Dancers have seen the ups and downs of discussions for and against stretching alongside those for warming up one’s body dynamically. I learned early on never to “bounce” in a stretch, particularly early in a class, to avoid pulling a muscle. And later dance classes in my adult years embody Read more…