As a parent of a toddler, I have found it difficult to shed those last few pounds left after my son was born. As he’s gotten older, he goes to bed earlier. And with my husband on the road a lot for work, it means I can’t really leave the Read more…
I was rather proud of how this post came together. Rather than taking my advice from a few sentences I’d requested from a member, my research was pages of information on each problem, loads of information that had to be summarized in a paragraph or two without losing accuracy, while Read more…
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…
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…
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…
Now that I am a mother to a baby boy with a partner who is highly athletic and competitive, I have a feeling that many youth sports are in our future. While I don’t know what our little man will take a fancy to, or for what he’ll have an Read more…
I can’t believe it’s been five years since PTPN launched Physiquality, a health and wellness brand for its member physical therapists. At the time, I was working for PTPN’s national headquarters in California, and oversaw the creation of the original website (as I’ve overseen its development, expansion and blog ever Read more…