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#ChoosePT for Knee Ailments
Too much money in America is spent on medical treatment. That shouldn’t surprise anyone. But there was a pretty interesting piece the other day which spoke about knee patients who were spending an egregious amount of money on unnecessary procedures, up to and...
Couch to 5K: Return to Running
If you’ve been out of running for some time, due to injury or just life getting in the way, it’s important to be smart about going back. Yes, you can just lace up a pair of sneakers and run around Central Park, but there are some concerns. Be safe with your body,...
Running Essentials: Tight Butt
When running, you may think that your whole objective should be all about leg strength. Of course you need to have great quads, calves and hamstrings, but these are not all that need to be well developed. Muscles that are typically weak in runners are the gluteus and...
Runners Fitness Peaks Much Later
There is an epidemic sweeping the nation. It’s something we all need be mindful of; any one of us is susceptible. I’m talking about the fact that we are living longer and are all generally finding ourselves healthier at older ages. A case in point is a recent...
Tiger Tail for Your Aching Calf
Need Physical Therapy near Midtown? Learn more about Miccass PT. Wednesday we talked about foam rolling for the larger muscles, such as your quads or IT band. Today let’s talk about the smaller muscles, such as your calf. While you can foam roll the calf, it is much...
Foam Rolling 101
You may have heard the term “foam rolling” but you may not know exactly what it is. Wether you are an athlete, dancer, like to walk a lot or a commuter taking a lot of subway stairs every day, it is important to roll out your muscles. Foam rolling is a way of...
Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy NYC
Records of the healing power of the human touch and massage date back to the Egyptians in 2000+ BC. Massage has been used through the centuries to treat ailments. Since the 1900’s developments in all areas of soft tissue have helped to make this evidence-based...
Knee Pain Relief With 2 Simple Home Exercises
Cursory bending or kneeling shouldn’t’ ever mean you need to live with knee pain. If you are between visits to your physical therapist and you want to stretch out your knees, here are two home exercises you can try. Remember if you are or have been under the care of a...
“No Knees Past Toes” is No Myth
There is a pretty famous saying for those in the physical therapy and fitness world: There should be “no knees past toes” when you are stretching. This includes squats and lunges and this is for both athletes and for regular folks who are recovering from injury using...
Select Knee Related Movement Pain is Unnecessary Knee Related Movement Pain is Unnecessary
There was a sobering statistic in the March issue of The American Physical Therapy Association’s newsletter PT in Motion about knee related movement pain that all people should be aware of. 8.5% is the number and you may even find yourself in this group. In 2014 8.5%...