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 physical therapy. So this is something that has […]
New York City Physical Therapy
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% of the population of the United States admitted that […]
Palpation and Training for Transverse Adbominis
Need Physical Therapy near Midtown? Learn more about Miccass PT. In our last piece we talked about the transverse abdominis (TA) what it was, and how it could be impacting your life. So now that you know a little more about the TA let’s talk about an exercise that you can do to strengthen it. […]
Lower Back Pain May Not Need Pills, New Study Suggests
Lower back pain (LBP) is a pretty common ailment that many people deal with. Some skeptics believe that a needle and a pill bottle are always the answer to anything and everything involving pain. However there is evidence to question these beliefs for individuals suffering from LBP. A new study from the American College of Physicians (ACP) […]
