OrthoWell Orthopedic & Sports Physical Therapy

Life is Sometimes “A Pain in the Neck!”

orthowell — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 19:01:51 +0000

I think that most of you would agree that life is sometimes a “pain in the neck”! The source of the pain is usually multi-factorial and may include such things...

PUMP YOU UP!!

orthowell — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 23:17:17 +0000

So how important is resistance training? I have had the privilege of working with one of my peers, a fellow PT, and strength and conditioning specialist, Mike Stare from Spectrum...

Headaches!! Aspirin or Exercise?

orthowell — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:42:04 +0000

One of the most common types of stress-related headaches is called a cervicogenic headache. This type of headache is the result of referred pain from boney or soft tissue structures...

Why does your knee keep on hurtin’?

orthowell — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:49:46 +0000

As the adage goes “ The more treatments we have for something, the more we don’t understand the cause”, it seems that anterior (front) knee pain or patellofemoral (kneecap) dysfunction...

Foam Rolling Technique

orthowell — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:52:44 +0000

As most of you know, a very important part of our practice is the treatment of soft tissue dysfunction. This may be in the form of a muscle “knot”, chronic...

Low Back Pain – Part 3 – BEST Evidence-Based Core Exercises!

orthowell — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:43:58 +0000

So what are the BEST evidence-based Core exercises? Evidence from random controlled trials of people suffering from low back pain show that core stabilization exercises result in significant improvements in...

Low Back Pain -Part 2- Getting Down To The “CORE”

orthowell — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:31:17 +0000

Getting down to the CORE!! What is your Core? It is defined as the center or “core” of your body. It is the “powerhouse” around which all limb movement is...

I DID IT !!!!!!

orthowell — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:28:04 +0000

My inaugural return to a competitive 5K!! The RUSH has returned!! After a year of strength training and a progressive increase in running intensity, distance, and frequency I thought I...

Low Back Pain -Part 1- Common Sense or Evolution?

orthowell — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 03:36:59 +0000

So why is it that 80% of people at some point will experience low back pain? Is it that we were never meant to evolve from knuckle dragging or is...

KinesioTape-The Evidence

orthowell — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:25:39 +0000

I have received several comments from bloggers that “there is no evidence” regarding the effectiveness of Kinesiology Taping or KinesioTaping Techniques. I would like to share with you some very...