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June 13, 2021 SIRVA – Shoulder Injuries Related To Vaccine Administration Have you – or anyone you know – been experiencing prolonged shoulder problems since getting their vaccine? Shoulder injuries related to vaccine administration (otherwise known as… Read it June 6, 2021 Why Proper Breathing is Essential for Good Core Strength When I’m working with clients, one of the most common things I see when someone is having trouble engaging their core is that they tend to hold their breath. Why is this important?… Read it May 30, 2021 Why Your Neck Stretches Aren’t Working… Do you suffer from chronic neck pain and ever wonder… Why don’t my neck stretches work? Even though you’ve Googled and YouTubed them about a hundred times… There are a few reasons why… Read it May 30, 2021 Could Your Knee Pain be Coming From Your Lower Back? One of the most important things to get right when it comes to successfully resolving knee pain is to correctly identify the source. Is your knee pain actually due to a problem in your… Read it May 3, 2021 Should You See Your Doctor First for Back or Knee Pain As a physical therapist I speak to a LOT of people on the phone and over Zoom daily – helping them figure out what to do about their back and knee pain. One of the biggest questions… Read it April 21, 2021 Arthroscopic Knee Surgery – Does It Even Work? You might be aware of this already – but I have a weekly column in the Nextdoor Magazine- and while researching for my latest article – I came across an interesting study titled:… Read it April 18, 2021 Common Golf Injuries and How to Avoid Them There’s been a lot of talk about golf here in the office this past week…. Golf season is officially here in the DMV area. And there is nothing worse than an unexpected injury ruining… Read it April 11, 2021 Knee Pain while Running? Don’t blame Arthritis Spring is officially here and it’s around this time that a lot of folks return to or begin a running program. If you’re over the age of 40 – one of the most common questions I get is…… Read it April 4, 2021 No More Sciatica Pain! Suffering Since 6 months This is a success story about one of my clients who had been suffering with chronic sciatica pain in his buttock, leg and back. He came in earlier this week – FINALLY – after several… Read it March 16, 2021 Positive News Update: Both doses of the COVID 19 vaccines received. We’re so happy to announce some extremely positive news – Trupti Mehta at Manual Medicine Spine & Sports Physical Therapy has received both Covid-19 vaccinations. As a business we have… Read it March 1, 2021 Knee Pain: Top Four Causes and What You can Do Suffering from on/off knee pain that won’t go away? If so – you’re not alone – it is the second most common complaint of musculoskeletal pain (back pain is number one) and it impacts… Read it December 8, 2020 5 Signs Your Core is Weak – And What You Should Do About it! A strong, healthy core is important for our health and posture. When your core is strong and working properly, you will have less back pain, better posture, and will move with more… Read it November 24, 2020 Case Study Review: Tight Hamstrings? If you’ve ever felt tightness in your hamstrings, the typical advice you get from friends, family, and even well-meaning health and wellness professionals is to stretch them. Well… if… Read it November 18, 2020 5 Tips to Avoid Back Pain while Raking Leaves Fall is my favorite season! And while leaf peeping is a favorite activity of mine, leaf raking is not. It’s even worse when it causes back pain. As more and more people continue their… Read it November 11, 2020 Tight Hip Flexors? When Stretching Isn’t Enough… Why are my Hip Flexors Always so Tight?! Chances are if you’ve landed here you’re one of the many many people who have tried again and again to fix their tight hip flexors. If you have… Read it September 13, 2020 Do I Have a Pinched Nerve? Picture this: it’s Monday morning. You roll out of bed to find that you can barely turn your head to the right. When you try to force it, pain shoots down into your right hand. As you… Read it September 6, 2020 Do You Ever Feel Like You’re Slouching? Do you ever feel like your shoulders are just pulling you into a slouch? There’s one specific muscle – the pec minor – that may be contributing to this, as well as pain in the… Read it August 30, 2020 Four Tips for Shoulder Pain and Mobility Decreased shoulder mobility can really put a damper on your lifestyle. It can lead to pain with putting items up overhead, problems putting on/taking off clothes, cause sleeping… Read it August 23, 2020 Can Neck Pain Cause Headaches? Do you suffer from both neck pain and headaches? Can neck pain cause headaches?? Headaches can be disabling – making it difficult or impossible to socialize, exercise, work and even… Read it August 16, 2020 7 Tips For Neck And Shoulder Pain The reason this blog contains neck & shoulder pain AND headaches is that often people can’t decide what it is they really have. Pain in this area can be vague and confusing. It can… Read it August 9, 2020 “Last Night My Neck Pain Got So Bad… I Couldn’t Even Turn My Head…” If you or a loved one suffer from chronic pain – so bad that you struggle to do simple things like turning your head to look over your shoulder, reading this report may be the most… Read it August 2, 2020 Shoulder Pain Not Going Away? This Could Be Why.. Whether it’s shoulder pain, neck pain, back pain or knee pain that you’re dealing with – if you have a nagging pain or injury that just won’t go away – no matter what you try – it’s a… Read it July 27, 2020 It’s a “Mental” Pandemic Game Now… Have you been hoping that once everything goes back to normal, then your pain, stiffness or arthritis will also magically get normal? Well that’s what I heard from one of my clients… Read it July 20, 2020 Quarantine giving you a (literal) Pain in your Butt? Staying at home during the coronavirus pandemic doesn’t have to mean staying stationary. If you already have occasional or chronic back pain, it’s so important to take extra care of… Read it

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