Are Clarks dress shoes bad for you? It’s a question we hear often from patients struggling with foot, knee, hip, or even back pain—especially those who spend long hours standing or walking in formal footwear. While men’s dress shoes like Clarks and Aldo may look polished and professional, many are built with features that can […]
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Plantar fasciitis is the most common condition involving foot pain seen by healthcare professionals today. According to a study done in 2011, plantar fasciitis occurs in approximately 2 million Americans annually. Also, some researchers believe that plantar fasciitis accounts for 8% to 15% of foot complaints in nonathletic and athletic populations. These statistics show how
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You know those high heels that you like to wear to work everyday all day or those ones you wear to special events or to go out with friends just because they make you taller or make your legs look a certain way? They aren’t just responsible for the blisters and discomfort in your feet
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When you go to physical therapy, at the beginning of each session you might receive a heat pack, but in addition to this you might be set up with some electrodes and receive something called electrical stimulation. You might have a basic idea of what this does in that it decreases pain, but how exactly
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One of the top 3 questions that I get asked on a daily basis is, “Who treats you when you get hurt?” Most people come to their own conclusion that I do not ever get hurt so therefore I never need treatment or that I just live in pain. This is false. I would say
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I get asked this question a lot, about every day and everyone seems to have their own very strong opinion on whether they should stretch or not stretch their hamstrings. Bottom line is anything you do to help your muscles is a good thing but you do have to be careful. Do I usually tell
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Biking is an excellent form of exercise and much easier on the joints than other forms of exercise like running. However, despite its non impact nature, problems and pain can still arrive while cycling that can lead to pain that carries over into everyday life or worse not being able to ride for awhile. What
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Do you often experience knee pain and wonder if weak hamstrings could be the culprit? Weak hamstrings can significantly contribute to knee pain and even back pain. Tight hamstrings can strain your knees, while weak hamstrings symptoms may include instability or discomfort in your lower body. Understanding how to strengthen hamstrings with bad knees is
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We’ve all been there..sitting at our desk for longer than we want. Caught in a meeting that we can’t get out of and has gone on longer than ever imagined. Driving and caught in traffic with no end in sight. And then it happens… Your back starts to get sore. Not terrible. But, at first
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As a physical therapist for the US Olympic Team, I see shoulder pain, a lot of shoulder pain. Most of it, in fact all of it is not the result of some accident that happened, it just started hurting. In fact, shoulder pain, whether you are an Olympic athlete or not, comes on and the
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