ASTYM – Helping Post-Mastectomy

The term Astym may be new to you. Astym therapy was designed to help mobilize soft tissues in order to promote healing. Astym is a form of therapy that helps regenerate healthy soft tissue like muscles and tendons. Through the process of Astym therapy, it reduces scar, degeneration and fibrosis tissues that could be causing […]
Suffering from Sciatic Pain

What is sciatica? Sciatica describes conditions such as numbers, weakness, tingling, or the pain which travels down the sciatic nerve, which goes down the back of the leg all the way till the heel. The sciatic nerve provides the muscles in the back of the leg and also supplies sensation in the back of the leg, […]
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Comprehensive Evaluation & Treatment

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common peripheral nerve entrapment syndrome, affecting more than eight million individuals annually. Risk factors for CTS include previous wrist fracture, pregnancy, genetic predisposition, diabetes, and arthritis. A higher prevalence is also noted in occupational groups that require tasks that are repetitive and/or cause hand/arm vibrations (e.g., grinders, butchers, computer […]
Pain after lumbar epidural steroid injection

Epidurals are one of the most effective ways of treating pain and other issues in the spinal column. As a minimally-invasive method of delivering drugs and medication straight to the body, these injections play a vital role in keeping many back-related conditions like spinal stenosis and sciatica manageable. Epidural steroid injections have seen marked success […]
Physical Therapy for a Torn Rotator Cuff

Is this familiar – you reach up and across your body to fasten a seat belt, lift a milk jug from the fridge, or reach into the last seat of the car and experience a pain in the front of your shoulder? Do you face achiness down the side of your upper arm? Does the […]
Tension Headaches

Are you tortured by headache pain morning, noon and night, day after day? Does emotional and/or physical stress always seem to trigger a headache? If so, you’re one of the many people who suffer from stress-related or tension headaches. These headaches have own distinctive style, and some of their underlying causes may actually surprise you. […]
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Overview Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is an inherited disorder that weakens the connective tissues of your body — primarily your skin, joints & blood vessel walls. It can make your joints loose and your skin thin as well as easily bruised. It also can weaken blood vessels & organs. Connective tissue is a complex mixture of proteins & other substances […]
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

What is Covid-19? Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that can cause illnesses such as, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), common cold & Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). This disease is called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by a member of the coronavirus family that has never been encountered before. Cases of COVID-19 have been firstly reported […]
Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome

Overview Tarsal tunnel syndrome is a condition of the foot caused by repeated pressure that results in damage on the posterior tibial nerve. The tibial nerve branches off of the sciatic nerve which runs down the back of the thigh & is found near your ankle. The tibial nerve runs through the tarsal tunnel, which […]
Patellar Tendonitis

Overview Patellar tendonitis, also known as jumper’s knee, is an injury or inflammation of the tendon connecting your kneecap (patella) to your shinbone (tibia). Your pain may be mild or severe. The patellar tendon works with the muscles at the front of your thigh to extend your knee so that you can run, kick & […]