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  Your Pain Is a Messenger, Not the Enemy

  Written by: James Harvey What If Your Pain Isn’t the Problem? “My body is betraying me.” “My lower back is killing me.” “My neck just won’t relax.” These are things I hear almost every day as a physical therapist. And I understand why people say them. When you’ve been living with pain for weeks, months,…

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  Healing Begins When We Finally Relax

  Written by: James Harvey On paper, I am a Doctor of Physical Therapy and a breathing instructor. But in reality, I teach people how to relax for a living. People come to me because they are experiencing pain, tension, and discomfort throughout their bodies. Many expect our conversations to revolve around strengthening, stretching, posture, and…

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  Lower Extremity Tendinopathy

  Current research has changed the way we approach tendon rehabilitation and many therapists (myself included) are switching up their treatment plans in favor of better results. When a tendon becomes pathologic, or reactive, 9 times out of 10 this is due to overload relative to the activity it is used to. Overload can be as…

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  Squatting Do’s & Don’ts

  We get asked quite frequently “Is it bad to do squats for a work out?” “How can I protect my spine during work outs?” “It hurts my low back when I’m squatting, do I need to quit?” After observing the squat position of many of our patients, I would prefer to say they should not…