Shoulder pain during lifting almost always gets the same label: “it’s my rotator cuff.” Sometimes that’s right. But often it isn’t. Or, at least, it is only part of the story.  The shoulder is the most mobile joint in the body, which means a lot of structures share the same small space and can produce

If you’re in a certain season of life and suddenly dealing with new leaks, urgency, dryness, or a pelvic floor that just doesn’t feel like it used to, you’re not alone. This is one of the most common conversations in the clinic. Perimenopause is the transitional window leading up to menopause, and it can last

“I figured I should just rest it until it feels better.” I understand the logic. If something hurts, the instinct is to stop moving it. But when it comes to arthritis, that instinct is often exactly backwards. As a PT who works from a performance-based lens,  meaning I’m always asking “what is this joint capable

“Is there anything I can actually do to make labor go more smoothly?” The honest answer is that birth is unpredictable, and no amount of preparation guarantees a specific outcome, but there is real, physical-therapy-backed groundwork you can lay in the weeks leading up to labor that can help your body work with the process

If you’ve had a DEXA scan and walked away from the appointment holding a piece of paper full of numbers (T-scores, Z-scores, percentages, comparisons to “young adults”) you are not alone. I have sat down with patients almost every week who tell me the same thing: “My doctor said I have osteopenia (or osteoporosis), but

You’re mid-workout. Maybe you’re doing jump rope, running, lifting, or laughing your way through a tough set of squats. And then it happens. A leak. You move on. Sound familiar? If so, you’re far from alone. Leaking during exercise, whether it’s a few drops during a jump or a bigger loss during heavy lifting,  is

Your grip strength is telling you something! If you’ve spent any time on health fitness content lately, you have probably seen the headlines about how grip strength predicts how long you will live. You can test this by squeezing a thing called a dynamometer and you’ll know all you need to know about your future!

I’ve had three very different postpartum experiences. One vaginal birth. One miscarriage. One triplet C-section. And I’ve returned to running and lifting, real running and lifting, after every single one of them. I say that not to impress anyone, but because it changed how I practice. Before I had kids, I could recite the research

If you’re active,  running, lifting, CrossFit, whatever your thing is,  there’s a chance plantar fasciitis has interrupted your training at some point. And if you’re like a lot of the patients I see, there’s a good chance it’s come back more than once. That pattern isn’t bad luck. It’s usually a sign that the first

If you’ve spent any time searching for how to improve your balance, you’ve probably found a lot of lists: “5 exercises to prevent falls,” “10 balance moves for seniors,” things like that. As a physical therapist who has a love of working with older adults, I want to let you in on something: those lists