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Since the news about the air traffic controllers a few weeks ago, it seems like the topic of sleep is being discussed everywhere. When I initially evaluate my patients I ask about their sleep habits and make recommendations on which positions might be the best and those to avoid.  The position in which one chooses […]

I thought we’d never get rid of all that snow.  The weather this past week has been really nice, leaving only a few remnants of this past season’s blizzard.  But we’re all done with that, right?   It’s hard to (ok, maybe it’s an excuse) clean in the winter in Wisconsin.  Who likes to clean […]

Tennis elbow is a painful condition in which pain is experienced on the outside of your elbow with lifting and gripping (especially when your elbow is straight) and can lead to weakness in the elbow and hands.  The condition can be attributed to poor technique related to tennis, however, more people suffer from tennis elbow […]

Some of you may have noticed I’m not in the clinic this week… I’m in New Orleans!  Don’t worry though I’m hard at work attending a physical therapy conference — the American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting.  This conference is held every year and 7,500 PTs from around the US will be attending.  […]

Chronic pain and chronic conditions often keep people from doing what they love to do.  It may be painful or hurt to do certain activities.  A once-loved sport or activity can become something that gets avoided.  What do you do when you start to notice a once-loved activity is becoming painful or difficult to do?  […]

With the recent popularity of the movie, Black Swan, I’ve decided to write about a musculoskeletal condition found in dancers: ankle impingement.  You don’t have to be a physical therapist, especially if you have ever watched the ballet, to know that dancers suffer from ankle and foot injuries.  Ballet dancers, in particular, have incredible physical […]

“The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.” – Henri Bergson I analyzed someone’s gait today, noticing that the left arm didn’t swing as much as the right, one leg was turned out, and the torso lurched in one direction.  I brought out my big mirror on wheels, and asked, ” Do […]