Geaux to Physical Therapy℠

I will ride 150 miles on my bike this weekend for the WI Multiple Sclerosis Society.  What I learned in PT school about multiple sclerosis, or MS, is that there are a lot of question marks.  Question marks that for those afflicted with this disease can be frustrating.  Multiple sclerosis is a neurologic disease of […]

“Getting old isn’t for sissies.” This bit of wisdom has been told to me more than once by clients following joint replacement surgery and many of them prove the statement to be true.  Dealing with the movement impairments related to aging takes its toll, physicaly and mentally.  As we get older there are certain things […]

For centuries we have tried to escape the inevitable: aging.  There may be Botox, but there is no fountain of youth that can stop all of the effects of gravity and time.  Luckily for our joints and muscles, we do have exercise.  I’m not simply proposing that any random activity or exercise will combat aging […]

Joints allow us freedom of movement; without them we lose our ability to stay active, mobile, and independent.  Walking, squatting, biking, reaching, hiking, stooping, lifting, sitting, running… all impossible without the ability for joints to move freely, stay stable, and work together.   As important as they are to living an active life, are we […]

Physical therapists work in teams with other healthcare professionals to bring about the best patient care.  Many times to help a patient achieve his or her goals, a multidisciplinary approach is needed, and in my setting it mostly involves occupational therapy.  My Geaux to OT is Susan Fishbach.  Sue has helped many of my patients […]

We all have that song. You know the one. The one you love to sing at the top of your lungs in the shower. It’s on your iPod’s “Top 25 Most Played” list, or it’s on your favorite mix tape if you’re living in the 80’s. You sink sheepishly lower into your seat when you […]

Did you know that what you do when you aren’t moving will affect how you move later on?  Our body responds to the stresses placed on it everyday and adapts.  The sustained positions we put ourselves in may contribute to certain inflexibilities and a loss in joint range of motion.  Inflexibility and a loss of […]