Geaux to Physical Therapy℠

Today marks the 1 year anniversary of Geaux to Physical Therapy!  What started as a way to promote physical therapy during National Physical Therapy Month (NPTM) last year, has turned into a platform to promote PT at all times of the year, provide information for those interested in physical therapy, and share information that will […]

What do you do in that time when all electronics must be in the off-position and stowed?  This weekend my sister and I found ourselves perusing the offerings of the latest SkyMall and  somehow we did find entertainment pondering the stainless steel wallet,  the canine geneaology kit, “Bigfoot the Bashful Yeti” tree sculpture, and the […]

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 […]

I recently coordinated continuing education on treatment of the shoulder for physical and occupational therapists at HealthReach Rehab.  My final contribution to the courses was evidence-based treatment of rotator cuff tears.  The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles at the shoulder, named supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis.  The most commonly torn muscle […]

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 […]