Last month, I had the opportunity to attend a concussion awareness workshop. It was designed to help educate coaches and parents on the prevalence and importance of proper concussion management. The city of Norwalk, CT had hired Katherine Snedaker LCSW, a well known concussion expert, to help identify the population of children who were [...]
In our last post, we talked about what a concussion is, and potential acute deficits that occur as a result. Once a concussion is defined, there are multiple questions that usually follow. This blog post will address some of those questions. “How often do concussions occur in athletic populations?” According to Khurana et al [...]
In the fall, we seem to hear the term ‘concussion’ much more frequently than other times of the year. But what is it? Why does this word get used so frequently, and what are the implications of a concussion? Many people dismiss it as a player’s excuse for sitting out for a few plays. [...]
As a physical therapist, we address many issues related to injuries that can directly or indirectly affect an injury. One such topic is weight loss. Patients will often discuss their struggles or successes and ask for advice on what might be the best path to follow. This is a very challenging topic with no [...]
Am I sleeping enough? Many people with pain will also tell you that they are not sleeping well at night, or that they do not have much time to sleep. In fact, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) published an article including average sleep behaviors in adults as reported by the National Institutes of [...]
According to a recently published article in ‘Gerontology,’ leg power has a strong correlation to total grey matter in aging adults. Steves, Mehta, Jackson and Spector conducted a study that compared the differences in leg power and cognitive aging in twins. By using sets of twins, biological factors such as genetics could be controlled, [...]
When observing patients walking throughout the clinic, performing prescribed exercises, and/or interacting with their environment, the physical therapist is constantly analyzing movement patterns, potential neuromuscular deficits, and the quality of movement. Even when the patient thinks we aren’t watching with the “PT eye,” trust me, we are! By taking in all the information a [...]
The psoas muscle, located deep in your hip, is a very important muscle to consider when treating low back pain or hip pain. The psoas muscle, which actually has two parts called major and minor, makes up one component of the iliopsoas muscle. Due to its attachments, it is a crucial element in everyday [...]
It’s something you do hundreds of times per day, probably without even thinking twice about it. But it can have serious consequences on your musculoskeletal health. Texting (and reading emails, surfing the internet, playing Candy Crush…) on your phone is becoming a serious health concern. The posture of looking down at your device for hours [...]
