Physical therapists at SetPT are focused on reducing pain, improving mobility, and maximizing your function using advanced techniques and skills. One of those techniques is trigger point dry needling; advanced interventions that can help reset muscles and improve their function. You may have some questions about the procedure. We’ve tried to answer as many [...]
With the NYC Marathon upon us and the Marine Corps Marathon behind us, this is clearly a time when runners put extra miles on their shoes. It is estimated that 70 percent of all runners will experience an injury from running, so taking a look at all aspects of the sport including shoe choice [...]
Resistance training twice weekly may decrease effects of aging on the brain We recently had a blog post on the benefits of using your brain to visualize exercise. Now, a new study completed at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver suggests that performing light resistance training twice per week may delay age-related brain [...]
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 [...]
The definition of ‘athletic’ and what optimal fitness entails varies from person to person. It could be how fast you can sprint 100 meters or run 26.2 miles. It could be lifting hundreds of pounds overhead or lifting the weight from the floor. It could even be determined by whether or not you can [...]
Femoral acetabular impingement (FAI) is a leading cause of hip pain in young athletic patients and active middle age patients. FAI occurs when the anatomical structure of the hip changes, which usually occurs during childhood development. Some individuals will have FAI their entire lives and never have symptoms! Others may develop symptoms in childhood [...]
When was the last time you actually thought about the exercise you were performing? Or has your exercise routine become so, well, routine, that you don’t even think about what you’re doing anymore? There is research to suggest that this might not be the most useful way to use your mind when exercising. Mentally [...]
When you think of fall, what do you think of? Pumpkin spice lattes... leaves changing colors… ROAD RACES? With the weather cooling off, people flock to the outdoors to run, jump, and play. There is also an increase in the advertisements for road races – 1 mile fun run, a hilly 5K for the more [...]
The answer is it is very serious- but our indicators for real dehydration may not be as clear. People link dehydration to being thirsty but thirst is only one indicator. Other signs include dry mouth or swollen tongue, weakness, dizziness, palpitations, confusion, fainting or presenting feelings of passing out, lack of sweat and decreased urine [...]
As you age, aches and pains become a bigger part of your life, but the good news is that some of these pains are preventable with therapeutic interventions. Approximately 40% of the population experiences knee osteoarthritis (OA), with symptoms including an increase in achiness after maintaining one position for too long, swelling, pain with stairs [...]
