Have you ever experienced an injury or setback in your physical training? Maybe you decided to have it checked out by your doctor but had to wait weeks for an appointment only to spend a few minutes with the doctor and be given a prescription for physical therapy. […]
According to Dr. DeVita, the answer is yes! […]
Did you ever wake up with a calf cramp at night that made you jump out of bed in pain and wonder what caused this. Well you are not alone. […]
The weather is finally starting to feel more like spring and the days are getting longer. It seems that everyone in DC is getting outside to enjoy the sunshine! Because so many of you may be dusting off the running shoes after a cold, icy winter, we here at SET Sports Physical Therapy want to [...]
Golf is among the most prevalent of international sports, in part because it appeals to people of all ages and physical conditions. At the same time, it is also one of the most biomechanically strenuous of sports; the golf swing is highly complex and involves every joint in the body. As any golfer at [...]
An important aspect of a positive physical therapy experience often begins with a patient’s confidence in their physical therapist’s ability to understand the reason they are in pain. Patients who receive more education from their therapists are more likely to perceive their therapy as successful, even when their outcomes are the same as those who [...]
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 [...]
Hi! I’m Ashley, the newest SET Sports Physical Therapy team member. I’m a physical therapist and I just started working in the Washington DC office. I’m so excited to be here! I’ll be blogging periodically about topics that are interesting or new in the physical therapy field, but if there’s any topic you’d like me [...]
Foam Rollers? What is that? Have you ever noticed a Styrofoam roll in your gym and wondered what it is and what it is used for? Foam rollers are used to stretch muscle and fascia. Fascia is a layer of connective tissue that surrounds muscle. Often times this fascia gets bound up into fibrous sheets [...]
