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 [...]
