Do you ever experience hip pain while walking? If so, you do you are not alone. In our clinic, reports of hip pain while walking is extremely common. There is a variety of reasons why your hips may be hurting. Problems range from arthritis in the hip joint to referred pain from the spine. Sometimes […]
Benefits of weight lifting for active adults
Many people think of weight lifting as something younger people do for sports and not for the older population. However, weight lifting has its benefits for people of all ages and I’ll focus on two areas: bone density and strength. Bone density is improved especially in the upper body with weight lifting which is more […]
Is your walking affecting your quality of life?
Several studies have tied peoples’ perceived quality of life with their ability to get out into the community. Also the more connected a person is in the community, the greater their perceived happiness. If you have a problem that keeps you from walking it will affect quality of life and put you at health risk. […]
No pain no gain?
As a physical therapist this is a frequent slogan I run into but it’s poorly understood. I like to explain there are two types of hurts muscle pain and bad pains. Muscle pain is a good thing and required to build strength. With exercise we microscopically tear muscle fibers, and as they heal themselves we […]
Is Hip Pain keeping you from being “HIP”?
Do you ever lay awake at night, unable to sleep because you have burning, searing, and horrible aching pain on the sides of your hip. Or perhaps the sides of your hips become unbearably painful while walking up stairs or getting up out of a low chair? This pain might simply be “Trochanteric Bursitis” which […]
