I know, I know. More posture lectures.... Before I explain how to program yourself to have your best posture using a "long neck" as the key word and NOT over correcting with the "shoulders back" cueing, let's talk about why the position we hold our neck in even matters. It matters even when it doesn't hurt . Poor posture is directly impacting your neck. It's like when you drive a car and the alignment is off or the tires are unevenly inflated. It doesn't really hurt to drive

Wondering what a senior virtual physical therapy or wellness visit looks like? I work with people both in person and virtually for a variety of reasons and circumstances. Our virtual senior wellness visits can take on many forms. This is an uncut/unedited session with a real client today. This client is mature in years and young at heart. She does not have any particular injury or problem per se. She enjoys our sessions to simply have some knowledgeable instruction, accounta

For several months, I have been visiting people in their homes, and I've gained significant insights from my patients about their learning needs. I'm amazed at how much quicker I can gather the necessary information to address their current issues and prevent future ones by observing their computer and desk setups. It immediately becomes clear why they are experiencing the specific pain or movement problem they contacted me to resolve. In the past, I would rely on patients to

The main takeaway from this question is that after 25 years of treating patients with the common issue of neck pain, it appears that most individuals often cause more harm than benefit when trying to stretch their neck muscles. What Causes Neck Stiffness To Begin With? All tissue in the body can become stiffer when not used to its full and normal capacity. Simply, if we don't use it we lose it. The neck consists of seven cervical vertebrae, which are linked by discs, ligament