The Worst Activity That Causes Shoulder Pain
Often times it can be hard to see what you’re doing wrong in your habits because, well, it’s your lifestyle. However, your daily routine could be causing you daily shoulder pain. Your daily routine is so uniform to you that it can become second nature to read before bed, play around on your tablet or…
5 Daily Habits That Reduce Stiffness
I wanted to answer a common question I get asked about being stiff which we get asked regularly by patients at Preferred Physical Therapy: “Nick, do you have any advice for someone like me who isn’t in a lot of pain? I am incredibly stiff when I wake up in the morning and I feel…
How To Stay Active Even With Everyday Stiffness
I can’t stress enough the importance of a cool down and how it stops you from feeling stiff in the morning. Even for people who don’t do sports, feeling stiff in the mornings can be a problem. A client last week asked: “Nick, do you have any advice for someone like me who is just…
The Health Benefits of YOU doing YOGA…
Somehow I missed it… I have committed to traveling to attend seminars on business and professional development and one of the seminars I attend regularly has a yoga instructor lead a class in the morning with some of the attendees. I figured I would give it a try… Before the explanation and Yoga insight, a…
Is Your Back Sore After Wrapping Christmas Gifts?
Christmas is approaching and you know what that means you probably have a lot of gifts to wrap! (That’s if you haven’t finished wrapping everything up for Christmas Day just yet). But that also means sitting hunched over, suffering from back pain. For many of us, buying gifts for loved ones is enjoyable, but when…
How To Fly With Back Pain
If you’re heading on vacation anytime soon – or making plans to do so – one of the things to consider is the effect that flying can have on your back. Why does my back hurt when flying? Cramped legroom, uncomfortable seating, and being confined to a small space all contribute to lower back pain…
Sitting: What do I HAVE to Know to Help Me Stay Healthy?
Here’s a habit that every single one of us is doing daily… It’s something we spend, on average, almost nine hours doing – and that’s not taking into account the eight hours we spend lying down sleeping… Have you guessed it? It’s sitting. And I bet while you’re sitting down reading this you might be…
Do Exercises Always Work For Sports Injuries?
Why do Most Exercises never Work for Sports Injuries? When I get patients suffering from sports injuries, many are shocked to hear I’ll be giving them exercises to help with their recovery. Many think that because they are active they don’t need exercise to help them get better. Especially if their sports injury is from…
This Is One Of the Most Common Shoulder Injuries
This is one of the most common shoulder injuries we see here in my clinic. The shoulder has the greatest movements of all the joints in the body and the rotator cuff is a set of muscles that supports these movements. There are only 3 ligaments in the shoulder that allow this high range of…
Is My Shoulder Pain Coming From My Posture?
Sometimes, it can surprise us how the smallest things in life can actually affect our health. Small things like wearing that heavy bag on the same shoulder every day, or that terrible posture that began at work, but so desperately want to get rid of. That’s right… it all adds up. Today I’ll be going…
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