Smart Standing Tips to Avoid Back Pain
Summit Orthopedics physical therapist Amanda Feeney, DPT, OCS, shares some tips for avoiding back pain if you stand all day. We all know that sitting down all day —...
Improve Your Golf Game with These Grip-Strengthening Tips
Summit physical therapist and golf lover Josh Feeney, DPT, OCS, CGFI, gives advice on how to strengthen your grip for a great golf season. The pleasures of spring: blooming...
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Orthopedic Injuries and Mental Health: What’s the Connection?
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Although you may not think that mental health challenges like depression and anxiety are connected with orthopedics, for many people, the two are...
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What Is Dry Needling?
The human body has an astonishing capacity to heal itself. But sometimes, we can benefit from a little boost to our body’s healing systems. Dry needling is one tool...
Add These Simple Back Stretches to Your Daily Routine
Can five minutes really make a difference to the way your back feels each day? It can if you spend that time on a few simple back stretches. Try...
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Shoulder Warm-Up Tips
Summit physical therapist and shoulder expert Amanda Thielen, PT, MSPT, discusses the best ways to warm up your shoulder before exercise or activity. What’s the best way to warm...
Easy Hip Warm-Up Ideas
Summit physical therapist Amanda Thielen, PT, MSPT, covers some easy ways to warm up your hip joint before exercise or activity. There is a right way and a wrong...
How to Reduce Pain from Sciatica
Summit spine surgeon Roman Guerrero, M.D., talks about how people can find relief from sciatica. Sciatica is a painful condition that can cause pain in the lower back, buttocks,...
Why Do My Feet Hurt? Part 2: Tendon-Related Pain
Summit foot and ankle expert Michael Anderson, D.O., explains the most common, treatable causes of foot pain in this two-part article series. While arthritis can cause sore feet day...
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