If you’re working late one night and you experience some pain and tingling in your fingers, don’t just chalk it up to exhaustion. Pain, numbness, and tingling (in all fingers except for your little finger) are signs of carpal tunnel. Additionally, you may notice that you feel clumsy with your hands; you may be more […]
Many of Spooner’s patients end up in our care due to a referral from a doctor referral, family member or friend. It makes sense. Most people who aren’t therapists may not immediately know where to go for help, so they take the easiest route to finding a therapist—which often means going with a referral from […]
If you’re like many of our patients, you may think your office set up at work is what you’re stuck with. After all, it’s not uncommon to start a new job, get assigned an uncomfortable desk and chair, and just leave it at that. There are many reasons for this: you may be busy, perhaps […]
Younger students often experience pain from carrying heavy backpacks. Lugging textbooks, folders, lunches, and drinks quickly adds extra weight, which can lead to strained necks from hunching over or lower back pain.
On average, a backpack should not weigh more than 10-15% of a person’s body weight. However, children from 6 years […]
There is a common mantra on the rodeo circuit: ‘If you’re gonna rodeo, you’re gonna get hurt’. Rodeo athletes compete in some of the most dangerous sports in the world. In bull riding, the most dangerous of the events, athletes climb onto a 2,000-pound bull, risking their safety to overcome […]
To everyone that competed in this year’s P.F Chang’s Rock and Roll runs- great job! It was a beautiful day for a run! As a Physical Therapist who was a competitive collegiate runner and has treated high school, collegiate, and professional runners, I wanted to share my insight with […]
Every year many of us step onto a golf course attempting to hit the ball farther, faster, and more accurately. Many people will spend thousands of dollars on equipment and course fees, even hundreds more on golf lessons, with hopes of improving their game. Unfortunately the latest technology of titanium alloy graphite composite driver cannot […]
You eat right, workout religiously, and still can’t rid yourself of the extra few pounds. It could be that you are not getting enough NEAT in your life. According to the American Heart Association, most of us aren’t.
Non Exercise Activity Thermogenesis. What does this mean? […]
The shoulder is an amazing joint! It has the largest range of motion of any joint in the body. Because of this fact, it is also one of the most vulnerable and unstable joints in the body. It is a ball-and-socket joint that is basically held in place by ligaments and tendons. Its main job […]
