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If you’re an employee in a workplace — any sort of employee in any sort of workplace — you could be at risk for injury. Sure, you could hurt yourself in a random slip-and-fall incident, but the type of injuries we’re talking about are the ones that develop gradually due to the activities you do on the job every day[…]
Making the Pain Stop: Why Should Physical Therapy Be Your First Stop
Often when we injure ourselves or wake up one day with pain (such as back pain), we manage it something like this: First, we take a wait-and-see approach, thinking that maybe the pain will get better on its own or with a day or so of rest and some ibuprofen.
If after days (or sometimes even weeks), we still feel the[…]
Our Guide for Healthy, Happy Holidays
We’ve officially entered the holiday season — a time that should be filled with jolly, joyful feelings; but instead, leaves many of us stressed out or full of aches and pains.
Christy Shaft, PT describes the classic holiday spiral we’re all prone to: We have a multitude of activities, parties, and to-dos that we feel obligated[…]
Have a Headache? Find Relief with PT
If there’s one type of pain we’ve probably all felt at one point or another, it’s the pain of a headache. In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) says that headaches rank in the top ten overall and the top five for women of the most disabling disorders globally. Tension-type headaches are the most prevalent, afflicting 78% of individuals who[…]
Think Pink: Important Breast Cancer Facts You Should Know
You’d have to be living under a rock to not know that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and at Spooner Physical Therapy, we’re very privileged to work with survivor Holly Rose and her foundation, Don’t Be a Chump, Check for a Lump!
It’s a name that’s intended to stick in your brain, and despite the somewhat playful rhyme, the[…]
Preventing & Treating Running Injuries This Running Season
Have your eye on one of the many fall and winter races here in the Valley? Or maybe your running friends have convinced you to participate with them. Whatever it is that motivates you to hit the pavement (or the trail), and whatever level of runner you consider yourself to be, we’re here with some tips for running[…]
Three Things Parents Should Know About Concussions in Youth Athletes
A recent study found that in Arizona, parents who are OK with their kids playing football has declined by 15 percent. This is right in line with national trends in the sport: The National Federation of High School Associations has found a two percent decline in football participation.
One reason for the decline? Growing fears of concussion among both parents and[…]
Getting Back Into Fighting Shape After Having A Baby
Let’s just call it like it is: Carrying and delivering a baby is a traumatic experience. Yes, it’s first and foremost a beautiful, awe-inspiring experience, one that brings purpose, joy and love. So. Much. Love.
But it also causes trauma, especially to a woman’s entire body (and sometimes to her mental state), and in particular, to her abdominal wall and pelvic[…]
Is Golf Your Game? Avoid Back Pain With These Tips
Back pain is a pretty common complaint for golfers. If you golf but haven’t experienced back trouble personally, you probably know a fellow golfer who has. After all, when you swing a golf club, it’s an explosive movement that forces your spine to rotate at a tilt. Then you repeat that motion again and again, hole after hole,[…]
Staying Healthy on Vacation: Our Top 5 Tips
Vacation time is the best time for so many reasons: new destinations, fun with family and friends, good food, a break from work—we could go on, right?
But vacation can also be a time when our health habits and exercise routines get thrown out of whack. We talked with Austin Kitteringham, CSCS and FIT Trainer at Spooner[…]
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