Health Blog

Sleeping Position for Back Pain

Improving your sleeping position for back pain

December 3rd, 2020

Sleeping and back pain do not go hand in hand. Back pain can cause you to have trouble falling asleep, but it can also make it harder to stay asleep.  Unfortunately, dealing with back pain that makes sleeping tougher isn’t uncommon. In fact, back pain that affects sleep has been reported by 37% of U.S.

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Physical Therapy After Rotator Cuff Surgery

What happens if you don’t have physical therapy after rotator cuff surgery?

November 5th, 2020

A short answer to this question is nothing good. There are, of course, risks associated with any surgery. It’s also not uncommon for people to have post-surgical complications.  Rotator cuff surgery isn’t performed as often as joint replacements and other procedures; still, it’s estimated that more than 460,000 Americans have this type of surgery annually.

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Physical Therapy for Hip Labral Tear

Why do you need physical therapy for a hip labral tear?

November 2nd, 2020

Waking up at night with hip pain. An aching hip that feels worse when you walk or bend forward. Clicking or popping noises when your hip moves. People dealing with such symptoms likely have an injury known as a hip labral tear.  The hip labrum is a thin ring of cartilage that coats the outer

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