Have you ever had pain in your shoulders when you try to raise your arms overhead, pull off a sweatshirt, grab a gallon of milk from the fridge? Or place grocery bags on the counter? You were likely dealing with shoulder impingement syndrome – also known as rotator cuff impingement. They call it impingement syndrome because your rotator cuff tendons literally get “impinged” between the round head of your shoulder...
If you suffer from chronic neck stiffness or even pain – and you’ve done your due diligence when it comes to neck stretches – it’s time to consider you might be missing something. It could be your stretching technique, you could be doing the wrong stretch altogether, or it could be that you shouldn’t be stretching your neck at all… Let’s go over three reasons why your neck...
Persistent Shoulder Pain could mean Misdiagnosis We’ve been hearing a lot of complaints lately about shoulder pain. Your shoulder joint is one of the most complex and mobile joints in your body. It’s made up and supported by an intricate structure of bones, tendons, ligaments, muscles and connective tissue. They all work in unison to keep it functional. You’ve got the head of your shoulder joint (looks like...
When you’ve got tight hips, it can interfere with your ability to enjoy walking, running, golfing, and just exercise in general. Tight hips are not only annoying and achy, but they often contribute to lower back pain as well. But perhaps more frustrating than the tight hips themselves is the fact that no matter how much stretching you do – they never seem to loosen up. Typically when I...
Gardening is a favorite activity for a lot of folks – and lately I have been hearing many people having knee and back pain when gardening. To add more frustration to this topic, you might not even notice the pain until hours or days afterwards, which can make it challenging to address. The good news is that there are several things you can do to protect your knees...
Good core strength is an important and vital component to life long health. Everyone knows that it’s an important factor in preventing low back pain, but having good core strength also helps you with your balance, overall stability, posture, and it can be crucial in helping you prevent injuries. Not only that, but when you have good core strength, you simply feel better, and have more confidence to do...
Good weather is on its way and if you haven’t already broken out your flip flops – it’s only a matter of time before you do. The only unfortunate thing about flip flop season is the coinciding rise in plantar fasciitis that typically comes with it. Someone I was speaking with the other day recently asked: “Now that I’m wearing flip flops again, my plantar fasciitis is acting...
Golf is a beloved passion enjoyed by millions around the world, and the season has officially begun here in New England. Let’s talk about golf injuries. Most golfers won’t let anything get in the way of tee time – but when you’re dealing with back, knee, elbow, or shoulder pain – playing 18-holes is just not as fun. An injury of any kind during golf season not only impacts...
Tendinitis and Tendinosis: Why the Difference between them Matters. Many patients at our specialized physical therapy practice in Portsmouth, NH, suffer from either Tendinitis or Tendinosis. Tendinitis and Tendinosis sound very similar, and are often used interchangeably but they couldn’t be more different. And neither should their treatment regimen. Tendonitis is an acute, short-term, inflammatory condition typically caused by repetitive overuse of your tendon. Tendinosis, on the other hand,...
The research continues to show that the best “treatment” for back pain is exercise. But what do you do when exercising causes back pain instead of helping? This is one of the most common frustrations I hear from our clients. The doctor looks at their back and takes an X-ray. He or she only sees something like arthritis or degenerative disc disease. Surgery doesn’t make sense – so...
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