Recently I was asked by a college student to answer some questions about the PT career. Below are some of the ones that I thought were more interesting amongst the 9-10 questions I was asked to answer. If you were to go through college all over again, what class(es) would you feel were the most Read More …
Author: Cindy
Poor Posture
This picture was taken May 2014 at a coffee shop and anytime I think about posture this photograph comes to mind. I cringe whenever I think of this picture. I cringe when I see someone like this at the coffee shop. I cringe when I realize that it might be me when I was studying Read More …
The “Fire”
I’ve been using this analogy, the “fire”, a lot in the clinic lately and it seems to be one that many patients grasp immediately. I’m using buttock pain that’s coming from the back as my example because I just saw someone like this the other day, and used this exact analogy. I’ve also use this Read More …
2015 SPTS TCC
It’s been one month since the Sports Physical Therapy Section’s (SPTS) Team Concept Conference (TCC). And as I’ve been preparing for the holidays and the New Year, I’ve been thinking about the conference a LOT and that says a lot. The atmosphere when you come to this conference is very intimate, and everyone seems to Read More …
Find a Mentor
I’ve come across this answer a lot in the last few weeks to months. Not so much the questions – the questions can be very different – but the answer “Find a mentor” is always the same.
Squats
Place feet hip-to-shoulder width apart.
First Hike Together … Sort Of
Last Saturday, my husband and I went on our first hike together locally ever. We’ve been together for over 7 years
Butt kickers
This can be done as part of a dynamic warm-up or dynamic stretches.
Weekend workout a few weeks ago
My workout this weekend had me sore until today – Wednesday. I could barely lift my arms overhead to demonstrate movements to patient. Lately my workouts have been consisting of 3-5 sets to fatigue with a goal of 10-15 reps.
High knees
This can be done as part of a dynamic warm-up or dynamic stretches.