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Thanks go out to Peter Bloch, BA Hons, MSTAT, a qualified teacher of the Alexander Technique based in Manchester, England for writing this insightful article exclusively for Physical Therapy Web. Peter Bloch is a psycho-physical therapist. He has moderate hearing loss and comes from a family with severe and profound hearing loss. As well as […]

The pelvic floor needs new PR! We need to take steps to break down the barriers for practitioners to begin to appreciate the power of this muscle group and the multi-tasking capacity that it has beyond just keeping panties dry, organs in, and sex happy. First step, let’s expand the definition of a pelvic floor

The following is an editorial on the topic of Measuring Pain. It is provided complements of Jim Meadows from his regular newsletter on orthopedic physical therapy. It is from Newsletter #4 which can be found with the rest of his newsletters in the Newsletters section of Swodeam.com. The reason for this editorial is that I

This article was written by Linda-Joy Lee (BSc, BSc (PT), FCAMT, CGIMS, MCPA), a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Fellow, clinical physiotherapist, and educator. She is known internationally for her skills in movement and performance analysis to restore optimum function and her integrated approach to treatment. We are very appreciative of her permission to

The following article about the pelvis’ role in hamstring injuries & posterior thigh pain was written by Diane Lee,BSR and LJ Lee, BScPT, PhD (candidate). Diane and LJ are internationally recognized physiotherapists, authors, and educators. The article is reproduced with their permission. Please see Diane’s site and LJ’s site for more excellent articles. Hamstring injuries

The patient is asked to bend forward and attempt to reach for the floor with their fingertips. The physical therapist then measures the distance between the patient’s right long finger and the floor using a standard measuring tape. Can a test get any simpler than that? I must admit that I use the fingertip-to-floor (FTF)

There have been estimations stating that 80% of Americans will experience back pain some time in their life1 (Web MD, Mayo Clinic). Choosing an appropriate therapeutic corrective exercise to address back pain can be quite the conundrum. One of the many goals in addressing back pain with movement is not only to modulate the pain,

As a Physiotherapist, I have used kettlebells to rehabilitate and promote health in individuals with low back pain, shoulder impingement, ankle sprains, medial knee pain, myocardial infarction, mitral valve replacement, and much more. Who would have thought that a cast iron ball would be so clinically effective and versatile? Like most people, when I first

According to a survey by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 30% of adults reported some type of joint pain during the last 30 days. Knee pain ranked as the primary joint of complaint for this particular survey1. In the world of rehabilitation, scientific literature has been pointing to the muscles of the hip

This article by Physical Therapy Web featured writer Barrett Dorko is entitled “Disparity.” Please leave your comments at the bottom of the page. You can find an extensive collection of Barrett’s writing at The Clinician’s Manual. There’s something about disparity that attracts me, and I’m not the only one. The entire genre of surreal art