Running Shoes: Choose Comfort Over Cuteness
All too often, shoes are purchased based on design or brand loyalty. Even if the shoe is not correct for the athlete or sport, they will sacrifice comfort for a product that pleases the eye….
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Why do my joints pop (lock & drop it)?
Have you noticed that as we get older, we tend to do more “popping” and less “locking” and “dropping”? Everyone has experienced that unsettling feeling of hearing Rice Krispies noises when bending down to tie…
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Tips for Improving Comfort When Working from Home
“Improvement Comes from Movement” Whether you kept traditional office hours or now work from home, we are all under more stress as we adapt to change and navigate the unknown. As many individuals are now…
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Must Have Equipment for Your Home Gym
Patients often ask me what home equipment would be best for them to purchase? That seems like a simple question, but when you think about it, there are many different answers. What do they…
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Vertigo: You’re Too Busy to Be This Dizzy!
Hello, Pain Pals, Hi, I’m Tara, a Physical Therapist at Gresham SportsCare and today we are going to discuss the vestibular system, vertigo, and what physical therapy can do to help patients who experience these…
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My 10(ish) Go-To Bodyweight Exercises
Whether you’re stuck at home and have no equipment, aren’t wanting to go to the gym giventhe current situation, or are on a vacation and the only piece of equipment in the hotel “gym” is…
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Sports Hernia – It is Not What You Think
Despite its misleading name, a “Sports Hernia” is not a hernia at all. This painful groin condition is actually called Athletic Pubalgia and is a result of torn abdominal muscles that attach to the pelvis….
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Stretching: That’s Tight, Yo!
Hello, Pain Pals, We always hear stretching is the answer… Feeling sore? Stretch. Feeling weak? Stretch. Wake up? Stretch. But why is stretching important and what effect does it have on our bodies. I am…
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