Long Covid: For Some Patients, COVID Just Won’t End.
We know there is a lot of variation in how COVID affects people. Some feel like they have a bit of a cold, some feel like they have the flu, and some end up in the hospital. No matter the symptoms, we tend to think that people get sick, they get better and recover,...
Recovery from COVID-19: For Critically Ill Patients, Leaving The ICU is Just the Beginning.
The COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on intensive care units and critically ill patients. Most of the focus has been on survival, which is the first goal. Someone heading into an intensive care unit is very ill, possibly being kept alive by a ventilator or some...
5 Reasons you need a Physical Therapist to Coordinate your Fitness Regimen
Physical therapists aren't just for people that are injured or have had surgery. Physical therapists can also help healthy people improve their fitness. Here are 5 reasons why you should consider seeing yours. YOU WANT A BASELINE When you see a physical therapist to...
How to Avoid Injuries while Pursuing your New Year Resolutions: Your Physical Therapist Can Help You Keep Your Resolution
As one year comes to a close and another begins, people begin to set goals and make resolutions. Losing weight, getting to the gym more often or getting into "better shape" are all common. These all require increasing your amount of physical activity. More activity is...
When the weather gets cold, don’t forget to warm up!
Colder weather means some changes to how we exercise. Of course it's harder to motivate yourself to get outside for a run or bike ride when the temperature drops, and the shorter days compress our schedules, but there are changes in your body that affect your ability...
Optimal Recovery Postures for Runners and Athletes
There long has been discussion on the best posture for runners and athletes to assume when recovering from high-intensity exercise: Hands on Head (HH) or Hands on Knees (HK). A recent study conducted by Michaelson et al (1) studied the optimal recovery position for...
Common Causes of Back Pain
We all experience low back pain at some point in our lives. Despite the frequency in its occurrence, I have found most people don’t have a good understanding of the common causes of low back pain. By understanding the common causes, patients can then learn techniques...
Understanding Post Concussion Symptoms: Concussion Clinical Trajectories
No two concussions are the same and each individual experiences different symptoms in their clinical recovery from a concussion. Concussions fall into six clinical trajectories each with specific symptoms and each trajectory demands specific treatment intervention to...
You are what you eat: How Anti-inflammatory Foods help to Relieve Pain
Anti-Inflammatory Foods: How Nutrition affects the Pain Experience Many patients seek help at our clinic to get relief from their pain. At our clinic we discuss the pain experience with our patients. There is, of course, the origin of pain which may be one or more...
Common Back Pain Myths- Why you still hurt and what can be done about it!
There are many common myths about back pain and until understood, many waste both time and money on treatment approaches that do not relieve your back pain and in many cases, can make your pain and suffering worse. Here are common back pain myths and explanation on...
BPPV: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: Why Medications Don’t Work
We all feel like life is spinning out of control at times, but if you have dizziness or vertigo, that spinning feeling is for real. Vertigo is a sensation of spinning, and results in an individual feeling unwell and downright miserable when being upright, when moving...
Water, Hydration and your Health: Are you Really Drinking enough Water?
Its early June in South Dakota and we are already experiencing extreme temperatures. IT IS HOT OUT THERE! This extreme heat demands we revisit a discussion on hydration and our health. Life doesn't stop for leisure, work and recreational outdoor activities in the...
Get Rid of your Pain for Good: Why you should see a McKenzie® MDT Therapist for your Pain
Take Control of your Back, Neck & Extremity Pain with the McKenzie Method® The of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy® (MDT) is comprehensive care that solves problems and avoids expensive procedures or addictive medicines. It provides the patient with a road map...
Breast Cancer Recovery: Why am I Falling?
My sister is a brave and courageous breast cancer survivor. Her cancer journey has been long and hard, emotionally, mentally and physically draining. And once she had completed her initial treatment for cancer, she was optimistic that the road ahead would get easier....
Recovering from Breast Cancer: Physical Therapy Is Key
When a person is first diagosed with breast cancer, the key focus of the patient and their care team is treating the cancer and preventing recurrence. During this phase, treatment may include surgical intervention, chemotherapy, radiation, plastic surgery and often,...