Initial Thoughts following certification in the Schroth Method of Scoliosis Rehab
Jean and I have just returned from an intensive course on the physical therapy, 3-dimensional treatment of scoliosis in adolescents. This course, designed by the Barcelona Scoliosis Physical Therapy School, evolved from the Schroth method developed by Katarina Schroth, beginning in the 1930’s Germany. Techniques have been further refined by Christa Lehnert-Schroth, P.T., the […]
Helping to answer the tough questions about athletic performance:
Why does an athlete have an injury? Why can’t an athlete move to the left as easy as they do to the right? Why can’t an athlete get low to a ball? This year’s PRI Interdisciplinary Integration Symposium provided answers for these questions and gave the clinicians at APT more insight into helping area athletes […]
Durham Bulls Could Be Better
No matter your sport, sports performance is an area that is continually challenging and exciting from a rehabilitation perspective. Last weekend 4 of our clinicians here at Advance Physical Therapy went to Lincoln Nebraska to attend a Sports Performance Enhancement seminar at the Postural Restoration Institute. When the core of the body is well positioned […]
Advance Physical Therapy Global Outreach
Lisa Mangino, PT and Pediatric Specialist at Advance Physical Therapy, is headed to Guatemala at the end of April. As part of the UNC Physical Therapy School’s Global Outreach Program, she will join 7 other PT’s and 15 of their physical therapy students on […]
Vision as Related to Posture
We are so pleased to host this Postural Restoration Institute course on how our need to see, will affect how we hold our bodies. It will be at: Advance Physical Therapy on February 10 and 11, from 8am until 5 pm. More on the course below. Postural-Visual Integration Course Description: This course is designed to […]
Is sitting killing you?
I doubt anyone would have difficulty determining the cause of a complaint of neck or back pain sitting with terrible posture, however, sometimes problems with sitting are not so obvious. The average American sits for 9.3 hours per day – according to a random internet factoid. Whether or not this is accurate, we know modern […]
Dear Santa…..All I want for Christmas are happy feet
Well Virginia, you are in luck. The new Hruska Clinic Recommended Shoe List for 2013 has arrived! What kinds of shoes are there, and what is best for my foot type? Motion Control: good for flat feet Stability: good for medium/low arch feet (with PRI orthotics is some cases) Neutral: good for high arched feet […]
A Glimpse at Scoliosis
A patient recently came into Advance Physical Therapy with a “C” shaped, sideways curve of his spine (a common scoliosis curve). His main complaint was “leaning to the left during walking”. Because of his “C” shaped spinal curvature, his spine and pelvis had become twisted to the right. During our examination, we identified big […]
Lisa Mangino PT, DPT, PCS, C/NDT joins Advance Physical Therapy!
We are so happy to welcome Lisa and her vast expertise in managing children with a host of medical issues. Please check out her bio below as well as her recent article about Toe Walking. Lisa Mangino PT, DPT, PCS, C/NDT joins Advance Physical Therapy Lisa graduated from Duke University with a Master’s in Physical […]
Balloons on Ice!!
Some days I’m amazed I actually get paid to have so much fun. It must be true: “Do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life”. As quite a few of my patients happen to be accomplished ice skaters, I try to watch them in action whenever I get the chance. […]
A Breath of Fresh Air…….
Try this: Take a balloon or soda straw, sit down, lean over your knees, and try to blow into it for as long as you can. When you can’t possibly blow out any more, HOLD this position and ……….then……….wait ………..5…………. seconds before you attempt to breathe in again. This breathing OUT exercise should help you […]
Feeling Overextended?
I’m constantly reminded of this term “overextended” as I see its effects on my patients, as well as myself. A little background. Early humans had a pretty functional system for staying alive, see tiger = fire sympathetic nervous system = run away fast. In this modern era, our saber toothed tigers, have been transformed to […]
Pelvic Floor Restoration
This coming weekend we are going to host the Pelvic Floor Restoration course for the Postural Restoration Institute. 38 Physical Therapists are attending, mostly local and from surrounding states.
Knee Pain
How do we approach knee pain, based on a Postural Restoration understanding of the knee? We are talking here about a gradual development of knee pain that now demands your attention, not an identifiable sport injury or accident. Your knee hurts when you walk, squat, climb stairs, run, whatever. In addition to examining the knee […]
advance Physical Therapy
Michael is a science teacher and has a very inquisitive mind. The other day he wondered why there is a ‘d’ missing in our name. We should be ‘Advanced Physical Therapy’. He has been coming for a while and readily admits that we really are advanced in comparison to other places, on a higher level […]
Top Ten Recommendations for Runners
These Recommendations are reproduced from the website of the Postural Restoration Institute to celebrate springtime Lori Thomsen, PT, PRC Hruska Clinic – Restorative Physical Therapy Services 1. Keep your hamstrings strong, especially on the left. (4 & 5) 2. Avoid overstretching your hamstrings (90o straight leg raise at the hip with the knee straight). Have […]
Why all this fuss about Postural Restoration?
In 20 or 30, maybe 50 years Physical Therapy will be Postural Restoration. The more traditional techniques will not disappear, but they will have to adapt to the basic insights of Postural Restoration. I can say this easily because I am not a physical therapist and certainly not a Postural Restorationist. I don’t know all […]