This week's question - How do I deal with shin splints? My answer - One thing that is a central tenant to my physical therapy practice is...

This week's question - Why is it bad to hyperextend my elbows and knees? My answer - There are a few points to make here, but I will...

This week's question - Why am I always getting injured? My answer - There are a lot of factors that go into this, but I want to start...

This week's question - Should I/my child wear orthotics? My answer - Of course I cannot answer this question accurately for everyone who...

This week's question - What are the best shoes for me to wear? My answer - Continuing on the foot theme from last week, I'll provide the...

This week's question - How long after starting PT should I see improvement? My answer - Of course there are a lot of questions I would...

This week's question - Why is my middle back so stiff when everything else is flexible? My answer - My answer to this is two fold, and...

This week's question - What does compression therapy (like Normatec boots) do? My answer - Many of you know I am not a big fan of passive...

This week's question - Do you think strength training will help me? My answer - Obviously there can be some exceptions to this answer,...

This week's question - If I have a chronic condition, do I need to see a PT forever? My answer - Yes, and no. If you have a chronic...

This week's question - I have seen a lot of athletes with heel pain or wearing heel cups recently. Why is that and how can we prevent it?...

This week's question - I have an injury and my doctor told me there is nothing I can do about it. I should just deal with the pain and...

This week's question - Whenever I do too much of an activity, my knee hurts, is it just an overuse injury that will never go away? My...

This week's question - Why didn't my doctor order another MRI to see if I am healed after my treatment? My answer - This is a question I...

This week's question - I have hypermobility, does that mean I need to stop working my physically demanding job? My answer - This is a...

This week's question - Are my abs and my core the same thing? I work abs all the time, why am I still being told I have a weak core? My...

This week's question - If I get injured, how do I know when to see my doctor vs. my physical therapist vs. neither? My answer - Beginning...

This week's question - I have pain, but my MRI/CT scan comes back fine. My doctor says its in my head, but I know I feel pain. What is...

This week's question - I heard you work with people who are not injured to prevent injuries. What does this look like? Can you really...

My doctor said I have {insert genetic defect/non traumatic structural change} and therefore I will always have bad {insert joint}. Is...