The HARTZ PT Blog

Have you ever had that dream, where you are running as fast as you can and getting nowhere?  Translate that feeling to your health…when you are injured, your first goal is to get back to 100% as efficiently as possible.

X-ray vision is highly inconvenient. Think about it. Government agents and mafia criminals would try to force your allegiance and Christmas presents would never be a surprise. Good thing we don’t need superhero powers to see inside the human body.

This little word is often batted around like a birthday piñata with few people penetrating the exterior to truly understand its meaning. Sit back, relax, and take a moment to kick your sciatica misconceptions to the curb!

Written by Aaron Brustad

Most of us have been there – we pulled a muscle, broke a bone, or had to endure a surgical procedure. Getting back into a fitness regimen can be more difficult than we think.

There are several at-home exercises you can do to help improve your balance. While we recommend consulting a physical therapist first to help assess where your strength/flexibility is most needed, these exercises are also a great place to begin.

Feeling like you just aren’t ready for another New Year’s resolution? Here are a few ways to get back at it in the new year.

If you’re feeling jaded from current buzzwords and overly-important-sounding titles, take a look at some physical therapy abbreviations with substance. PT, OCS, and CSCS for example . What are these? And why do they matter?

Here are three important things to remember the next time you are unmotivated to perform your home exercise program (or even attend PT in general).

Written by Brian Hartz, DPT, MPT, OCS, CSCS

Much of the lower back (lumbar region) and neck (cervical region) pain we experience can be linked back to degenerative disc disease. This common diagnosis is broadly misunderstood.