A routine question that comes up in our clinic centers around which is the best mattress for a comfortable night’s sleep. In 2009, a study was published in the Journal of Chiropractic Medicine, entitled “Changes in back pain, sleep quality ,and perceived stress,” by lead author Bert H Jacobson, EdD. The researchers found that mediumContinue Reading »
In the past, everyone was taught to stretch before engaging in physical activity. Now, however, researchers say that certain popular stretching routines are not only ineffective as warm-ups but can sometimes leave you even more vulnerable to injury. There are two types of stretching techniques. Dynamic stretches are aerobic exercises of light-to-moderate intensityContinue Reading »
Answer: False, and here’s the explanation: The initial recommendation was made in 1945 by the Food and Nutrition Board, now the Institute of Medicine. WOW! Just under 70 years old, oversimplified, and still quoted over and over! Most people who read this study did not read the details . The recommendation is based on anContinue Reading »
The Rutgers S.A.F.E.T.Y. Clinic (Sports Awareness for Educating Today’s Youth ™) is a three-hour program that meets the “Minimum Standards for Volunteer Coaches Safety Orientation and Training Skills Programs” (N.J.A.C. 5:52) and provides partial civil immunity protection to volunteer coaches under the “Little League Law” (2A:62A-6 et. seq.)This clinic will be presented by Tom Willemann, Board Certified Physical Therapist specializing inContinue Reading »
The Direct Access Law, signed into law in 2003 in the State of New Jersey, allows patients to receive care from a licensed physical therapist without seeing a physician first. Insurance is recognizing and covering patients for care received by a physical therapist without a physician referral. Typically the care is less expensive and just asContinue Reading »
As an orthopedic and sports physical therapist in Wyckoff, NJ, I like to educate my patients on the many factors that can improve their healing and others that may delay or prevent it. For example, it may surprise you to learn that with conditions like diabetes, hypermobility syndrome (loose joints) and being overweight, taking certain antiinflamatoriesContinue Reading »
A common assumption of most athletes and non-athletes is that running leads to knee osteoarthritis(OA). The joints can’t tolerate the constant pounding of running. FALSE! A study in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine 2008 August 35(2): 133-138 shows evidence that this may not be true. In this study researchers looked at 45 runners andContinue Reading »
In our fast paced world, sometimes it can difficult for those who need it to receive physical therapy for low back pain. This can be because of fear, poor experience or results with past physical therapy, lack of time, insurance reasons, cost, or a mix of all of the above. For years I have beenContinue Reading »
I tell my patients with low back pain, neck pain, sciatica, stenosis, osteoarthritis, spondylosis or spinal pain to limit sitting to no longer than 20minutes. At that time I prefer if patients stand up and walk around to change the position of the spine. A great option is using a adjustable height desk that allowsContinue Reading »
The Rutgers S.A.F.E.T.Y. Clinic (Sports Awareness for Educating Today’s Youth ™) is a three-hour program that meets the “Minimum Standards for Volunteer Coaches Safety Orientation and Training Skills Programs” (N.J.A.C. 5:52) and provides partial civil immunity protection to volunteer coaches under the “Little League Law” (2A:62A-6 et. seq.) This clinic will be presented byContinue Reading »