When I first started dating my guy friend, he slept with two pillows. I told him to start sleeping with one pillow, to take one away. A few days later he texted me from work and said “my neck feels… Read More ›
neck pain
Low Back Pain
My mom had some low back pain recently, she did what I told her to do and she felt better. I learned this after PT school, I learned to treat this way in my McKenzie courses. My mom said that… Read More ›
Centralization and Peripheralization
Centralization and Peripheralization are 2 words I used to use everyday, multiple times a day but haven’t used them in 3 years. I can’t believe I never did a blog post about this before. This used to be my thing. … Read More ›
Neck Retractions
When I was working, I went to all kinds of classes and took some tests to become certified in this. It’s a super duper way to treat back and neck pain based on patient movement. It takes 3 or 4… Read More ›
McKenzie
I spent the first 4 years(and the only 4 years) of my career as a physical therapist becoming certified in this technique. After I became certified, 6 months later I had a stroke. Regardless of the MAGNITUDE of stuff I’ve learned… Read More ›