Back Pain

Are you one of the millions of people that suffer from upper body pain every year? You are not alone. Without a doubt, back and neck pain are some of the most common conditions treated with physical therapy. Our backs and necks have a lot of pressure on them when it comes to doing day-to-day activities and can even get injured from just being overused which makes them extremely vulnerable. It is important to take great precaution and care when doing things that could put your back and neck in potential Read More

In keeping with this month’s theme of busting top physical therapy myths, today we’re going to discuss a common idiom that is responsible for a common misconception: slipping a disc. The truth is, you can’t slip a disc. Your spine is made up of discs, but there isn’t a physical way for them to pop out. Here’s what’s actually going on: What are discs? Your spine has 33 bones called vertebrae, and between each one is the saucer-shaped fibrocartilage known Read More

There are a variety of conditions and medical issues that deal with your spine and the joints located between and behind your vertebrae, one of which is spondylosis. However, many people do not understand the symptoms and definition of this degenerative change. That’s why the experts at CORE Physical Therapy have compiled this list of facts you should know in order to expand your knowledge on spondylosis. What is spondylosis of the spine? Spondylosis in the spine can be referred Read More

There’s nothing like summer weather to get you back into the habit of running! This time of the year it’s consistently warm, the trails are pleasantly shaded, and everything is lush and green. Then one day, your lower back hurts so much that you can barely tie your laces, let alone go for a run. If you’ve experiences this, it may be due to one of four reasons: You’re Not Stretching Properly Stretches need to be done both before and after a run. If you’re Read More

You’re probably familiar with a common trope that appears in comics and cartoons in which someone grabs a loose thread on a sweater and unravels the entire thing. While this may be visually comedic, it’s not that far off from how one system in your body is structured: the fascia. The fascia is a sheet of fibrous connective tissue that covers the muscle, bone, organs, blood veins, and nerves. It has the appearance of a spider web, and covers your entire body from head to toe. It plays Read More