Puzzled by Pain

Think about a large, complicated, one-thousand-piece puzzle. If you look at a single piece, it does not usually create a picture. But once surrounded by several other pieces, it begins to take shape and look like the picture on the box. These surrounding puzzle pieces have an influence on how you perceive the single piece. […]

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Why You Need a Physical Therapist on Your Healthcare Team

With health in sharp focus as a result of the pandemic, now may be a good time to look at the team of experts you have in place and see if there are any improvements you could make. You probably have a family doctor, dentist, and optometrist. Maybe you have some specialist physicians, a trainer, […]

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Danger: Ants Ahead

True or false: an injury to the body will result in pain signals to the brain and a pain sensation output. Is this a trick question? Check out this video for a quick review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Crjb07FguDI Turns out, the body does not have a “pain system.” What we have is a body that is great at […]

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