Are your Hamstrings really tight?
L pic Monday – R pic Friday – Tuesday, Wed, Thursday patient was given a new strategy to try at home in engaging her diaphragm during inhalation. – Movements were given as homework that allowed for safe bending at the spine/lower back rather than just bending at the hips. – Teaching her how to posteriorly rotate […]
What your Squat says about your Pain & Breathing
Why 🤷♂️ do we need to improve a poor squat pattern if someone is complaining of significant neck pain? – Why 🤷♂️ do some people who have ‘tight hips’ also have a tendency of having chronic neck pain? – The above ⬆️ has a lot to do with your breathing. 💨 SHOCKER! Inhalation & exhalation […]
What does Posture say about your pain?
Very active patient with 2 year history of R hip pain that will not go away – Multiple orthopedists, specialists, MRI’s, CT Scans, Ultrasounds, physical therapy, PRP injections, cortisone shots, NSAID’s, etc. no better! – First session I asked her if she knew that she was leaning ‘a bit’ to the right. She had no […]
Tom (Low Back Pain) – Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Dr. Dimitry Polyakov quickly assessed my herniated disc issues, including a major spinal shift, and prescribed a sampling of exercises from multiple philosophies (PRI, McKenzie, DNS & another i don’t remember, but worked the best!). He is the MMA master of PT philosophies, fully versed in all techniques that are effective, and it was clear […]
Perspective is Key
I acquired this piece of driftwood about 1 year ago when my wife and I took a trip to Sonoma, California for a short holiday away. Couldn’t walk away from the quote that was burned into the wood! Around the same time that we were there, the fires started. Those fires brutally ravaged the state […]
Dead Bug Exercise Variations w/ Total-PT & Lauren Shanaphy
If you find yourself navigating home workouts and exercises on your own, remember there are always variations and modifications that will help YOU get the most out of the movements. Here are some different ways to perform the dead bug compiled into one video, sped up. Scroll down to see the individual variations at regular […]
Better Inhalation Strategies & Breathing Mechanics for a more Mobile Thorax
During this current COVID-19 outbreak that we are all going through – we now all know that the primary problem with this form of coronavirus is it’s impact on the respiratory system. One of the main differences between the symptoms of COVID-19 and the flu or other types of viruses is it’s ability to create […]
TeleMedicine & Total-PT: How we treat our patients virtually!
Total-PT opened it’s doors over 18 years ago. Back then we were doing much more hands-on work and much less overall movement. Times have changed and so have we. 18 years of movement science advancement has led to many changes in our field. Today we are much more focused on the quality and position of […]
Telehealth/Virtual treatments with Total Physical Therapy
A quick explanation of what Total-PT virtual physical therapy sessions look like and how it all works. What do we cover during the initial session? What does movement instruction look like? How do you perform your exercises at home? How do you access your videos? How do we progress from one session to the next? […]
Physical Therapy transformed in the age of Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Several months ago, we had a few patients reach out to us from as far away as Texas and Virginia to inquire if we were able to somehow assess and treat them ‘virtually’ via Skype or Facetime or another means of tele-health communication. We were able to successfully accomplish this task with surprisingly wonderful results. […]