It’s well established that about eight in 10 people in the U.S. will experience back pain at some point in their lives. And while the causes of such pain often vary, say physical therapists and other medical professionals say that increasingly, in a world that...

There’s soreness, and then there’s pain. It’s important to not confuse the two, say physical therapists. To active people in general and athletes at all levels, the inability to recognize the differences between muscle soreness and pain can mean pushing your body –...

I have mixed feelings about New Year’s resolutions. On one hand they are cliché, and we shouldn’t need an arbitrary calendar date to make positive changes. On the other hand, making change is hard! It takes courage and consistent effort to escape the rut of old...

The path of progress can take a hard-left turn when you least expect it. At the turn of the century, I was working as a physical therapist in a small clinic in Seattle. I had already had one therapy job that ended in the disillusionment that comes from realizing that...

What I would love to say is “YES, we happily take all insurances!” But that’s not true. In fact, until 2018 we didn’t take any insurances, but now we are in network with a few. Here at the start of 2018, the health insurance industry is more volatile than ever, and is...