How to Start Practicing Mindfulness and Meditation
Mindfulness and meditation is a very popular concept these days. But do you really know what it is? How to do it? Or how it can benefit you? Let me […]
Tips to Improve Your Running Form
As kids, we all just ran because it felt good. You didn’t worry about how to improve you running form or technique. As adults, many of us still run with […]
Your Marathon Checklist
Get ready, Chicago Marathon runners—June is the beginning of the official training schedule for October’s big race. During this training phase, there is a lot to take into consideration […]
4 Tips to Avoid Running Injuries
I am what is known as an injury prone runner. When training for a race, I carefully follow a training plan and listen to my body’s needs, yet I still […]
Physical Therapy After Surgery
One of my patients, Phyllis, had rotator cuff surgery in early March, two weeks before the world turned upside down due to COVID-19. For her rotator cuff surgery to be […]
9 Tips to Avoid Shoulder Pain
Click here to download our PDF guide: 9 Tips for Shoulder Pain. Betty had constant shoulder pain. Her shoulder hurt doing just about anything — opening doors, sleeping, putting on […]
Tips For Gardening Safely
Springtime in Chicago is like a guessing game – is it going to snow? Rain? Be hot? Cold? It’s always a surprise. Springtime also means the start of baseball, trees […]
Understanding the 4 Common Causes of Neck Pain
Are you experiencing neck pain that keeps you from doing things you love? Are you eager to get back to playing golf, going on vacation, hiking, or simply functioning daily […]
Why The ‘Easy Run’?
How many of you go out and run all of your training runs at the same pace? I met a woman last month who recently started running 3-4 times per […]
Why Women Have Hip Pain and Exercises That Help
In a recent hip pain blog post I described common reasons why people experience hip pain. What I didn’t talk about was how important your hips are to your overall […]