Want more shoulder tips? Sign up here to get educational (and entertaining!) videos delivered to your inbox twice a month! Tight Shoulder Stretches In order to help a tight shoulder feel loose, it’s important to address what’s tight. Doing any old stretch...
Athletes Have Unique Rotator Cuff Treatment Needs Rotator cuff treatment varies significantly depending on the individual’s needs. When we’re treating a rotator cuff, one of the first things we look at is an individual’s activity level. This is because athletes who...
Jean’s Temple Headache Didn’t Go Away When I (Dr. Emily) was in 8th grade, my mom (Jean) developed a temple headache. Her headache seemed to come out of nowhere. She figured it would just go away in a couple days. However, unlike headaches she had in the past,...
What Dry Needling Looks Like for the Shoulder There is a certain degree of uncertainty around anything new and dry needling is no exception. At Resilience RX, we use dry needling a lot (although it’s certainly not the only hands-on treatment we do). A good chunk of...
The Dos, Do-Nots, and How-Tos for IT Band Syndrome IT band syndrome is typically – but not always – an active person injury. We see it a lot in runners, cyclists, and occasionally CrossFitters. It’s also more common in those that have hip pain. I (Dr....
Diagnoses that Trigger Point Dry Needling Hits a Home Run On We’re not a fan of pairing treatment options (ex: trigger point release) with diagnoses (ex: rotator cuff pain) because physical therapy is about so much more than just treating a diagnosis. Physical therapy...