Your Golf Swing Might Need the Physical Therapy Appointment You Haven’t Booked
We see the same story every year during golf season: someone’s handicap creeps up, their lower back starts barking after eighteen holes, or they just can’t seem to generate the power they used to, and they assume it’s a swing mechanics problem to fix with more lessons. Sometimes it is. But just as often, it’s […]
On a GLP-1? Your Muscles Need a Plan Too
GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy are everywhere right now, and so is the concern about what they can do to muscle mass. A meaningful chunk of GLP-1 weight loss can come from lean tissue, not just fat. The fix isn’t complicated, but it does take intention. Resistance training, ideally a couple of sessions a […]
Training for the Chicago Marathon? Your Mileage Isn’t the Only Thing That Should Be Building
If your weekends currently revolve around long runs along the lakefront path, welcome to marathon season. Whether this is your first 26.2 or your tenth, the training block between now and October is exactly when small issues (a tight IT band, a nagging shin, a hip that “just feels off”) turn into the kind of […]
Running: All You Knee-d to Know
Running is one of the most popular forms of exercise in the United States, with over 60 million people participating in some way. Each year the number of running events, from 5Ks to marathons, increases due to popularity. The majority of people begin running to improve their health, but many runners have also been told that they’re […]
The Best Stretches for Cycling
Whether you do it for recreation or for transportation – or both – cycling is a low-impact exercise that can be as fun as it is beneficial. I realize that as someone who bikes a minimum of 72 miles per week, I might be biased, but the science backs me up: according to several studies, […]
Reach New Heights: Understanding Rock Climbing Injuries and Treatment
If you’ve ever been inside Lakeshore Sport and Fitness at the Illinois Center in downtown Chicago, the first thing you’ll likely notice is the monumental rock climbing wall. Spanning 10 stories, this wall currently sits as the tallest indoor rock wall in North America! While humans have always been drawn to scaling heights, rock climbing […]
What is the cause of Tennis Elbow?
As therapists in a clinic located inside of a large tennis club, we are seldom surprised when a number of our patients each year present with lateral epicondylitis – or, as it is more commonly known, tennis elbow. Lateral epicondylitis pain usually occurs over the outside of the elbow where many of the forearm muscles […]
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: A Pressing Matter
If you follow the NBA you have most likely heard that Markelle Fultz, the Philadelphia 76ers’ guard, has thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS). We most commonly hear of athletes from baseball developing this, but rarely in basketball – in fact, basketball player Ben Uzoh wasn’t diagnosed until he retired, even though he had previously experienced TOS […]
How to Stretch to Reduce Aches and Pains
Some of the most common advice we receive when we complain about a newly discovered ache or pain is to just “stretch it out.” But what does that even mean? How long do I hold it? When should I do it? Do I just throw my leg up on a table for a couple of […]
How to Keep Your Knees Healthy and Prevent Injury
As fall is now upon us, so too is the season of football. For a few unlucky players, however, the season is already over, with preseason injuries benching them for the rest of the season. In the NFL, an average of 23 ACL injuries occur before the first game of the season is even played, […]