Jul19th 2024At Houghton Physical Therapy, we often see patients who are surprised by how easily they can pull a muscle—sometimes from something as simple as sleeping in a funny position! Have you ever pulled a muscle? If you have, you know just how debilitating it can be. Most people don’t realize how much a pulled muscle
Nov19th 2021Sciatica is something that many of our patients at Houghton Physical Therapy suffer with, but how do you know when your sciatica/sciatic pain is improving? For lots of people, sciatic pain can be some of the worst pain they have ever felt. When sciatica is at its worst, relief can seem unlikely and nothing will
Oct8th 2021Since the easing of restrictions, we’ve been seeing lots of patients at Houghton Physical Therapy with extreme back pain caused by sciatica, with a pain shooting down the back of their legs. Do you get a shooting pain down the back of your leg? This pain could be sciatica. Our Clinical Manager, Alex, said: I
” As the temperature drops I often hear patients express concerns about pain in the morning. These are a few stretches and exercises I recommend to get your blood flowing and muscles warmed up to help avoid stiffness and soreness throughout the day. “ LOWER TRUNK ROTATIONS Lying on your back
