The Human Alarm System
It’s been a while since writing a blog, but this is because I was busy learning everyday on my awesome last internship. One thing I learned over the past 8 weeks is how much I enjoy working with people in chronic pain. I learned an incredible amount about acute and chronic low back pain (LBP), […]
Top 5 Home Self Care Exercise Products Under $30 Everyone Should Own (And How To Use Them)
There are so many pieces of equipment out there at outrageous prices, but sometimes the inexpensive ones are the most useful. Here are my top 5 most useful self care exercise devices for under $30 everyone needs at their home today. 1. Foam Roller The foam roller is one of my all time favorite pieces […]
Don’t Let Arthritis Slow You Down
This post is all about why I recommend seeing a skilled physical therapist for knee and/or hip arthritis (for essential reasons other than I am going to be one). But more importantly, to educate everyone a little bit about what osteoarthritis is and why you should care about it! Also just a heads up, the […]
Explaining Pain
Everyone has experienced pain at some point in their life, but what is it? This is a huge topic in the research world and is one of the main reasons people come into physical therapy. This week I wanted to do a brief post explaining a very small amount of what pain is and why […]
Sleep and Wellness
“Sleep is like nutrition for your brain. It’s as important as eating a healthful diet and getting plenty of exercise.” – Denise Amschler Sleep is so crucial to all functions of your body. I have heard countless stories of the vicious cycle of problems caused by trouble sleeping at night and/or chronic pain. After listening […]
Reducing Stress, Muscle Tension, and Neck Pain
This past week I started my 2nd internship of my graduate school career. So far it has been an amazing experience full of learning, and exposure to many different patient cases. One very common case I have noticed so far is the prevalence of neck and shoulder pain from either poor posture, stress, muscle tightness, […]
Know Your Body
Hey everybody, Firstly, welcome to my new page, The Movement Schopp. Here, I will post about current topics to inform people know your body common aches and pains and what may be causing them. The point of this page is to empower people to educate themselves on their body and how it works. This will […]