According to a recent study in the journal Health Services Research, patients who bypassed the physician and went directly to a physical therapist, had, in many cases, lower overall costs, fewer visits and lower overall healthcare use for the injury.  The study also showed that patients who self-referred were just as active with medical care [...]

The NY Times Phys Ed blog had a very interesting piece a few days ago about the use of cortisone shots…

CNN has just started airing new ads from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)’s “Move Forward” campaign…

No one likes high co-pays. They hurt you as patients and us as providers. It’s time to fight back, click here to learn how.

They say that time flies, and in our case, it sure feels like it. This month, we are celebrating our 10th anniversary…

Well, it’s less that six weeks before the ING-NYC Marathon and even less before others like the Marine Corps Marathon in DC and many of you are trying a long distance race for the first time…

Flexibility is but one parameter of fitness, yet it is an important one.  In general, the tighter you are, the more time you are advised to invest in stretching.  Your primary goal in doing so is injury prevention.  However, as with our body types – whether we are muscular or very thin, large boned or [...]