Trinity Physical Therapy Blog
Shawn’s Journey
It was February 20, 2019 and “Shawn” was lying flat on his icy driveway wondering “what on earth just happened?” It’s was the day before his 42nd birthday- not exactly the age when you worry about broken hips. But low bone density, a freshly shoveled, icy driveway and...
YouTube Neck
YouTube Neck… It’s a real thing! (the name I just made up.) It is the posture our Gen Z children have developed as a result of hours upon hours of video streaming on mobile devices. This can strike any generation of mobile device user, however. To resolve this issue...
Teddy’s walking buddy is back!
For 3 1/2 years Teddy has been without his walking buddy. His owner, “Reba”, had lost 25 lbs due to dysphasia of unknown origin, had severe chronic pain especially in the low back warranting several doctors and a trip to Mayo Clinic and was diagnosed with a chronic...
Various Stages of Bloom
Nature is in a constant state of growth. 🌿🍂 Do you think a plant gives itself a hard time about not being at it’s fullest potential of bloom while it’s still growing? Of course not.🤦🏼♀️ We are all in various stages of bloom.🌸 Nature’s tendency is to allow it. Humans...
Zoom-itis
Zoom-itis is the discomfort (and eventually) pain that results from being in video meetings/classes all day long. And yet one more way #quarantine is affecting our daily lives. Follow the advice of DR. HSS to resolve this issue: D Doorway stretch R Rows H Hitchhiker S...
Cutting Cords
The last several weeks have uprooted habits and routines and set into motion all sorts of new dynamics- at home, at work, with students and clients I work with. And for someone who is sensitive and empathetic to other people’s energy, this has resulted in changes in...
The Internal Experience: Part 2
How many times have you thought, "I wish I had more energy?" Where do we get this elusive, abstract thing? 1st law of thermodynamics states that energy cannot be created or destroyed So how do you get more energy? Energy can't be created or destryed but it can only...
The Power of Presence
Do you ever get stuck in your head? It is certainly a lovely place full of roundabout logic, random thoughts, and worries about the future. I know. I go there often. It’s quite addicting actually. Add a society focused so hard on...
The Internal Experience: Part 1
In my journey with yoga, I have found the more I do it and the more consistent I am with my practice the less physical my experience is and the deeper each experience becomes. Of course when looking at the physical capabilities of my body, one can accomplish more with...