by erica | Jan 22, 2017 | Physical Therapy, Wall Street
People often ask me how I made the transition to Physical Therapy after a successful career on Wall Street. After all, they say, “Isn’t bond trading different than treating patients?” Not really. It is all about problem solving. You have had persistent knee pain...
by erica | Dec 7, 2016 | Ergonomics, Pain Relief
Do you know the feeling when you walk your dog and the leash is WAY out in front of you and the dog is looking back at you eagerly? Or maybe not!! That is the sign that the dog is leading YOU down the street. I have many patients who walk their dogs and often...
by erica | Jun 19, 2016 | Golf, Knee pain, Pain Relief, Running
The value of being treated as a whole person and not just a body part. If you have pain in one part of your body, let’s say, your knee. The longer you have this symptom, the more you incorporate this “pain” as part of your overall body image. You identify with it....
by erica | May 11, 2016 | Physical Therapy
DO YOU REALLY LISTEN TO YOUR PATIENTS? When people come to you in pain, what do you do? Do you sit there and ask them a litany of questions, writing them down without making any eye contact? Or do you just listen and hope that you remember everything later? Or do...
by erica | Apr 17, 2016 | Pain Relief, Physical Therapy
Question: Are you unable to perform a relevé without foot pain? Truth: Pushing off through the front of your foot is what happens when you walk, when you do calf raises in the gym and when you have to perform a relevé multiple times during a performance. Whether you...
