by Melanie Herron | Nov 21, 2020 | Active Lifestyle, Back Pain, Chronic Pain, Injury Prevention, Manual Therapy, Massage Therapy, Sports Performance, Staying Healthy
When you enter a massage therapist’s room, you are immediately transported to a place of calm and tranquility. But massage is much more than a tool for relaxation. For over 3000 years, massage has been used to maintain health and wellness. Physical therapists have...
by Melanie Herron | Nov 16, 2020 | Active Lifestyle, Aging, Pelvic Pain, Women's Health
There are certain things that people aren’t comfortable talking about. And while we all have bladders, many of us don’t like to talk about them. Fear of embarrassment when things aren’t functioning correctly often prevents people from seeking treatment. But bladder...
by Melanie Herron | Oct 30, 2020 | Active Lifestyle, Arthritis, Chronic Pain, Foot Issues
This month we are celebrating some of the success stories that come from physical therapy. As a continuation of our blog earlier this month, this week’s blog will highlight three more stories. The stories feature patients whose lives were changed for the better...
by Melanie Herron | Oct 9, 2020 | Active Lifestyle, Injury Prevention, Overuse Injury, Shoulder Pain
October is Physical Therapy Awareness Month! It is the perfect month to share how physical therapy, and our practice, in particular, has changed many Central Oregonian lives for the better. This month we are featuring three patient stories; however, there are...
by Melanie Herron | Aug 28, 2020 | Active Lifestyle, Staying Healthy
Physical therapy is a modality that is so much more than exercises to build strength and improve mobility. Each physical therapist (PT) has their own style and areas of expertise. While many focus on general orthopedics in Central Oregon, a select few have very...
by Melanie Herron | Aug 21, 2020 | Active Lifestyle, Aging, Chronic Pain, Knee Pain, Overuse Injury
Our ability to move freely and without pain is something that should never be taken for granted. Yet, most of us do, until that ability is taken away from us. “I watch my daughter run with her team and reminisce about when I used to be able to go out for a ten-mile...
