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 | 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 | Sep 15, 2020 | Chronic Pain, Headaches, Staying Healthy
We’ve been dealing with a new reality thanks to COVID-19. Dental offices are seeing an unprecedented amount of broken, chipped, and cracked teeth. The reason for the uptick: stress. Stress can impact the body in various ways, including feelings of fatigue, nausea,...
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...
by Melanie Herron | Jan 24, 2020 | Active Lifestyle, Aging, Arthritis, Back Pain, Chronic Pain, Fitness, Injury Prevention, Staying Healthy
Getting older has its perks, and it has some downsides. For aging athletes or anyone who enjoys being active, time can have a way of dampening the fun. Slowing down is part of aging, but for many Central Oregonians, slowing down or, ahem, stopping isn’t an option. ...
by Melanie Herron | Dec 5, 2019 | Active Lifestyle, Aging, Arthritis, Back Pain, Chronic Pain, Hip, Knee Pain, Overuse Injury, Pelvic Pain, Spine Care
Many people come to physical therapy thinking one thing is wrong, only to discover the cause of their pain is something entirely different. When Missy began lower extremity physical therapy for her knees, she thought running was the culprit. “I continuously heard...
