Inaugural Blog Post!

Here at Essex Physical Therapy, we strive to keep our clients educated on their bodies and movement patterns.  We sometimes joke about when people come in with shoulder pain and tell us they have an injured “rotor cuff” (really a rotator cuff) or how someone who has suffered for years with morning heel/foot pain had no idea that physical therapy could help (and it did...in just a few visits!).  So we got to thinking...what if we could educate people on things related to physical therapy outside of the traditional PT setting?  Abracadabra, our blog was born.  Here were some of our initial ideas:

• THE HIP BONE’S CONNECTED TO THE THIGH BONE:  A series about anatomy, including rotator cuff, fascia, and lumbar discs
• WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?:  Giving information on a number of common complaints/diseases, including tennis elbow (you don’t have to be a tennis player to get it!), plantar fasciitis, vertigo, osteoporosis, and carpal tunnel and how PT can help
• RESEARCH CORNER:  A quick look at the latest and greatest in physical therapy
• OUR FAVORITES:  A list of some of our staff’s favorite exercises (with some videos and photos included as well, hopefully!)
• TIP OF THE MONTH:  An ongoing series of tips according to the time of year or targeted to a certain population - back to school backpacks, top 3 exercises for soccer, etc.
• POSTURAL POINTERS:  Ever had Estelle sneak up on you at a baseball game and tell you to get off your right leg?  Look here for frequent ideas on how to change your habits and improve your daily postural positions and movement patterns.
• GUEST WHO?:  Guest posts from some of our partners - think yoga, nutrition, Pilates, massage, Reiki, etc.
• And many others, including information from classes we attend, current concerns (concussions!), barefoot running, etc.

Have any more ideas for us? Leave a comment below!