3 Tips for Staying out of Pain this H...
As we gear up for the holidays we typically don’t account for the increased physical activity that we endure. For example, running to and from the grocery store more than usual, standing and cooking for longer periods of time, stringing lights, cleaning houses, standing and cooking for longer periods of time etc.. No one seems […]
3 Signs that your Persistent Knee Pai...
When patients enter our clinic for an examination of their knee one of the major questions that a patient has is “Do I need to have shots or surgery?” Sometimes the answer is “yes” but most of the time the answer is “no…….but you need help for this to be a NO!” There are […]
STOP SHOULDER PAIN NOW
There are many reasons why a person has shoulder pain in the communities of Pittsburgh, Fox Chapel, and Cranberry Township PA. Shoulder pain is a unique process involving four joints of the shoulder that have two biomechanically move together involving many muscles, tendons, ligaments and of course the joints themselves. A shoulder should be able […]
Low Back Pain Solutions in Pittsburgh...
Hi, if you are having low back pain it can be within years, then you’re not going to want to miss out on the information. I’m going to tell you about the three signs of persistent low back pain and believe it or not there’s a lot you can do about this before things get worse […]
Do you have persistent low back pain?
If you have persistent low back pain that doesn’t seem to go away with waxing and waning symptoms then you will not want to miss this information. The fact is that one and four Americans will have at least one low back pain episode in their lifetime. If simply strengthening or stretching the low […]
5 ways to dominate your sport after i...
🤾 Progression in every sport involve completing basic skills (fundamentals) and then advancing these within a defined timeframe. Here are 5 variables that one has to consider when attempting to maximize their performance in sport after injury: ➡️ Intensity of strengthening to not re-injure- This is determined by the the phase of healing that an […]
3 tips about resolving chronic and ac...
🦶🏻 Chronic foot and ankle problems can result from some of the most painful conditions. Here are three tips to resolving foot and ankle pain. ➡️ Most individuals with chronic foot and ankle pain do not take it seriously and believe that the pain “will just go away”. Hope is not a good strategy […]
2 Indicators of Tennis Elbow
Hi everybody, it’s Mike Ricchiuto MPT, EMT-P with Physical Therapy Now in Cranberry Township, PA. A lot of people ask me about tennis elbow and some of the things that they can do to help with tennis elbow once again, tennis elbow, along with all other hand, wrist and elbow problems has to be evaluated […]
1 Minute Shoulder Mobility
👉 Hey everybody! It’s Michael Ricchiuto MPT, EMT-P with Physical Therapy Now. Today we’re going to talk about shoulder mobility and there’s a simple, quick, and easy way to get shoulder mobility using a dowel rod or a broom handle or anything that’s like a stick a hockey stick a lot of the times. I’m […]
5 Low Back Pain Prevention Exercises
Hey everybody it’s Michael Ricchiuto, MPT, EMT-P with Physical Therapy Now located in Pittsburgh, Cranberry Township, Fox Chapel PA. We’re looking to provide you with five exercises to increase the mobility of your spine. Of course if you have spinal problems you should be evaluated at our office to find out if this is right […]