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 […]
Do you need Orthotics?
🦶🏻 Orthotics may help to eliminate chronic foot and ankle problems. Here is what you need to know. Click video above ☝️. Remember… ➡️ 70% of all foot pain is due to poor shoe wear. Switch out your shoes every 500 walking miles. ➡️ Ankle sprains do not just “go away”. It is […]
What Shoe is the best for you?
Hey it’s Mike Ricchiuto, MPT, EMT-P with Physical Therapy Now. I wanted to talk briefly about shoe wear. A lot of people ask us about shoe wear. We see a lot of athletes. We see a lot of folks who have foot problems. We see a lot of people with knee and hip problems. […]
How to tell if you have a Shoulder Pr...
Do you have shoulder pain related to your rotator cuff or other shoulder? The shoulder joint achieves a maximum of 180 degrees and in people even more and the rotator cuff and other shoulder structures provide the stability to achieve this. Not everyone needs all of this motion to complete their daily activities but one […]
3 Tips to Preventing Injury in the Ne...
🏆 We are starting January 2022 and we see a lot of people begin exercise programs without a plan for starting to perform the right exercises, for progressing exercises correctly, and lastly, performing exercises that have a positive effect on an individual’s body. So we don’t want you to fail. We don’t want you […]
Eliminating Low Back Pain Forever!
Do you have persistent low back pain or you are trying to eliminate your pain in the symptoms or waxing and waning? The fact is that one in for Americans will have one at least one episode of Low back pain in their life and if simply strengthening your low back what is the answer […]