As the New Year serves as the starting line for many who are bound and determined to get into shape this year, Bend physical therapist Rob Hollander is quick to remind well-meaning people that overtraining is a real thing – and if it’s not identified early, it can...
When it comes to the general aches and pains we experience there is often one common culprit, arthritis. Although people know it by many different names (Uncle Arthur, degenerative joint disease, osteoarthrosis, degenerative osteoarthritis) over 51 million adults...
Many people experience posterior thigh tightness from time to time and often tightness and pain can become a recurrent injury theme throughout one’s lifetime. This often leads to people trying many different hamstring stretching and strengthening approaches, yet they...
There is soreness, and then there is pain. It’s important to not confuse the two. To active people and athletes of all levels, the inability to recognize the differences between muscle soreness and pain can mean pushing your body – your muscles and joints – to the...
