Marathon training has picked up and your Achilles tendon has been bothering you on your long runs. Or maybe you played golf this weekend and your back has been sore ever since. Perhaps work has gotten...
How to stay motivated to exercise during the foggy days of a San Francisco summer
Come December, almost every fitness magazine or blog features an article about how to stay motivated to workout during the winter months. The Internet is full of fitness tips for winter, while retailers...
The Top Five Reasons Why You Should Get To Know Your PT
A few years ago I hosted a get together with a bunch of friends. At some point in the evening, after everyone had figured out how we were connected, someone remarked, “It’s a good thing you’re a PT....
Welcome to the TPSF Team-Michelle Cotter, PT, DPT
Dear Friends,
I’d like to take a moment introduce myself as I am so grateful to be the newest member of the TherapydiaCA family. My name is Michelle Cotter and I’m a physical therapist. While I specialize...
Top 5 reasons we are out-of-network with your insurance…and what that means for you
I sat down earlier this week to write a piece with the title above, but very quickly realized there really aren’t that many reasons. The only reason we are out-of-network with most insurance plans comes...
The Educated Therapist
Let’s face it. Most physical therapists aren’t winning any sales and marketing awards. Most of us have don’t have a business background and typically enter this profession based on a love of health,...
Navigating Nutrition Part One: Processed Food
“Avoid processed foods” is common nutrition advice given out these days. It is a well-intentioned, sound suggestion that seems easy enough to follow…assuming you know what the term “processed foods”...
The Holidays: A Time of Love, Laughter and Overeating
You know the scene, you swear you’re going to have just one drink at a holiday party, and the next thing you know you’ve lost count and have a killer headache the next morning. Or maybe you show up...
On the Run with TPSF: How to Avoid Running Injuries
This issue of On the Run is written by Lindsay Haas, PT, DPT, OCS. Lindsay is a physical therapist at TherapydiaCA and enjoys working with runners, dancers, and all athletes for rehabilitation from...
Fit as a…fiddle?
Body image has been a hot topic over the past several years. Recently, many companies have run advertising campaigns to promote healthy body types in reaction to the extremely thin models who...