It’s a new year and, for many people, this means a new insurance policy. While insurance can be confusing, it is important to understand your health insurance benefits as you consider your options for...
Movement Matters
You’ve heard it before, “exercise is good for you.” It probably started with your PE teacher in grade school and now it’s your doctor reminding you at your annual physical exam. It seems that a new...
Physical Therapy: What to Expect
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...
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...
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...