Learning how to squat properly is a fundamental movement necessary for the performance of your everyday activities. The perfect squat is a functional exercise that engages multiple muscle chains in one move. Basically, it's your full-body “bread and butter.” Unlike…
Now that the weather is clearing up, everyone is gearing up to go out on the golf course and get a head start on the season. Due to this, it is important to be aware of very common golf-related injuries,…
Have you experienced mysterious hip, low back, or pelvic pain that won’t seem to go away? You’ve tried every stretch known to man. You feel like you’ve tried everything possible, but it just doesn’t seem to go away. Maybe your…
Just getting back on the bike due to the various shelter-in-place orders? That's great! The bike is a great way to get around, get fit, and stay sane. That said, you may also experience some discomfort if it has been…
Do you ever have a severe abdominal, low back, or pelvic pain right around your period that seems like it’s way outside of the scope of ‘cramps’? Does it ever get so bad that you have to miss school or…
Having strong gluteal muscles are pivotal in avoiding compensatory overuse injuries and prolonging your running career. The gluteals are primarily responsible for maintaining neutral pelvic alignment and absorbing the ground reaction forces during each series of single-leg stances that occur…
Congrats your precious bundle of joy has made his/her arrival! As the saying goes, “It’s all downhill from here” may not be the truth. The new challenges of caring for a newborn while also recovering from one of the most…
As promised, here is a follow up in our low back pain series. The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the human body and is formed by the union of 5 nerve roots from the lower spine. It passes deep…
Balance equals control. The more balanced we feel as individuals the more control we tend to perceive in our daily lives. This does not change when it comes to being balanced on our feet. Balance is something that we constantly…
A Heroic Partnership React Physical Therapy is proud to be an official partner of the Mercy Home Heroes team for the 2020 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Heroes run on behalf of Mercy Home for Boys & Girls, a residential…