Realife Physical Therapy & Wellness

04/03/2025

Now in network with:

➡️Veterans Affairs

➡️Tricare

➡️Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield

➡️Aetna

➡️Medicare.

02/01/2025

Yesterday, I sprained my left ankle.

Did I go home, prop it up, ice it, and put a brace on it?

Nope. Quite the opposite.

1) Normal gait: The first thing I did was slow down my walking so I could limp as little as possible.

2) Heat: When I got home, I took a hot shower to promote blood flow. This helps remove the waste products as the inflammatory process was already underway, working on repairing the injury. Ice is great for pain relief, but it does NOT promote healing.

3) active movement: I also moved my ankle in all directions, but only as far as I could go while avoiding pain.

4) functional movement combined with cardiovascular activity: This morning, I went to the gym and modified the scheduled workout so that I could move my ankle without causing pain or putting my ankle in situations where I was likely to reinjure it. This included biking, lunges (near something to help with balance), and air squats (also near something to help with balance)

The results? Minimal to no pain, reduced swelling, and the damaged ligament is already starting to have normal forces applied to it so it can heal properly. (See “before” and “after” pictures).

10/13/2024

🎃 October is Physical Therapy Month 🎃

Sometimes progress is hard to see. Especially with chronic pain.

Give your body some time. And give yourself some grace.

Keep moving forward. And never give up.

10/12/2024

🍁🎃 October is Physical Therapy Month 🎃🍁

Here at REALIFE, you will be seen and treated as a whole person, not an isolated injury.

10/11/2024

🧡 October is Physical Therapy Month🧡

You matter. You are worth the effort.

10/10/2024

🍁October is Physical Therapy Month🍁

10/09/2024

🧡October is Physical Therapy Month🎃

10/08/2024

🎃 October is Physical Therapy Month 🎃

Functional, compassionate, effective physical therapy to get you back to real life activities.

10/07/2024

🧡 October is Physical Therapy Month🧡

Functional, compassionate, effective physical therapy to get you back to real life activities.

10/06/2024

🧡 October is Physical Therapy Month 🧡

Over the next week, I will be posting my seven core values. This is what drives my practice to be the way it is.

10/05/2024

We’re in the middle of getting the new website launched, so there will be some episodes over the weekend where my site isn’t functioning.

But I’m still here!

Feel free to call or text if you have any questions.