If you could avoid knee surgery, would you?

Of course you would! No one wants to get cut open if they don't have to. So here's some good news for you - PT has been shown to be just as effective as surgery in a study looking at the meniscus of the...

Following up on Part 1 (Here's a link to it), deadlifting is the best thing for back pain when implemented correctly.

Reasons #1,2,3 were on part 1. Here are #4,5.

4. Deadlifting trains spine stabilization

Learning how to control the spine (trunk...

Deadlifting fixes back pain.

Sounds like a bold statment, doesn't it? And completely contradictory to typical advice on low back pain. But it is true! Personally, deadlifting was a key component to relieving the back pain I dealt with.

Here's the...

We have all experienced swelling at some point, whether from ankle sprains, ACL reconstruction, shoulder surgery, tennis elbow, or just swollen ankles from sitting around too much. Sometimes it just goes away, other times it seems to linger....

Ever heard this:

"Running isn't enjoyable. Running is hard, makes me tired, is uncomfortable and painful, and takes a lot out of my day. It is boring and monotonous. All I do is run, run, run."

"Running is my stress reliever - I NEED it to get...

Plantar Fasciitis and foot pain are common sources of frustration. Foot pain affects running, walking, weight lifting, and jumping. STANDING is even painful when pain is bad. That first step in the morning feels like a knife driving through the...

When talking about mobility, one of the biggest overlooked regions of the body is the ankle. And that's a huge problem because it can cause pain, injury, and sub-performance anywhere in the body. You'll see these effects in plantar fasciitis, knee...

Resilience: The ability to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.

Let's be honest - the average person reading this does stupid hard things. You see how much weight you can pick up. You run as far as you can - past the point of...

Let me start by saying this first - I am as guilty as everyone else. My warm-up for running is typically tying my shoes, opening my run tracking app, and hitting play on Apple Music. 

We all know that a warm-up is necessary. But knowing that...

Hip impingement is a common issue we deal with at NorCal Physiotherapy. It is typically reported as a "pinch" in the front of the hip when the hip is flexed - when the knee moves toward the chest. It is an annoying pain that stops us from...