Spine

Sleeping Strategies for Back Pain

By Robin Sipp, MSPT- Clinical Director of Aquacare Lewes – Route 24 Cervical and lumbar pain affects a significant number of individuals, causing musculoskeletal disability. However, there is hope in finding relief by addressing one modifiable risk factor: sleep position. By making simple adjustments to how we sleep, we can potentially reduce the likelihood of […]

Written by on November 27, 2023

Physical Therapy For Spinal Stenosis

Experiencing Pain With Spinal Stenosis? Physical Therapy Can Help.  Thinking about starting a new exercise program? Maybe yoga will be your new thing for relaxation and flexibility if you are experiencing pain from spinal stenosis. As with any new exercise program, it is important that you consult with your physician and/or physical therapist, especially, if […]

Written by on November 15, 2023

Gavin’s Story

Aquacare Picks Us Up When We Are Down Gavin and Katherine Birl talk about two years of spinal rehabilitation. By Rachel Swick Mavity In January 2021, Katherine and Damian Birl got the type of call that every parent dreads. Their son was in an accident while snowboarding in Pennsylvania and they needed to go to […]

Written by on May 1, 2023

How The McKenzie Method of Physical Therapy Helps Back Pain

Neck pain? Back pain? Is it shooting down your arms or legs? How is your posture? The McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy is an evidence based approach to treating pain. Physical Therapist, Robin McKenzie, founded The McKenzie Method after working with patients, he found that certain planes of movement can affect pain and […]

Written by on April 30, 2021

Physical Therapy for Texting Neck

Have you ever heard the phrase “Text Neck”? Well, if you child has a phone or hand-held device I am sure you have seen it! Does this image look familiar? This forward-head, slumped posture puts a terrible strain on the cervical area as well as the upper back and it closes in the chest region […]

Written by on February 20, 2021

The Guide to Low Back Pain for Golfers with TPI

Titelist Performance Institute (TPI) “is the world’s leading educational organization dedicated to the study of how the human body functions in relation to the golf swing. TPI has analyzed how physical limitations in a player’s body can adversely affect the golf swing and potentially lead to injury.” Low back pain is the most common golf […]

Written by on April 5, 2019