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The budding trees, blooming flowers and warm weather are sure signs that it’s time to get back outside. However, this season also brings stories from Symmetry’s patients about how their efforts at gardening are resulting in pain.  This spring season in particular is tricky, because we’ve all been WAY more sedentary than usual during the recent winter storm event as …

If you are reading this article, you are probably already familiar with a physical therapist and with the benefits of using physical therapy to improve health and physical function.  Much of the “general public”, however, continues to have an outdated concept about what physical therapists actually do.  Unfortunately, it is also often true that other medical professionals have limited knowledge …

Back pain is a huge problem in developed nations worldwide. It has or will affect most of us at some point in our lives. The current estimate is that 80% of people will experience back pain at least once. Back pain is also expensive. Treatment for back and neck pain makes up the biggest healthcare expense in the US, totaling …

Recently, a fascinating article was published in The Atlantic about how the brain’s ability to process waste may impact its ability to recover after injury.  The article describes current research investigating whether damage to lymphatic vessels in the brain during head traumas like concussions may result in buildup in cellular and molecular waste.  It is hypothesized that when the brain …

Colder weather means that we should consider some changes to how we exercise. Of course it’s harder to motivate yourself to get outside for a run or bike ride when the temperature drops, and the shorter days compress our schedules, but there are changes in your body that affect your ability to exercise too. For many people with arthritis or …

This post was written by Jill Zambito, SPT – a physical therapy doctoral student who recently completed a clinical rotation at Symmetry. With new health trends and fads constantly on the rise, it is hard to keep up with which ones are beneficial for your health and longevity! One supplement that has stolen the spotlight recently is ingestible collagen for …

This article was written by Hilary Sparkman, SPT – a doctoral student at Texas State University who has just finished a clinical rotation with Symmetry. (She’s pictured in the center of the back row in the masked staff photo above. She just turned 29, and has already accumulated a great deal of worldly experience.) Thanks for sharing your story, Hilary! …

This article combines excerpts from a blog posted by a physical therapist working for a home health care agency based in the US Northwest with Symmetry’s commentary about how we believe that his thoughts are relevant to practices like ours that provide care on an outpatient basis. The original blog by Ben Shatto, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS first appeared at …

Symmetry’s new clinic space at the Park Bend Medical Plaza includes multiple amenities.   One of our favorite features is the broad green-space view out of our multiple huge windows!  Visual connection to the natural outdoor landscape and to the daily patterns of sunlight feels healthful.  In fact, it is known that exposure to sunlight helps with regulation of sleep and …