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Things You Should Know About Hip Pain due to Hip Impingement and Your X-ray...

Does this seem familiar? Perhaps you’re one of the many who’ve experienced the onset of hip pain for some unknown reason.  It didn’t start with an injury that you can remember. It started with some...

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Yes, You Should Ice That Ankle Sprain!

You may have read somewhere on the internet that you shouldn’t apply ice to an acute injury like an ankle sprain for fear of slowing down the natural healing processes and prolonging the duration of...

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IFAST Physical Therapy Sciatica Week Book Give-away!

You’ve probably heard the statistic that about 80% of people will experience back pain in their lifetime. I’m guessing that it’s actually higher. Often times, lower back pain is accompanied by...

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Sciatica… Wrong Diagnosis,Wrong Solution

Call Jason at IFAST Physical Therapy to request a FREE copy of The IFAST PT Sciatica Solution! In cases of true sciatica with the symptoms of leg pain extending below the knee and typically extending...

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Female Golf Swing Fault and Fix:  Lead hip rotation fix

Golfers tend to blame themselves for a lack of skill when their golf swing doesn’t seem to improve as they practice. More often than not, there’s a physical limitation that results in a less than...

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Attention Golfers… Two Exercises To Increase Shoulder Turn!

  In many golfers, shoulder turn is limited by undesired muscle tone along the spine and the inability to turn the spine and ribcage effectively due to the way they breathe. These two exercises with...

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I get lower back pain when I stand for a while… what should I do?

Question:  I get lower back pain when I stand for more than about 10 minutes. If I sit down, it tends to feel better. Is there anything that I can do besides sitting down to help my back? Answer:...

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A Question about Fixing Knee Pain… When there’s “nothing wrong” with your knee.

Question:  My knee has been hurting for a couple of months. My X-rays and MRI show no damage to my knee. My direct knee exam didn’t show anything either, but my knee still hurts. Any ideas? Answer:...

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Fixing Knee Pain… When there’s “nothing wrong” with your knee, Part 2

If you haven’t read part 1 of this series, please go here first: Fixing knee pain… When there’s “nothing wrong” with your knee, part 1 Joint position and lost adaptability influence how your knee...

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Fixing Knee Pain… When there’s “nothing wrong” with your knee, Part 3

If you haven’t done so, please read Part 1 of this series and then make sure you’re successful with the beginner exercise in part 2 before moving on to the most complex activities described in this...

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Aerobic Exercise for Stress Reduction and Physical Therapy: Adding Stress to...

“All things are poison and nothing is without poison; only the dose makes a thing not a poison.” – Paracelsus What are we to do when stress is getting the best of us? The first piece of advice we get...

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Dave S. is on my favorite humans list. He’s a client IFAST here in Indianapolis, but he began his story as a patient in my purple at IFAST Physical therapy. He was dealing with back pain that began...

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Back Pain Exercises for Golfers to Improve Shoulder Turn

I pass by the new Top Golf in Fishers every day on my way to IFAST. Without fail, the parking lot is full no matter what time of day I pass by. It’s a beautiful looking facility that will get a...

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Are There Really Exercise for Golfer’s Back Pain?

Golfer’s have this tendency to blame themselves, or their golf skills, when it comes to evaluating their performance deficits. “I end up using my hands too much” “I can’t seem to get my clubface...

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IFAST Physical Therapy – How to breathe during your physical therapy exercises

I get a lot of questions as to how you should be breathing during your home exercises. Here’s a quick tutorial to help you through it. Don’t forget to call for your FREE injury consultation. You can...

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Are orthotics good or even necessary for plantar fasciitis or foot pain?

Are foot orthotics helpful for plantar fasciitis? Will I benefit from orthotics for my foot pain? Call today for your FREE Injury Consultation Speak directly with Bill about your problem and find out...

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Neck Pain Relief… How to get rid of that “crick” in your neck

What should I do when my neck gets stiff? Ever wake up with a stiff neck because you “slept wrong?” Stressed out and you carry your stress in your neck? You turn your head to back out of your driveway...

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Are there best exercises for chronic lower back pain?

Proposed solutions to lower back pain are a dime-a-dozen on the internet. Do these lower back exercises and resolve your pain instantly! You have a slipped disc so we’ll just push it back in (this...

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What stretches are good for tennis elbow?

Patient question:  What stretches are good for tennis elbow or golfer’s elbow? We tend to look at such aches and pains as isolated to the area where we feel the pain. For instance, if you have pain in...

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How breathing can influence your lower back pain… or any pain.

Here’s a video of the “tube man” down the street from IFAST. He dances by altering his internal pressure. Strangely enough, humans are very similar. We create changes in the shape of our bodies every...

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