by Erin Courtney PT, DPT | Jun 14, 2017 | Low Back Pain, Mid-Back Pain, Physical Therapy, Wellbeing
The start of summer means the start of gardening season in Portland. While gardening is a great way to get outside and stay active, it can also lead to unwanted back pain. Thankfully, here are five easy things you can do to stay safe and avoid back pain and injury... by Sandra Stryker PT, MPT, COMT, FAAOMPT | Oct 9, 2013 | Headaches, Knee Pain, Low Back Pain, Mid-Back Pain, Neck Pain, Physical Therapy, Shoulders, Thoracic Back Pain
We’ve all experienced back pain at some point in our lives. And if you have not, you probably will as the natural incidence of back pain is 80%! At one time or another, we all will feel that aching back, or maybe a painful leg with sciatica or a sore neck, a painful... by Sandra Stryker PT, MPT, COMT, FAAOMPT | May 29, 2013 | Low Back Pain, Mid-Back Pain, Physical Therapy, Thoracic Back Pain
The body is made up of areas of regional interdependence, meaning that movement and function of one joint can be affected by a joint located elsewhere in the body. The shoulder, for example, is made up of a complex of 4 joints: the sternoclavicular, acromioclavicular,... 
by Sandra Stryker PT, MPT, COMT, FAAOMPT | May 22, 2013 | Mid-Back Pain, Physical Therapy, Thoracic Back Pain
The spine is a complex structure. It is composed of 24 distinct vertebrae, which are separated by discs consisting of an outer fibrous layer and inner gelatinous core, which allows for a mobile, but stable, trunk. The thoracic spine is uniquely distinct from the... ![Thoracic Back Pain Exercises: A Daily Routine for the Daily Desk Job]()
by Sandra Stryker PT, MPT, COMT, FAAOMPT | May 15, 2013 | Mid-Back Pain, Physical Therapy, Thoracic Back Pain
Commonly, mid-back pain is aggravated by our day-to-day postural habits. Without thinking, you can easily twist yourself in your own seat without evening knowing it (check out our blog on bad posture at your workstation). Briefly positioning in these manners is okay,... by Sandra Stryker PT, MPT, COMT, FAAOMPT | May 1, 2013 | Mid-Back Pain, Physical Therapy, Thoracic Back Pain
Thoracic pain is an uncomfortable sensation that is found in the area surrounding the spine from the base of the neck to mid-back, just above where you can feel your lowest rib. Most people associate back pain with the lower area above the buttock or in the neck, but... 