by Sandra Stryker PT, MPT, COMT, FAAOMPT | Oct 17, 2017 | Exercise, Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis, Physical Therapy
Over the past 20 years of practice, knee pain is one of the most common complaints I treat. When your knees hurt, it’s hard to walk, get out of a chair and climb stairs. Knees can swell, ache and be completely uncooperative. In this blog, I’ll review how knees age and... 
by Sandra Stryker PT, MPT, COMT, FAAOMPT | Aug 9, 2017 | Hip Pain, Hip Stretches, Osteoarthritis, Physical Therapy
Osteoarthritis is the most frequent cause of musculoskeletal pain worldwide. Osteoarthritis is characterized by painful and sometimes swollen joints, stiffness and increased pain with use and with prolonged sedentary periods. The cartilage lining of the joints erodes... 
by Sandra Stryker PT, MPT, COMT, FAAOMPT | Aug 2, 2017 | Chronic Pain, Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis, Physical Therapy
I can’t tell you the number of times a new client comes to Life’s Work Physical Therapy to see me, and they are completely terrified of their new diagnosis: “I have osteoarthritis of my knee. My pain will NEVER go away and I am only 55. How could this happen?” And on... by Sandra Stryker PT, MPT, COMT, FAAOMPT | Jul 26, 2017 | Exercise, Osteoarthritis, Pain, Physical Therapy
Over the last 20 years practicing as a physical therapist, I can’t tell you the number of times a new client has come into my office feeling completely doomed by a recent diagnosis of osteoarthritis. A recent client of mine, age 62 with a 7-year history of chronic...