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Ergonomic Equipment

by Sandra Stryker PT, MPT, COMT, FAAOMPT | Apr 17, 2014 | Continuing Education, Ergonomics, Physical Therapy, Thoracic Back Pain, Wellbeing

With the vast amount of equipment supplies that one can purchase to improve their ergonomic station at work, it makes it difficult to know “what is right for me?”. In the last blog (which discussed appropriate work-chairs), it was explained how setting up an ergonomic...

Self-Upper Thoracic Mobilizations

by Sandra Stryker PT, MPT, COMT, FAAOMPT | Apr 10, 2014 | Continuing Education, Ergonomics, Physical Therapy, stretching, Thoracic Back Pain, Wellbeing

Maintaining mobility of your upper thoracic spine is important for proper posturing of your neck (cervical spine). Neck pain and neck headaches (cervicogenic headaches) are common complaints from people who sit for the majority of their working day, secondary to poor...

Chronic Pain Part 1of 2

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...

Thoracic Movement Part 2: Mid-back Motion’s Effects on Shoulder Movement Patterns

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,...
Thoracic Movement Part 1: The Middle Man of the Spine

Thoracic Movement Part 1: The Middle Man of the Spine

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

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,...
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