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Payless recently conducted a very telling social experiment. You probably heard about the shoechain’s stunt in the news but just to recap quickly, “The Payless Experiment” tricked consumersinto buying their typically budget-friendly shoes at sky-high markups. To carry out the cleverruse, the discount retailer invited style influencers to a (fake) launch party for a new … Continue reading Some Americans Pay More for Back Pain Relief, But Are They Really Getting Less?

Last month we introduced you to Long COVID and all of the challenges it brings. This month we're going to talk about what physical therapists can do to help people living with Long COVID. Early in the pandemic, therapists started seeing people with what would later be known as Long COVID. They noticed that some … Continue reading Long COVID Sounds Awful! What Can Be Done?

You may have heard about people who got a COVID-19 infection and have symptoms for weeks or months after. This is now referred to as Long COVID. In this post we're going to dive into what Long COVID is, what the symptoms are and who it affects. Next month we'll talk about strategies that are … Continue reading What If Your COVID Symptoms Don’t Go Away?

By Dr. Chris Brehm, PT, DPT A study conducted earlier this year asked 2,000 Americans what the impact aches and pains had on their life, and how these effect their daily function.    The study determined that the average American says they only experience 13 “truly pain-free days” per year.  That means more than 96% … Continue reading How to Stop Living With Pain

By Dr. Chris Brehm, PT, DPT In previous blogs, I wrote about how physical therapy, vestibular therapy, and pulmonary rehabilitation are well positioned to help patients recover from residual COVID 19 symptoms.  Since then, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released guidelines about how providers should treat patients with post-COVID conditions.  Within these … Continue reading Physical Therapy and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Recommended for Patients With Long COVID

Starting a career in physical therapy is like climbing a tree. Everyone starts with the same trunk, but pretty quickly, you have to make some decisions about which way you're going to go. What kind of people do you want to work with? Where do you want to practice? And how far up the tree … Continue reading Physical Therapy is a Tree With Many Branches

Stories about hiring difficulties are all over the news right and physical therapy clinics haven't been left out. An aging population with more chronic diseases has been pushing up the need for physical therapy for years. The pandemic has accelerated the problem. Clinics aren't only looking for PTs and PTAs either. Finding the right people … Continue reading Working in physical therapy has benefits that extend beyond the clinic

By Pauline Carroll, SPT             COVID-19 has taken the world by storm and is ever prevalent today. Symptoms such as loss of smell or taste and shortness of breath are frequently reported. However, with new research, there’s evidence that COVID-19 affects body systems other than the respiratory system.  The audio-vestibular system or the inner ear, … Continue reading COVID-19 and Vestibular Symptoms

During the COVID-19 pandemic, activity levels dropped for a lot of people. Between stay at home orders, gym closures and working from home, people became more sedentary. On top of that, there were shortages of equipment like dumbbells and bicycles, making staying active at home difficult even if you wanted to. But this summer, things … Continue reading Returning to Activity After a Pandemic

As patients recover from COVID-19, the medical community is discovering some patients continue to experience symptoms and side effects weeks and months after onset of symptoms.  These “long haulers” may experience shortness of breath, dizziness, fatigue, muscle weakness, and aches.  Some patients have been prescribed supplemental oxygen due to pulmonary side effects. At Lifeline, we … Continue reading POST COVID-19 RECOVERY PROGRAM