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The 12 Tips of Christmas – Stay Pain-Free Over the Holidays!

1. If you have one of those lovely farmhouse apron sinks, chances are that your back hurts after doing dishes – especially if you are on the tall side. While these sinks are beautiful and stylish, the extra depth means that you have to bend over more to wash the…

Kathleen McDonoughDecember 12, 2022

Health & Longevity

Tennis Elbow: Part 1

Once again, I had the pleasure of being a sponsor for our local racquet club’s annual Labor Day Tournament, the Hal Wagner Memorial Doubles Tournament. It is a wonderful event, and I love supporting it. This year, the weather was quite hot, but the players did their best to keep…

Kathleen McDonoughSeptember 30, 2022

Health & Longevity

Healthy Tips for Summer Travels

We are all excited to travel again, explore new places and see treasured faces, but are you concerned about interrupting your rehab or losing traction in your healthy exercise habits? Are you worried that your knee, back, shoulder, or neck will be achy and or swollen after a long flight?…

Kathleen McDonoughJuly 6, 2022

Health & Longevity

Blood Flow Restriction Therapy

I became aware of a new tool and technique back in February of 2020 at our physical therapy conference in Denver called Blood Flow Restriction. And it’s the craziest thing I've seen probably in 37 years of practice. But I was so impressed by the research and the variability of…

Kathleen McDonoughMarch 1, 2022

Health & Longevity

Happy New Year and Best Wishes for 2022!

Happy New Year and Best Wishes for a Healthy 2022! January 14th is officially titled “Quitter’s Day” because by mid-January, many if not most of us have quit our New Year’s resolutions. Rather than blaming yourself for lack of resolve or ability to follow through, how about we all show…

Kathleen McDonoughJanuary 14, 2022

Health & Longevity

Renew and Recharge BEFORE the End of the Year

Hard to believe that 2021 is winding down. What year is it? It's not 2020 anymore, right? 2022 will be here in less than 70 days, and I am not talking about how many shopping days until Christmas. I am talking about your health and your money. Before the year…

Kathleen McDonoughOctober 20, 2021

Health & Longevity

Take Your Healthy Habits (and Pilates!) On Vacation!

Do you find that your vacation workout resolve dissolves into lifting the morning paper and a cup of Joe instead of weights? Yeah, me too —and I am a Pilates teacher!! Even the most dedicated fitness buffs may have a hard time keeping up with core exercises and strength training…

Kathleen McDonoughJuly 29, 2021

Health & Longevity

Part III – Your Fantastic Feet

Minimal Running: What is it? Should I try it? Many years ago, I was away with friends, sitting around the fire, and my friend Susan, reading an article in Runners’ World, asked what I thought about Barefoot Running. I had never heard of such a thing, and my first reaction…

Kathleen McDonoughJune 18, 2021

Physical Therapy

Time to Feel Better in Your Body

With COVID cases decreasing, vaccination rates increasing and restrictions easing, it is time to take care of business. And I mean the business of feeling comfortable in your body. There are many factors from COVID 19 that have put physical stress on our bodies. Many people have had to work…

Kathleen McDonoughJune 14, 2021

Health & Longevity

Part II – The Fabulous Foot & Your Wonderful Hips

In part 1, Your Fantastic Feet, I talked about the wonderful piece of engineering our feet are and how we need to use them as nature intended. As the discussion continues, what I am really addressing is locomotion. In other words, how we walk and run. So, in this second…

Kathleen McDonoughApril 16, 2021

Knowledge CenterKathleen McDonough

The 12 Tips of Christmas – Stay Pain-Free Over the Holidays!

Tennis Elbow: Part 1

Healthy Tips for Summer Travels

Blood Flow Restriction Therapy

Happy New Year and Best Wishes for 2022!

Renew and Recharge BEFORE the End of the Year

Take Your Healthy Habits (and Pilates!) On Vacation!

Part III – Your Fantastic Feet

Time to Feel Better in Your Body

Part II – The Fabulous Foot & Your Wonderful Hips

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