Physical Therapy for Foot Drop: Patient Returns to Dance After 10 Years!
Shoulder Pain: Makes Work Difficult and Eliminated Dance, Workouts and Activity We recently had the pleasure of working with a young lady, Trish. She came to the physical therapists at Breaking Through with complaints of left shoulder pain that would bring her to tears and was limiting the “fun” activities she enjoyed. With the intensity […]
Rehabbing a Throwing Injury: Start With the Legs
Sports Rehab for Throwing Injury: Understanding the Kinetic Chain In throwing sports, a complex sequence of movements is required to throw an object with maximum force and accuracy. This sequence is known as the kinetic chain, and it involves a series of movements that originate in the legs and travel up through the torso and […]
How Long Does Physical Therapy Take for Lower Back Pain
Millions of people suffer from low back pain daily, but some choose not to seek treatment while others try unproven therapies. Physical therapy has been shown to make little progress towards controlling the back pain epidemic (read our page: Why Conventional Physical Therapy for Low Back Pain Doesn't Work), as most unspecific low back pain […]
Effective Physical Therapy for Baseball Sports Rehab
What is Physical Therapy for Baseball Sports Rehab? Physical therapy is a form of treatment that helps athletes recover from injuries by utilizing a wide range of therapeutic exercises and activities. This treatment is aimed at restoring physical function, reducing pain, and preventing further injuries. Physical therapy for baseball sports rehab is a specialized form […]
Overcoming Plantar Fasciitis: Our Effective PT Will Get You Back on Your Feet ASAP!
So, what exactly is plantar fasciitis? It's a condition that causes pain and inflammation in the thick band of tissue that runs along the bottom of your foot, called the plantar fascia. This can happen from overuse, improper footwear, or even just standing or walking for long periods of time. Athletes, especially runners and dancers, […]
Ending Sciatica Pain with Breaking Through Physical Therapy
Sciatica pain is a common condition that affects millions of people worldwide. It is caused by the compression or irritation of the sciatic nerve, which is the longest nerve in the human body. Physical therapy is a common treatment for sciatica pain, and Breaking Through uses a comprehensive approach called The One80 System® that offers […]
Patient Avoids Spinal Fusion Surgery with Physical Therapy
This patient’s story about avoiding spinal fusion surgery with physical therapy from Breaking Through Intensive Therapy, is true, based on his own words, as published in his Google review, copy and pasted below.
Back Surgery Alternative: EFFECTIVE Physical Therapy
This patient's story about his back pain, avoiding back surgery, and golf rehab physical therapy, is true and published with consent. In some cases names and personal details have been made-up to protect the privacy of patients. We know back pain can become unbearable. And we agree that sometimes back surgery is the best option. […]
When Postoperative Knee Surgery Physical Therapy Isn’t Enough
This patient's story about her knee surgery physical therapy is true and published with consent. In some cases names and personal details have been made-up to protect the privacy of patients. We know knee pain can become unbearable. And we agree that sometimes knee surgery is the best option. As much as we emphasize using […]
Physical Therapy for Sports Performance
Are you an athlete looking for an edge over your competition? Or are you an older athlete concerned about what your body can and can not do as it ages? Maybe you don't even consider yourself an "athlete" per se, but having the ability to perform solid strength training, or CrossFit workouts (WODs) everyday is […]
Knee Pain Treatment for a Young Athlete
This patient story is true and published with their consent. In some cases names and personal details have been made-up to protect the privacy of our patients. Do you or your high school athlete have knee pain that's keeping them off the court, field or track and out of the game? Have other "knee pain […]
Shoulder Pain Treatment: Hear from a Local Auto Mechanic & Body Builder
Do you have constant shoulder pain that won't go away? Worried the doctor will tell you the only shoulder pain treatment is surgery? Or that the best shoulder pain treatment is to ice and rest? Not at Breaking Through. Our doctors give you a shoulder pain treatment that works for your lifestyle and avoids surgery. […]
Is Rest Bad for Sports Injury Rehab?
The old way of thinking about sports injuries, or any injuries, is to take some time, go home and rest. The idea is that by not moving your body the pain symptoms would decrease and before there was such a thing as "sports medicine" or a Sports Injury Doctor, physicians would adhere to the Hippocratic […]
Understand Sports Injury Basics to Get Effective Sports Injury Treatment
With football season in full swing, and basketball season on the horizon, we thought taking a look at sports injury basics can help our student team athletes, and parents of our team sport athletes, to avoid sports injuries. By understanding sports injuries we can treat them more effectively when they happen. And injuries don't just […]
Physical Therapist Have You Using a Foam Roller? Red Flag!
Foam rollers have become very popular in the health and wellness community. You won't find them at Breaking Through. Let's dive into why so many professionals lean on the foam roller and why you should ditch your foam roller and any physical therapist that prescribes them. In the end, the answer to your ailment; whether […]
How to Pick the Best Running Shoe for Supination, Pronation and Injuries or Pain
Dr. Josh Palcic, Physical Therapist at Breaking Through, knows about running. As a runner himself, and a father of children on cross country teams and other running sports, Josh hears this question a lot, "what's the best shoe for running?" This video goes into more detail about the pros and cons of running shoes made […]
Is Stretching Bad for You? Why Stretching is NOT Your Friend.
Stretching the wrong way, long, static stretching, can do more harm than good. Stretching can decrease an athlete's performance, lead to increased fatigue and actually lead to more feelings of "tightness." First, let's define "stretch" and then explain why stretching is NOT your friend. When We Say Stretching is NOT Your Friend, What is "Stretching?" […]
Affording Neurofeedback and Intensive Therapy: Applying for Grants
Many of our families experience great success with neurofeedback in just a few sessions and realize it would be more cost effective to either purchase or rent their own NeurOptimal®'s Portable Neurofeedback device for home use. However, although renting is more cost effective than paying for individual sessions, and purchasing your own device is the […]
The WHY Behind The One80 System, Function Not Symptoms
If you're an athlete, you'll appreciate learning more about our physical therapy for CrossFit athletes in this video/podcast. At Breaking Through, our physical trainers have carefully chosen The One80 System as the process through which we restore movement and reduce pain. Dr. Rhett Polka, founder of The One80 System®, joins Froning & Friends, a regular […]