Are you a “headache” person? If so, then you are not alone. 47% of the global population reports a regular occurrence of severe headaches. Even if you aren’t among that statistic, we have all experienced a headache before, right? But what really is a headache? Oftentimes, people group all severe headaches into the “migraine” category, but that is not entirely accurate. True migraines are thought to be a result of a blood flow issue to the brain and are often felt as a th

I wish I was built like some of the girls I ran with in college. They had symmetrical joints, dense bones, and solid ligaments. To this day, they can run 50+ miles a week and remain unscathed. Alas, I was not built this way; there was a time when I could catch a stress fracture like the common cold. Paradoxically, my brain and muscles are seemingly un-fatigable and were indeed made for endurance activities. And because brothers and sisters share a few genes, I’m not entire

While I did not always know that I would be a physical therapist, I always knew that I was going to have to play a big role in changing physical therapy. Like many physical therapists, I was once the injured athlete. That is not entirely true. During my competitive running career at Xavier University, I was just plain “injury prone”. Unlike other physical therapists, however, I was not inspired to become one as a result of the excellent therapy I received. On the contrary