Plantar Fasciitis Simplified By: Dr. Rachel Jakubowski Physical Therapist SPECTRUM, Inc There are a few types of people I see with plantar fasciitis: The first group usually is middle-aged, likes to run recreationally, enjoys participating in marathons, and typically just started back up with running within the
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Setting S.M.A.R.T. Health Goals If you have a project you are working on, it is always easier to have benchmarks or goals you want set for yourself. This keeps you accountable and on course. You’ve probably heard the classic acronym of setting S.M.A.R.T. goals. S.M.A.R.T. goals are
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7 Common Reasons Why You Have Shoulder Pain By: Dr. Rachel Jakubowski Physical Therapist SPECTRUM, Inc Shoulder pain is one of my favorite issues to treat. For me, shoulder pain is easy to treat. Why? Because there are a lot of commonalities among individuals that come to
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5 TIPS TO TREAT KNEE PAIN IN RUNNERS By: Dr. Rachel Jakubowski Physical Therapist SPECTRUM, Inc I want to start off by talking about a client I saw a few months ago for knee pain named Ali. Ali is 48 years old and an avid runner. She
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Why You Can’t Chase Symptoms When Treating Pain By: Dr. Rachel Jakubowski Physical Therapist SPECTRUM, Inc One of the first things a physical therapist will ask when a client walks into the treatment room is: Where is your pain? We need to know this of course because
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THE ROSETO EFFECT By: Dr. Lauren Hodges Director of Corporate Performance SPECTRUM, Inc Have you ever heard of the “Roseto Effect”? In the mid-1950s, a group of researchers rolled into a small town in Pennsylvania called Roseto. With a population of no more than 2,000 people, all
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