Most of us know the feeling: sitting in a dental chair with your mouth open for what feels like forever while the dentist works, adjusts your head position, and then asks you to open even wider. Afterward, your jaw, neck, and head can feel tense, uneven, or simply “off.” Why? That’s what we’ll get into […]
This is the scene of the incident. The gap from pavers to concrete. The height difference is nearly an inch. With tree shadows that morning, I didn’t accurately read the grade change and my new shoe snagged. (I was breaking them in. Ugh!) Before I knew it, I was face-to-face with concrete, and quickly aware […]
You train, get new gear, but still aren’t quite able to match the speed or skill of your peers. Or, maybe you seem more prone to injuries. That’s what Sam struggled with. He plays high level club baseball yet, already at age 15, has had two big knee injuries. He and his parents wondered how […]
Broken bone after a fall? You know the drill — a cast, time, and therapy. You might have had an experience like Jae. Five months after she broke her wrist, she still didn’t have her grip strength back. She did all the exercises working with specialized hand professionals in this area but wondered, “What else […]
Most of us think of poor balance as something only for older folks. This week I’m sharing Ryan’s story to illustrate what we often find when a pain is your main concern: balance is also affected, no matter your age. Returning from his semester abroad, Ryan had a persistent, annoying heel pain. He was curious, […]
Balance testing is so helpful to narrow down the factors involved in an individual’s challenges, and to provide feedback about recovery progress. This week we look at how balance testing played a role in refining Courtney’s ACL recovery. After an ACL tear and rehab, what was still missing? How did balance testing play a role […]
This week I’m sharing more about the balance testing I’ve been doing of late, including: One of the surprise insights (hint: it’s related to a common surgery!) How these results translate to tangible actions. Also, I’ll be doing more of the free balance testing. The sign-up for July 1st times and a waitlist are below. […]
I’m writing about balance testing lately, and think you may be asking, “Cara, why should I care?” Using my own test results as examples, I’ll go over each test to answer the following questions: What about balance is being tested? And, how can this information be helpful? I’m fascinated by the variation in balance skills […]
Three friends have fallen in the past six months and broken their wrists. One had surgery and a cast, another had a series of casts, and the other had a cast and splint. Each bone was healed according to common metrics in the orthopedic world. And yet, they each feel that their wrist function and […]
Over the past two weeks I’ve been testing the balance of volunteers to put our new Balance Tracking System device to work (read more here). What’s been fascinating is two-fold: First, each person tested actually had an accurate sense of what made them feel better or worse. We were able to validate this intuition and […]