Cedar Hill Physical Therapy & Wellness Center

11/13/2024

Yesterday I went to Fleet Feet Greensboro for the first (but definitely not the last) time. Benjamin took great care of me. We used a device that not only measured my correct shoe size, but also looked at my foot and ankle alignment to determine if I needed a shoe to control for pronation. (I don't.)

He then brought out 3 different shoes with various levels of cushioning. The first pair I tried, the Brooks Ghost 16, had the lowest level of cushioning and that felt the best. He then brought out two more pairs of shoes with similar cushioning. In the end, we really didn't need to try on all those shoes, because the first pair that Benjamin had me try on were my favorite.

I got to go for a run this morning, and really, really love my new Brooks! Fleet Feet offers 60 days to return or exchange shoes if you don't like them. They will not be getting this pair back!

Looking forward to continuing to train with them, and running with them in the upcoming Greensboro Gobbler!

11/13/2024

Dedicated amateur athletes – cycling, tennis, running, etc. – should balance their movements to avoid this and we can help. you do it.

Repeatedly doing the same type of activity — whether it’s running, lifting or sitting — can have serious downsides.

11/13/2024

Here are some easy tests and exercises you can do right now to assess and improve your balance for fall prevention!

This year, the American Physical Therapy Association has made fall prevention its focus. Here are some thoughts and suggestions. I can tell you from my personal experience before I was a physical therapist, my grandmother fell. She broke her hip, and afterward, she never walked again. There's no dou...

10/11/2024

Angie's experience at the Spears YMCA is reducing chronic pain through aqua therapy. Here's how!

The thing about chronic pain is, when you're in remission, you don't know if an ache portends another bout or if it's just a transient ache. The past couple of years, I've wrestled with that exact question. I've had issues with chronic pain on and off since I was in my 20s. In the past,...

10/09/2024

More than one in five Americans will work remotely in 2025*. If you're one of them, make it a healthy physical experience.

Here are five tips from ergonomic experts to create a more comfortable and less painful work environment.

09/25/2024

Beanie takes a break from therapy dog training at Hounds Town Greensboro - Guilford

Hi! My name is Beanie. If you’ve come to Cedar Hill Physical Therapy, we may have had the pleasure of meeting. I’m the two-and-a-half-year-old two-tone canine family member. I'm taking some time off from therapy dog training at Houndstown, my favorite daycare, while my parents rest up. I'm havin...

09/23/2024

Encouraging advances in technology!

Part of Shifts, an illustrated history of the future of work.

09/20/2024

Would you like a physical therapist at your job?

Paul the Physical Therapist clocks in on the shop floor to help employees feel better and avoid motion injuries. It's working.

At my onsite physical therapist client, the safety manager there has told me that if I prevent one injury claim, I will save the company more money than they pay for me to be there. Earlier this year, I was offered a consulting position as an onsite physical therapist. It was to work at a...

09/04/2024

Had a "ruff" day? Beanie can help! Here's her first blog post.

Haha! See what I did there?! Beanie-fits! Hi! My name is Beanie. If you’ve come to Cedar Hill Physical Therapy, we may have had the pleasure of meeting. I’m the two-and-a-half-year-old two-tone canine family member. The nice people at Burlington Animal Services hooked me up with Paul and Angie i...

08/22/2024

"People tend to think about PT with a very narrow scope," says Mary Kate Miller, clinical supervisor of physical therapy at Harvard-affiliated Spaulding Rehabilitation Outpatient Center Malden. "They think we give massages or only work with people in pain or after surgery."

"Manual therapy is a very small part of what we do," she adds. "Physical therapists are really movement specialists — we help people optimize movement."

People often aren't aware of the full range of conditions that physical therapy (PT) can effectively treat. PT can be used not only after surgery or injury, but also for stroke, brain injuries, bal...

08/16/2024

More power (lifting) to ya, brother!

The strength of Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point is in the Physical Therapy Department.

08/13/2024

Here's how a physical therapist gets in shape for a 5k run on Thanksgiving morning!

Exercise is vital for everyone, but it shouldn’t hurt, and it can be more enjoyable with the right equipment and proper use at the optimum heart rate. (I’m writing this blog to discuss what I am doing for exercise. It is not intended to serve as medical advice.) Photo: Adobe Stock. I’ve set my...

08/01/2024

Sure! Bring your spouse, partner, husband, wife. It can help at Cedar Hill and when you get back home.

Your caring partner is always welcome to join you when you visit Cedar Hill. Because, when you’re experiencing pain, another set of eyes and ears can make your visit more effective. And they can help you remember the stretches, exercises, and things to avoid so you can feel better sooner.   A sig...

07/24/2024

Toddlers know instinctively to squat. Toddlers keep their hands in the air when walking to help them balance and to catch themselves should they fall. As we age, it is common for our balance to decline. One sign of a decline in balance is someone holding their hands up in the air at their sides, like how a toddler does. Another sign of impaired balance is an inability to rise from sitting without use of the hands. These are things that I encounter regularly in my practice, and improving on these deficits helps a person to decrease their risk of falling.
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07/16/2024

Walking is good "homework" after going to see your physical therapist.

We love this and Paul has some thoughts he'll share soon!

A new study adds to a large body of evidence on the effectiveness of movement for treating and preventing pain.