Back On Track Physical Therapy

05/06/2025

02/06/2024

Back On Track Physical Therapy is seeking part-time to full-time Physical Therapists and/or Physical Therapy Assistants to join our team in VT. Back On Track Physical Therapy is a privately owned outpatient orthopedic clinic. Our patient population consists of motivated orthopedic patients who are eager to get back to activities. We use a combination of manual therapy, dry needling, Graston, cupping, and other modalities along with corrective exercise to achieve maximum potential. We offer a flexible schedule, competitive wages and benefits.

𝘙𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴:
𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Graduate of an accredited physical therapy or physical therapy assistant program
𝗟𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲: VT PT / PTA License
𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: New Grads and experienced PT’s welcome

12/14/2023

A new BJSM review from November 2023 correlated faster walking speeds with significantly less risk of diabetes.

This systematic review concluded that walking at a speed between 2.5-5mph (or 4-8km/h) was associated with a 39% decreased risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

It might be time to lace up your walking shoes and hit the pavement, trail, or treadmill and get those faster steps in to keep you healthy!

12/05/2023

A 2023 review in the BJSM looked at identifying the best exercise prescription for depression and anxiety.

The study determined short duration high intensity resistance strengthening was the best mode of physical activity for depression.

With anxiety, yoga and other mind-body activity was found to be the most beneficial.

Regardless, this review also showed that all modes of physical activity (aerobic, resistance, yoga, etc) have been correlated with less depression and anxiety symptoms.

As we continue to head into the cold winter months, make sure you are still making time for physical activity especially with higher occurrences of seasonal affective disorder.

11/07/2023

Hypertension or high blood pressure is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality.

Hypertension is also a risk factor that we can have control over managing WITHOUT pharmaceuticals.

🔍 Research has conclusively shown for years that exercise has major cardiovascular benefits including decreased mortality.

🔍 Up until now research has primarily shown aerobic exercise to be the recommended approach for managing resting systolic and diastolic blood pressure.

‼️🔍A 2023 meta-analysis by Edwards et al now shows isometric exercise training as the most beneficial form of exercise to help lower both systolic and diastolic BP. Specifically isometric wall squats. This is followed by aerobic training, specifically running.

✨ In general this meta-analysis did conclude that all forms of exercise including aerobic exercise, dynamic strengthening, combined training, HIIT, and isometric exercise training are all effective at lowering resting blood pressure.

✨ If you have high blood pressure or even normal blood pressure, consider trying exercise as the first line of defense to lower your resting BP and decrease your risk of cardiovascular disease.

10/31/2023

Happy Halloween and Taco Tuesday from Back on Track! 🎃🌮

10/18/2023

Have you been told based on your MRI that you have:
❌ Disc Bulges
❌Degenerative Disc Disease
❌Degenerative Joint Disease

Have you also been told that you will have
📌Pain
📌Stiffness
📌Limited mobility
BECAUSE of these findings?

While changes in the spine can contribute to increased pain and decreased function, there are things you can do about them!

🤯 You are not destined for a lifetime of pain because your MRI isn’t “normal.”

The research doesn’t lie. Many people have spine findings on imaging because these findings are associated with normal age related changes. But many people also live without any symptoms limiting them. You can too!

09/25/2023

Do you suffer from migraines? Headache disorders are the third leading cause of disability in adults and effect up to 46% of the world’s population at any given time.

Many times people are prescribed medications including a newer class of drugs, Calcitonin gene-related peptides (CGRPs), to help prevent the occurrence of migraines, however because these medications are less than 10 years old, little research has been done to know the long term ramifications of prolonged CGRP use.

Our goal as physical therapists is to assess your headache symptoms and determine whether there is a neuromuscular issue that is helping to contribute to your symptoms (many times there are—just look at the referral patterns above for different muscles in your head and neck!)

Functional dry needling (FDN) is a treatment technique that uses acupuncture needles to address muscle trigger points and help reset the neuromuscular system. FDN has shown to be effective at decreasing headache frequency and tenderness in muscle trigger points and increasing neck range of motion and overall quality of life.

Consider trying physical therapy to help with your migraine symptoms with the goal of getting off your migraine medication!

09/05/2023

Vivify will be at Back on Track again on Monday 9/11/2023 for IV hydration appointments. If you are interested in scheduling an appointment, please call our office to schedule!

08/10/2023

We are excited to announce we will be partnering with Vivify Vermont! They will be running IV hydration appointments out of our office on the following dates in August:
Wednesday August 8/23
Monday August 8/28

Please call our office to schedule your appointment.

**Visit their website below to see the different IV hydration cocktails they offer so they can plan accordingly and to see what the cost of your appointment will be**

https://www.vivifyvt.com

08/07/2023

When you put on your shoes do you feel like your toes are crammed in or do you feel like they have room to spread out?

If your toes fit like the shoe on the left, you are forcing your feet into positions that aren’t natural and are more likely to develop conditions like bunions.

Consider getting shoes that encourage the natural position of your foot to give your toes room to breathe!