By: Nick Sienkiewicz, DPT, CSCS
What is Functional Health & What Determines "Normal"?
We’ve arrived at a weird time in the history of mankind. Our modern medical system creates a perspective where health is simply defined as the absence of disease and illness. Individuals strive for “normal” value...
By: Hayden Gray, DPT
How Food Allergies Shaped My Eating Habits
The first thing people say to me when I tell them I have food allergies is “That sucks. So, you’ve never had peanut butter or a Reese’s?!” to which I kindly respond with “Nope!”. However, most of the time, because I’ve answered the sa...
By: Nick Sienkiewicz, DPT, CSCS
I’ve been sick more than ever these past 2 years
I wanted to discuss a common misconception about our immune systems this week. And to lead into that dialogue, I will tell you that I’ve been sick more than I ever have in these past two years. This is actually a good...
By: Hayden Gray, DPT
The Benefits of Tracking Your Health & Fitness Levels
There are so many accessible, and wearable pieces of technology in today’s health market. This is a great thing but can also be overwhelming if you don’t know what certain terms mean or why it might be important to pay atte...
By: Hayden Gray, DPT
The Real Life of a Working Student
If you’re a current student of Physical Therapy, I hope you take some time to read this. Or, if you’re someone who feels like there isn’t enough time in the day to balance out your daily life, I hope you read this too.
I’ll start by giving a...
By: Hayden Gray, DPT
Your Job Title is NOT a Roadblock
It’s been a long road, at least it feels that way so far. Three years of physical therapy school to earn my Doctor of Physical Therapy following four years of undergraduate studies. But, what’s next? First, I need to pass the National Physical...
By: Nick Sienkiewicz, DPT, CSCS
Physical Therapist Turned Functional Health Mentor
Most of you already know me, but allow me to re-introduce myself. My name is Nick. I am a physical therapist, strength coach, and probably the face of ProForm at this point. Let’s face it, Chad may own the place, Ta...
By: Chad Burnham, DPT, FAFS, CSCS
Optimizing Your Health Through Lab Work
I think Tommy Boy said it best…
”I can get a hell of a look at a T-Bone steak by sticking my head up a bull’s ass, but I’d rather take the butcher’s word for it.”
You know it's going to be a good blog when we start it out wi...
By: Karyssa ShawÂ
I am a Big Ole Stress Ball!
Everyone is stressed. Some people are stressed all the time, others only occasionally. But everyone has gone through the overwhelming feelings of stress at some point in their life.Â
Stress is one of those things where you almost get more stressed whe...
By: Katie Burnham, DPT
Is There a Benefit to Regular Sauna Use?
Our bodies are excretion machines! Yup, they really do a great job at eliminating waste. Urination, defecation, breathing and SWEAT are all examples of the body’s way to eliminate waste. Who doesn’t love a real good sweat session? Som...
By: Nick Sienkiewicz, DPT, CSCS
PT's Can Get Injured Too
I know what you’re thinking… No way! Nick is a physical specimen, probably the most elite and stunning athlete I’ve ever laid eyes on… There’s no way he could get hurt!!! All joking aside, many of our patients and clients assume that we have...
By: Nick Sienkiewicz, PT, DPT, CSCS
We Need to Think Deeper About Our Health
We spend too much time blaming the messenger in our modern medical system. Many of our treatment strategies for the conditions that plague the human body are targeted at the wrong things. Let’s go through a few examples:
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