Your head weighs somewhere between eight and twelve pounds, about the same as a bowling ball. Held close to your body, that's manageable. Held out at arm's length, it gets heavy fast, even though the bowling ball itself never changed weight.
Sit up straight. Stop looking down at your phone. Get a better pillow. If you've dealt with neck pain for any length of time, you've heard some version of this advice more times than you can count. None of it is wrong exactly. It's just not where I'd point you first.
“Well, I went and they took a picture of my neck. I've got bulging discs. I've got degenerative disc disease. I've got all of these things.” I hear some version of this almost every week.
As we journey through life, the aging process presents unique challenges to our physical health and mobility. For many individuals, maintaining independence and enjoying a high quality of life well into their golden years is a top priority.
If you’ve ever been told you have a disc bulge and that you should never lift anything again, let’s clear that up. Yes, sometimes back pain can make lifting feel sensitive. But a disc bulge does not mean you’re doomed to avoid picking things up for the rest of your life.In fact, many people in Memphis — and all over the world — are walking around with disc bulges and don’t even know it.
Running has a unique way of freeing the mind and strengthening the body. For those who love the sport, it becomes a part of who they are.
Humans are living longer than ever, requiring more capacity to perform day to day activities.
Being told you have a rotator cuff tear can feel scary, but surgery isn’t always necessary. Many tears are a normal part of aging and aren’t even the true source of shoulder pain. At 901 Physical Therapy, we help people in Memphis recover strength, mobility, and confidence without surgery by addressing the real root of the problem.
Most people instinctively stretch forward when their back hurts, but for many that's the exact move keeping the pain going. This post explains directional preference, a simple way to figure out whether your back actually needs to bend forward or backward during a flare, and how to use that information to get relief faster.
Most people assume a bulging disc on their MRI explains their back pain, but research on pain-free adults shows the same findings at every age. This post breaks down what the data actually says, why a scary report can make pain worse on its own, and how 901PT determines whether a disc finding is actually connected to someone's symptoms.
