Fernando Hughes

What is Tennis Elbow?

Tennis elbow is the more common name for the medical condition termed ‘lateral epicondylitis’. It is the most common injury for patients seeking attention for elbow pain. The cause tennis elbow is unknown, but is likely due to small tears of the group of ... Read >

Trigger Points

Have you ever had a muscle ache so bad that you could barely stand to touch it? Do you have a sore spot where the smallest pressure can send shooting pains down your arm, leg, back, etc? If so, you might have a trigger point. Anyone who has had a trigg... Read >

What Does TENS Mean?

When you visit the doctor because you are in pain, one of the treatment options they may offer you is called a “TENS Unit." It’s a small, handheld device that uses a mild electrical current for pain relief. What does TENS mean? The word TENS stands... Read >

What Are Shin Splints?

What are Shin Splints? Shin Splints are the common term for pain in the front of your lower leg along your tibia, commonly known as the “shinbone." This pain may be from a stress fracture of the bone or micro-tears in the muscles. Common complaint... Read >

Why Sciatica Is Such A Pain in the Butt! And What You Can Do About It

 You have pain in your low back and buttocks that sends burning, shooting pains down your legs.  You have numbness or tingling moving down your thighs and sometimes even into your calves or feet.  You have intense low back ... Read >

Sit Up Straight and Read This Article!

Stand up straight. Don’t slouch. Even if you didn’t attend finishing school, chances are you’ve heard these statements sometime in your life. If you’re a parent you might even use them yourself. From the time we are young we’re told that it’s importan... Read >

PIRIFORMFIS MUSCLE STRETCH

WHAT IS THE PIRIFORMIS MUSCLE? The Piriformis Muscle is located deep beneath the gluteus muscles (your buttocks), it connects the sacrum which is at the end of your spine to the top of your femur, which is also more commonly known as the thigh bone. Thi... Read >

Pain Is An Important Sensation

Pain is an important sensation. It is nature’s way of self preservation and motivates us from moving away from the source of something that will cause greater damage, protects our bodies as it heals and teaches us to avoid dangerous situations in the fut... Read >

Low Back Pain - What do you feel?

Over the course of our lives 80% of us will experience some form of low back pain at least once. It is something that some of us choose to live with until it is too much to bear. There are many different causes of back pain. Three common sources of back p... Read >

DEFINING THE LEVELS OF THE SPINE

The “Spine" or your Vertebral Column is formed by 26 bones and is generally thought to be divided into 3 different segments. The names we are most familiar with are the following: the CERVICAL Spine, the THORACIC Spine, and the LUMBAR Spine. Let’s count t... Read >

High Intensity Exercise vs Low Intensity Exercise

What is exercise intensity? • Exercise intensity refers to the amount of work that is done during exercise, and how the amount of work being done affects what kind of fuel the body uses to supply energy to sustain this type of work. o The body’s 3 ma... Read >

Headaches and Physical Therapy

Headaches can vary in intensity and duration but many headaches, particularly migraine headaches can be quite disabling. Many people rely on over the counter medications initially and likely followed by prescription strength headache medications if sympt... Read >

Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is a rather uncommon condition that currently affects around 2 percent of the population. However, that statistic could be wrong due to the unpredictability of symptoms that can identify this condition. Such symptoms that can ultimately stem ... Read >