As the night falls and the world quiets down, does your shoulder pain seem to shout louder?
If you're tossing and turning, trying to find a pain-free position to sleep, know that you're not alone.
Shoulder pain at night can turn what should be a restful necessity into a prolonged ordeal, leaving you exhausted and frustrated come morning.
For those who've winced while changing positions or dreaded going to bed due to shoulder discomfort, this blog aims to provide relief and hope.
Read MoreIf you are slicing the golf ball, you need to be executing an inside-in club path to get your club face more square. Driving into your lead leg more to create more ground reaction force and clear the hips, having more torso side bend, and improving shoulder rotation will help you break habits that are causing you to slice the golf ball.
Read MoreShoulder pain can make everyday tasks a burden. Tasks like putting a shirt on in the morning, combing your hair, or holding your hand on the steering wheel can all activate your shoulder pain. Not all shoulder pain leads to surgery or relying on ibuprofen and Tylenol. Everybody’s shoulder pain is individualized to their specific situation. While surgery may be an option for one person, it may not be for another.
Read MoreDr. Eric Wallace discusses his philosophy and life work as a business owner at Motus Rx Physical Therapy and how that differs from the traditional healthcare model. Your situation is unique to you and it is our responsibility to put your needs first to end your back pain, knee pain, shoulder pain, or neck pain.
Read MoreLearn all about how you can reset your back pain, reboot your back pain, or release your back pain. Back pain sucks the life out of you. It makes it difficult to do everyday activities that you normally wouldn’t think twice about, and it prevents you from living the active lifestyle you desiree.
Read MoreI do want to focus on the man and I want to relate it to our junior athletes that we work with. We have not talked about our junior athletes enough, and I want to talk about them now. This blog post is going to be about the top 3 things I want our junior athletes to learn from Giannis. THE MAN! THE GREEK FREAK! In my opinion, the face of Wisconsin sports now...and it's not even close. He is unbelievable, and I’m not one for saying, “I know who these athletes personally.” I don’t know what is going on in these athlete’s lives. I don’t think they need to be role models necessarily. I think they worked very hard to get to where they are at and they can do what they want. We don’t need to have an opinion about everything, in my opinion.
Read MoreAs we continue on our discussion about back pain, today we are going to talk about MRI’s and I am going to tell you a little bit of a story. Today’s story is called, “A Lady Walks Into An MRI Machine…actually 10 of them.” This is a story about a lady that for whatever the reason, decides to take the plunge and get 10 MRI’s at 10 different testing centers. I just want to talk a little bit about what this lady went through and what they found in terms of her findings upon exam.
Read MoreWe recognize 360U serves a similar population as Motus Rx by helping individuals become more confident in the activities they love to do. With that being said, we asked 360U a few questions about their main goals, values, philosophy, success stories, how the business started, and more.
Read MoreToday we are coming in hot talking about back pain. Specifically, why your back pain is not improving OR why you have gotten back pain AGAIN for a 2nd, 3rd, or 4th time. Really, I am talking about back pain because this is going to be the kick off of our topic for the month of July! Although this blog is specifically for back pain, this can apply to any type of pain.
Read MoreWelcome to the July Motus Minute where you will find the latest news, views, and announcements happening at Motus Rx Physical Therapy. For July were talking golf consistency, golf repeatability, nutrition, and July events happening!
Read MoreThose are the three major steps on how to physically improve for golf. So now we have a better understanding of what “golf fitness” really is all about if you are going about it correctly. It’s not blindly training on a treadmill, it's not blindly pounding balls at the range, it is identification: figuring out where you are at and where you want to go through the evaluation process that we have. Mobility, strength, power: physical adjustments and changes. When we are talking about our screening process, those are the three things that we are going to be looking at to physically improve. Re-integration: reintegration back into your sport. This includes practice with intent, finding someone that you like and trust, and continual objective measurement.
Read MoreThe number one thing that people were talking about was consistency. They wanted to know how they could get more consistent. Through my lens of working with biomechanics, golfers, and golf performance, the consistency aspect is always challenging because there are so many things that go into that. There is equipment, hand-eye coordination, club path, club face, set up posture, and the list goes on. Continue reading to discover how you can become more consistent and repeatable in your golf swing.
If Dr. Eric Wallace had a nickel for every time somebody said, "I have radiating into my leg and it's sciatica,” he’d be rich. Are you experiencing lower back pain, hip pain, burning or tingling down the leg, limited back mobility, shooting pain, or what you believe to be as sciatica? Motus Rx Physical Therapy’s latest blog post written by Dr. Eric Wallace can help you discover the root of your issues to achieve pain relief so that you can get back to doing the things you love.
Read MoreOne of the most commonly asked questions: What is the difference between acupuncture and dry needling in terms of pain relief? Acupuncture and dry needling in terms of pain relief are two approaches for reducing muscle tension release, facilitate muscle recovery and muscle rehabilitation, stimulate improved movement, encourage positive energy flow, kick start restoration of energy, and potentially increased desired range of motion.
Read MoreDr. Eric discusses why you could potentially be feeling anxious and how to cope with these feelings by identifying what you can and cannot control. Learn how to stop letting external forces affect you through the circle of concern vs circle of influence strategy. YOUR mental health & YOUR well-being plays a crucial role in YOUR outlook on life, YOUR happiness, and YOUR ability to enjoy the little things. Waste no more time letting external forces that you cannot control take a toll on you.
Read MoreLearn about four key areas of the body to help improve your swing, fix your golf swing, reduce pain, improve your golf score, swing with ease, and drive the ball further. The upper neck, spine, hips, shoulders, and ankles are the most crucial areas for maximal rotational power. If you experience neck pain, upper neck pain, back pain, hip pain, shoulder pain, or ankle pain, be sure to tune in.
Read MoreIn this article we discuss why hitting the golf ball farther requires more than gimmicks and tricks and how you can start doing more of the right things today to blow it past your friends off the tee.
Read MoreThe Front Rack position is essential for many movements in CrossFit and with weightlifting and yet many people under appreciate the importance of the shoulder complex for this position. If you’ve been having difficulty getting into this position or have shoulder pain with CrossFit or shoulder pain with overhead pressing and lifting, then this post may shed some light on why, and what you can start to do about it today.
Read MoreOur newest physical therapy intern took it upon herself to write an article about her early experience at Motus Rx. Particularly, Maddy shares why this place is different and why that difference ultimately is a very good thing for you, the consumer.
Read MoreIf you’ve had plantar fasciitis, foot pain, or leg pain in general, and you’ve relied solely on orthotics, stretching, or other passive modalities for relief, but not necessarily gotten where you want to go…then this post might be just for you. This article addresses a case study where a sports physical therapist properly applies the right amount of stress and load to an active individual with plantar fasciitis so that she can compete in an IronMan.
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