Hip Pain shows up in more ways than you think Whether you have been diagnosed with a specific condition or just feel something isn’t right in your hip, this may sound familiar. Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS) approach can be helpful if you are dealing with: Or even if you haven’t Read more…
Still Having Symptoms After Pelvic Floor Therapy? If you have already tried pelvic floor therapy but still feel like something is not quite right, you’re not alone! Maybe you have done: These approaches can absolutely help.But for many people, they don’t fully resolve the problem. So what is missing? The Read more…
By Dr. Rowan Huang, PT, DPT, MS, CSCS 🔗 https://funcphysio.com/dr-rowan-huang-yu-ting-huang/ I had the opportunity to work as a physical therapist at Lake Placid, supporting a Taiwanese female bobsled athlete during the North American Cup. Coming off the Milan Winter Olympics earlier this year, this competition marked the final event of her Read more…
Pain ≠ Damage Understanding Pain: It’s an Interpretation, Not Just Tissue Injury Pain is one of the most common reasons people seek care.But what if pain doesn’t always mean what we think it means? Pain Is Not Equal to Damage Many people assume:“If it hurts, something must be damaged.” But Read more…
Pregnancy is often misunderstood as a time of restriction. Many women are told to “be careful,” “avoid too much movement,” or “just rest.” While caution is important, complete inactivity is not the answer. Being pregnant doesn’t mean you have to stop moving.It means you move smarter. A Client Story A Read more…
Chronic Pelvic Pain (CPP) is defined as persistent pain in the pelvic region lasting longer than 3–6 months. It may involve: CPP is common, complex, and often misunderstood. It’s rarely just a joint issue. In the early stages, pain may begin as tissue-based (nociceptive pain).As I discussed in my previous Read more…
Many people assume pain always means tissue damage.But clinically, pain is more complex than that. Understanding the mechanism behind pain often explains why symptoms behave the way they do — and why some treatments work while others don’t. There are three main pain mechanisms. 1. Nociceptive Pain (Tissue-Based Pain) This Read more…
Understanding the physical changes , and how to support them. Pregnancy brings incredible changes to your body—and not just the growing belly. From posture and muscles to breathing, circulation, and energy levels, almost every system in your body is adapting to support your baby. These changes are normal and purposeful, but Read more…
⛰️Last year, I stood in front of El Capitan in Yosemite and finally understood why Alex Honnold’s free solo climb was considered almost impossible. 🏙️I never imagined that this year, he would gone to my hometown, Taiwan, and free solo Taipei 101, which was once the tallest building in the Read more…
Shockwave Therapy (Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy, ESWT) — often described as the sound of healing — has been increasingly discussed in physical therapy, including a recent feature in APTA Magazine. Shockwave therapy uses high-energy sound waves to reach deep tissues through the skin. It is not electrical stimulation and not heat therapy. Instead, it delivers mechanical energy that Read more…
