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Sitting is slowly killing us

By Christopher Taylor, PT / October 1, 2015

Sitting is slowly Killing all of us Things just aren’t what they used to be in many ways. As a culture, we used to fill our days with standing, working on crops in our fields, gathering or hunting for our food then later came standing working in factories or mills. With modern advances…

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Physical Therapy, Exercise best for Low Back Pain

By Christopher Taylor, PT / September 24, 2015

Physical Therapy, Exercise best for Low Back Pain Do you know what is best for low back pain? Go to the doctor? Take pills? Call your favorite PT? When you have lower back pain, you want to know what the best thing to do about it is, right? Research has…

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5 Self Help Tips for Living Better with Arthritis

By Christopher Taylor, PT / September 24, 2015

Ease the Pain caused by Arthritis 5 Ways to help Manage Arthritis   Arthritis has become an epidemic among Americans and many of us feel the effects of the disease when first get moving in the morning. Most of us know that this is a chronic condition that becomes more…

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Piriformis Syndrome Exercises

By Christopher Taylor, PT / September 17, 2015

Piriformis Syndrome Exercises Both stretching and strengthening exercises are important for treating and preventing piriformis syndrome. Stretching releases tension and pressure on the sciatic nerve whilst ensuring the muscle is strong enough reduces the chances of the injury recurring. Stretching exercises are important in the rehabilitation of piriformis syndrome. Due…

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Sciatica Pain Relief stretches to do in the comfort of your Home

By Christopher Taylor, PT / September 12, 2015

SCIATICA PAIN RELIEF in the comfort of your bed. Sciatica pain can ruin your day and week. The good news is that it can be taken care of with a little help. Read below and try these stretches and see if they can help. As always consult your physician or…

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5 Easy Ways to Decrease Sciatica Pain

By Christopher Taylor, PT / August 28, 2015

What is Sciatica? Sciatica is a type of low back pain that can cause pain in the low back and radiate into the buttock and lower extremity. Sciatic pain is characterized by radiating leg pain down the back of the leg caused by an irritation of the sciatic nerve which…

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Dry Needling Q&A

By Christopher Taylor, PT / August 23, 2015

Common Questions about Dry Needling Answered: Q: How many needles are you going to use? A: Depends on the area to be needled and how you feel about needles; as little as two needles to as many as 10. For problems such as sciatica more needles are used in order…

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How does Dry Needling Work?

By Christopher Taylor, PT / August 19, 2015

In the last blog post, we described what Dry Needling is and who it could be for. This week we are going to discuss how Dry Needling works. Dry Needling can stimulate the healing process by improving blood flow, nerve conduction, and/or structure of the tissue around the injured area…

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What is Dry Needling?

By Christopher Taylor, PT / August 17, 2015

Dry Needling has gained more popularity due to adoption by everyone from runners with injuries to the NFL for its pain relief, hastened recovery, improvements in functional movement. The question remains – What is Dry Needling? Dry Needling completely different from acupuncture. Instead of putting needles in Chi points or along meridian lines, like Eastern based…

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Best of WNC 2015 Best Physical Therapist and Physical Therapy Practice 2015 Announced

By Christopher Taylor, PT / August 5, 2015

The results are in for the Mountain Xpress Best Of WNC 2015!  PHYSIO is proud to announce: Congratulations to Christopher Taylor, MPT and PHYSIO Physical Therapy and Wellness Asheville for being voted Best of WNC for Physical Therapist and Physical Therapy Practice in Western North Carolina for the 3rd year in a row! Chris…

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