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If you have ever seen me as a patient, you might know that I favor a style of treatment called the McKenzie method of diagnosis. Never heard of this method? Fret Not! I’ll explain. It all started with a man named Robin McKenzie, who was initially a practitioner in New…
Read moreAlmost everyone has some sort of scar, whether it be from an injury, accident, or a silly mishap. Did you know that for those greater injuries or after surgery, the body can also scar internally?
Read moreI have always enjoyed being outside and have often found a little yard work to be a great way to get some exercise on the weekend. My yard work, however, was always limited to just that, a quick weekend project. Now that quarantine and pandemic are part of my daily…
Read moreThese are trying times for all of us, let’s face it. Even more challenging is the total lack of physical exercise that we are ALL suffering from. Personally, I went from exercising over an hour every day to being proud of myself for getting up and going to the fridge. What a change. Unfortunately, with increased sedentary lifestyle changes tends to come increased levels of pain. Of these increased pain, neck pain can be some of the most common and severe issues that we can face.
Read moreSpring Fever Like the rest of the city of Asheville, as soon as good weather hit, I jumped at the opportunity to take advantage of mowing my lawn. Chalk it up to my obsessive brain if you want, but before I even started the mower I was problem-solving for how…
Read moreOver the years, I have developed a love for working with my hands. Outside of being a Physical Therapist, I try to incorporate this into my daily life through some basic woodworking and home improvement problem solving. Years ago, when I was but a young whippersnapper in high school, my dad…
Read moreAmanda Roach, Physical Therapist Amanda Roach, MPT, OCS, MTC, ATC Lead Physical Therapist Amanda is an Asheville native, who has a passion for helping her clients live their best life, by not only getting them back to 100% but also giving them the necessary tools to maintain that healthy lifestyle. She has a…
Read moreIf you have been following us on social media, then you know what we have been up to lately. We have been putting together a beautiful new space for Physio! We are more than doubling our square footage as well as drastically improving our parking. As of Monday, September 24th, we…
Read moreWhy Cold Weather Can Make Your Aches And Pains Feel Worse It looks like we are now starting to experience winter weather. It’s that time of year when you may need to spend 5 minutes warming up your car before you can go anywhere. It’s not just our cars that…
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