​Are you dealing with an injury to your shoulder, knee, or back from exercise?
We know that recovering from a strain or sprain is often a long road.

It can take time and lots of trial and error to get you back to the level of activity you used to have which can feel never-ending.

However, taping is a solution you may not have considered before but has been used for decades in physical therapy, and by athletes as a way to speed up recovery and support weakened muscles.

So what exactly is taping and how does it work?

In this blog, we’ll learn more about the details of taping and the powerful benefits it can provide in aiding your recovery from a wide range of different types of injuries.

​Are you worried that you’re not moving around as easily as you used to?

Losing mobility as you age is a scary thought for most people.

Not being able to do basic things such as walk the dog, work around the house, or going out with friends is a huge loss to someone who has been independent for their entire life.

However, it’s not all doom and gloom!

We’ve spoken to hundreds of patients who have experienced poor mobility and have been told by their doctor that it’s just part of getting old.

​In this blog we explore the 6 types of exercise you can do to improve your mobility and even maintain it.

Are you struggling to get a good night’s sleep? Or do you find it really hard to get comfortable in bed and wake up feeling exhausted and in pain? Then this blog is perfect for you…

A lot of patients at DSMC are suffering with back pain and want to know how to stop back pain FAST without painkillers, so they can get better sleep.

​As well as dealing with back pain in day-to-day life, people we speak to frequently suffer with poor sleep, which in turn leaves you with no energy, and affects their mood during the day.
In this blog, we will cover how to ease back pain at night and get better sleep with natural, drug-free solutions that are practical, and easy to implement in your life.

​Can stress cause body aches and pains?

Your first instinct might be no, but, stress can cause body aches and make recovering from injuries much more difficult.

Life, for everyone, is full of stressful situations. And stress can cause body aches and pains.

​The little aches and slight pains may be different, but they add up and stress can take it’s toll on our knees, back, shoulder and neck which often show the most severe signs of pain.

​This last week or so Doylestown Sports Medicine Center has been flooded with people suffering from back pain.

But not just any type of back pain – the most severe of all in my humble opinion, “sciatica”.
There’s only one word to describe the pain that people suffer at the hands of sciatica and that’s “horrendous”!
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In case you’re not familiar with what Sciatica is – you’d recognize it by having a severe pain running right down the back of your leg and into your toes.

​Suffering with lower back pain problems, finding it’s getting worse as the winter sets in (or doesn’t- given the recent weather in Pennsylvania)?

Is a combination of the fluctuating weather and overwhelming pain causing you to miss out on your daily exercise?

In this blog we share 5 ways to significantly decrease lower back pain in winter without relying on medications.

As the colder months arrive, it becomes difficult to keep up your exercise routine, and aches and pains feel like they worsen. That’s because they do!

Lower back pain is a very common problem for people over 50, and we understand how painful simple tasks like getting up from the couch can be.

A vast number of patients visit DSMC after seeing their doctor and getting the same advice about taking Tylenol and resting, or even that it’s just a part of getting older and will likely never go away.
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If you don’t want to rely on medications, or miss out on your favorite activities, and you want to enjoy your life without throbbing back pain, that’s where DSMC can help…

In this blog we will cover:

• Why lower back pain gets worse in winter
• The most common causes of lower back pain
• Simple natural solutions to ease and cure your lower back pain
• How physical therapy can help eliminate your back pain for good

​Nearly everyone will experience some form of lower back pain at some point in their lifetime.
This is because the lower back supports the weight of the upper body and is subject to a lot of stress and strain – especially during regular, everyday movements like lifting and twisting.

It’s a common concern for almost every level of athlete, as most sports involve twisting and turning of the body because most sports involve kicking, swinging, or sudden changes of movement.

Note: The lower back is the area behind the belly from the rib cage to the pelvis and is also called the lumbar region.

​Lower back pain can start in the early 20s and continue throughout adulthood. Studies have shown that up to 80% of the general population are affected by low back pain at some time during their lives. Learn to prevent lower back pain by knowing what activities could be putting you at risk.

One of two things typically causes lower back pain: a sudden injury or the wear and tear of life activities and sports. No matter the cause of your lower back pain, here are 7 recommendations from the wellness team at Doylestown Sports Medicine Center that can help you ease back pain and prevent future problems.