Human Movement Series (Part 1)             Functional movement training has been the craze lately. Whether you’re a professional athlete, a weekend warrior or just trying to stay in shape to play with you grandchildren, we all need to move. Recently everyone has been preaching “functional” exercises. But what do we exactly mean by functional? Functional […]

Crick In My Neck With increased time indoors and using more and more technology with the shelter in place many people will undoubtedly notice increased neck and upper back pain. One of the most common issues with the neck is called cervicalgia.  Cervicalgia is pain in the neck with no underlying disease and may go […]

Low Back Pain Low back pain is one of the most prevalent issues which occurs in most individual life spans at some point in time. However with back pain comes wanting to find answers with many looking to images (x-ray and MRI) to find the culprit of pain. However “abnormal” “disc bulge or degenerative disc […]

Pain In My Butt Pain in the buttock area can come from several sources but one of the most common issues is due to what is called piriformis syndrome. With increasing time on the computer or in front of the television with recent lifestyle changes due to COVID-19 leads to increased time of compression of […]

My Hip Is Killing Me People may notice increasing hip tightness with occupational demands or working at home with current changes due to COVID-19. If you notice increasing morning stiffness or noting difficulty with sleeping on the side we can help with that.    Some of the most common pathologies of the hip include hip […]

Snapping Hip Syndrome (Dancer’s Hip)   Have you ever gotten up from the couch or straightened your leg in bed and felt or heard an audible pop in your hip? Hip pain is one of the most commonly reported musculoskeletal injuries just behind low back, neck, knee and shoulder pain.1 Up to 30% of active […]

I Hate My Work Station (Part 2) Appropriate work station should include a proper posture for the body while working at your computer, an appropriate chair, and three separate work zones.. Appropriate work station should include: Hip slightly higher than knees with your feet flat on the ground 2 finger width between the back of […]

                                                I Hate My Work Station (Part 1) Office ergonomics and lifestyle factors have a huge impact over a span of time to our bodies. The gradual stress and strain of work […]

What is Telehealth? With current circumstances and issues arising due to the shelter in place order, certain measures have been taken to ensure proper continued services in the medical field. One such service includes the use of what is called Telehealth. Telehealth options include communication via telephone and/or use of other means of communication through […]

  Just Keep Swimming   We offer aquatic therapy here at Burch Physical Therapy to help facilitate patient needs. When  considering aquatic therapy there are some things to consider.   Aquatic therapy is the use of water and the properties of water at different depths to help with various functional goals that can include Stretching […]