by Dr David Perna DC | Apr 12, 2018 | Physical Therapy
You call it a shoulder blade, but medicine calls it a scapula (a Latin word). The largest bone in the structures of your shoulder, 17 different muscles are attached to it. Multiply by 2! That’s a lot of muscles depending on healthy shoulder blades. When the scapula...
by Dr David Perna DC | Apr 9, 2018 | Physical Therapy
Weighted baseball training is so new, there isn’t even a lot of data to support its efficacy. But it’s been gaining popularity in recent years. The idea is that using a weighted baseball will eventually serve to increase pitching speeds. And with speeds approaching...
by Dr David Perna DC | Apr 7, 2018 | Lifestyle
Springfield Chiropractor says Opioid Crisis Might Be Worse than You Think The opioid crisis in the country is extremely big in the news right now, and you may have heard of it. Addictions vary from illegal drugs to even prescription drugs. This is very tragic, and...
by Dr David Perna DC | Apr 6, 2018 | Physical Therapy
Do we never tire of sitting? Sometimes we need to sit to perform our duties, but as a society, it’s undeniable that we sit too much. We were made for movement, as human beings. So, as we’ve evolved into a more sedentary animal, we’ve fallen prey to aches and pains...
by Dr David Perna DC | Apr 3, 2018 | Physical Therapy
Whiplash is caused by the sudden propulsion of the head forward and then back. Usually motor vehicles accidents are the cause, but any event which causes the head (weighing between 10 and 13 pounds) to be whipped forward and back can cause pain, lost range of motion...
