Patello-femoral (PF) joint pain is the most common cause of knee pain that we help people with in the clinic. The PF joint refers to your kneecap (the patella) gliding up and down a shallow groove in your thigh bone (the femur). This joint is pretty easy to locate:...

One year ago today was a monumental day in the history of Simply Physio. I had started the practice the beginning of 2018 and had seen steady growth. I was a one-man band- grinding, working hard, and doing everything to get the business established. I knew from the...

A little over 2 years ago I started Simply Physio. This was a huge step of faith for myself, my wife, and my family. My wife, Faith, and I met in Chattanooga back in 2007. I was fresh out of physical therapy school and she had just recently graduated from Covenant...

Headache Quiz- Can Physical Therapy Help? Headaches and migraines can be debilitating. I have had a few migraines in my life and man do they shut me down. I tend to get my migraines when I’m traveling. There can be many different triggers for headaches: food, harsh...

One day your cleaning up around the kitchen and you bend over to get a cup out of the dishwasher and bam- the pain hits. It comes out of nowhere. A sharp stabbing pain in your back that makes it hard to straighten back up. In fact you can’t fully straighten back up...

Have you heard that Whole Foods is adding make your own almond milk stations in their stores? Looks pretty cool, huh…  especially when you market it in a nice, sleek set-up like in the picture. I kinda want to try it, don't you? My son developed lactose...

We’ve all been there… we’re reading the newspaper or opening the latest piece of mail and suddenly we cut our finger. Without hesitation we’re off to the kitchen for a Band-Aid. That’s all good and well, but what happens when we hurt ourselves more severely? When we,...

T Almost every single day I interact with a person who "HAS" arthritis. They say it like it is a death sentence. Like they are doomed to pain and the inability to enjoy life. How does one know if they have arthritis? Well, they just feel because their parent, sibling,...

When it comes to feeling stiff or hurt, most people assume that they need to work on moving the part of their body that feels tight. Conventional wisdom suggests that if something is tight, it needs to be stretched. This is called working on your “flexibility or...