General Practitioners

• Headaches
• Arthritis
• Plantar Fasciitis
  Lauren Roxburgh addresses sore shoulders, muscle tightness, sore lower back, structural imbalance, tight hips, shin splints and foot pain, including plantar fasciitis, by performing self-massage with the Mini Infinity Roll. Try these 5 moves to help release stress and tension for relaxation, better mobility, and more flexibility. Watch Video
• Urinary Incontinence
  Physical Therapist Sarah Haag, PT, DPT, the author of Understanding and Treating Incontinence, answers common questions about urinary incontinence. Watch Video

Gynecologists

• Pelvic Pain
• Pregnancy
• Labor and Delivery
  Keeping the core strong throughout pregnancy can help minimize back pain, improve and maintain posture, and even make labor and delivery a bit less intense (no promises on this last one, though!). Watch Video

Internists

• Cancer Care
  As a physical therapist and the founder of the Integrative Pain Science Institute, Joe Tatta, PT, DPT, CNS, is on a mission to help individuals experiencing pain by treating the body, mind and spirit. A New York native who describes himself as “someone who values innovation and change, and is always asking how we can improve the delivery of healthcare,” Dr. Tatta knows there’s a better way to treat pain. His approach has been informed and inspired by a variety of people and experiences, but a defining example was the one set by his mom, a retired nurse who worked at an adolescent cancer care center for many years.

Psychiatrists

• Stress Management
  “Lifestyle medicine is not ‘anti-medicine’ or ‘anti-surgery.’ It is pro-appropriate use of those things and using what we have easy access to first, which doesn’t come with any side effects,” explains Uschold. Those easy access options include the six main elements of lifestyle medicine—exercise, nutrition, social connections, stress management, avoiding risky substances and sleep. Studies show that making positive changes in one or more of these areas can not only prevent, but also treat or even reverse, up to 80% of lifestyle related diseases including diabetes, cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure and obesity.
• Anxiety

Endocrinologist

• Diabetes Care

Surgeons

• Orthopedics
  Although he loved the work, it hit a little too close to home, as he was working with patients who were catastrophically injured doing the kinds of things that he loved to do—like playing rugby, riding motorcross bike and cliff diving. “I realized at that time that I wasn’t really emotionally equipped to do that work,” he says. “So I dove into outpatient orthopedics and musculoskeletal and I haven’t looked back,” he adds.
• Sciatica
  Self-mobilization of the lumbar spine is performed using the MyoTool to target low back pain and sciatica. Watch Video
• Joint Replacement
  Dr. Yoav Suprun, DPT, demystifies pain by explaining the most common type of pain and how it works. He then provides strategies for functional movement, proper ergonomics and body mechanics, better posture, and reasons why joint replacement may not be a necessary part of getting older. Using anecdotes and examples, along with photographs to clearly demonstrate his suggested exercises, this book helps people age better without turning to more medication, injections, or surgery. Watch Video
• Hip Replacement
  New from OPTP and the most famous PTs on the internet. Designed to help people recovering from injury or surgery including knee replacement, ACL or PCL surgeries, hip replacement, fracture, or stroke, the FitGlide is also ideal for exercising at home without risk of falling or injury, specifically for those with arthritis or poor balance. Watch Video
• Knee Replacement
  As a high school student with an interest in health care, Donna Gambino was invited to tag along for a series of physical therapy appointments with a family friend who was recovering from a knee replacement. “That was probably the first time in my life that I had an ‘aha’ moment, says Donna. “I walked into the physical therapy gym and immediately felt like, ‘Okay, this is where I belong,’” she adds.

Physical Therapists

• Sports Medicine
  Designed to perform in demanding sports medicine, physical therapy and high-use Pilates and yoga sessions, the roller with the highest density is the OPTP AXIS® Foam Roller. Relieve tight or injured muscles, perform self-myofascial release on trigger points and knots, self-massage soft tissue and roll away soreness. Watch Video
• Physical Therapy
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• Occupational Therapy
• Tennis Elbow
  Tennis elbow? Golfer's Elbow? Do you sit at a desk for hours every day and end your workday with sore forearms, wrists or elbows? Watch Video
• Shoulder Pain
• Neck Pain
• Back Pain
• Manual Therapy
  Puentedura says that he learned osteopathic techniques during the early part of his career and was focused on becoming really good with his hands—performing manual therapy techniques. “I had success,” he says, “but it was touch and go with those patients experiencing nociplastic pain.” Learning about pain science and integrating that knowledge into his manual therapy changed the way he practiced.

Podiatrists

• Achilles Tendonitis
  Have plantar fasciitis, heel spurs or achilles tendonitis? For this week's Summer of Self-Care video, we are focusing on the feet! Watch Video
• Heel Spurs
  Discover how plantar fasciitis, heel spurs and neuromas of the foot can be self-treated using the MyoTool. Watch Video
• Foot Pain
• Plantar Fasciitis
  The PRO-PODS™ are simple, safe, easy-to-use exercise tools that can help release muscle tension and soreness throughout the body. Ideal for people with tension headaches, difficulty performing self-stretches, plantar fasciitis, and foot arch pain, the PRO-PODS can help release tension in sore muscles. They can also be used to perform exercises to help improve balance and stability. The oval-contour shape fits well under both hands and feet. Watch Video