Author: Brett Weiss PT, DPT, CEAS (Physical Therapist & Certified Ergonomic Assessment Specialist) Setting Up an Ergonomic Home Office from Scratch Many of my patients have emailed me asking for recommendations on how to set up a healthy home office. After 7 years of experience as an ergonomic specialist my recommendation is simple…DON’T GO CHEAP. These days the price of … Read More
Teletherapy and The Power of Observation
Author: James Fowler PT, ACSM, DEAS (Founder of James Fowler Physical Therapy) Teletherapy and the Journey of Learning As a physical therapist for the last 26 years, I felt that I knew and had developed a successful method for treating clients comprehensively, effectively, and to the best of my ability. However, sometimes an unusual circumstance–such as a worldwide pandemic–not only … Read More
Teletherapy and James Fowler Physical Therapy
Author: James Fowler PT, ACSM, DEAS (Founder of James Fowler Physical Therapy) Sometimes it takes a very unusual circumstance to push oneself toward increased perceptions and observations that you would not normally see or discover. I personally can attest to this experience working as a physical therapist during this COVID-19 pandemic. I compare this to losing one of the 5 … Read More
Top 6 Features to Look For in an Ergonomic Chair
Author: Brett Weiss PT, DPT, CEAS (Physical Therapist & Certified Ergonomic Assessment Specialist) Top 6 Features to Look for in an Ergonomic Chair Photo Credit: Herman Miller The internet is a vast sea filled with products from companies promising you the world if you just buy their chair. Let’s talk about what to look for in a chair and highlight … Read More
Top 5 Benefits of Manual Lymphatic Drainage
Author: Adrianna Aguilar Every week or so, you see local sanitation trucks pass the streets around your home or work. These trucks, although sometimes loud and perhaps annoying, are essential to ensuring that waste does not accumulate over time on the sidewalks or roads you traverse each day. The same goes for the cells in your body. The Lymph System … Read More
Sitting Sorrows Part 2
Author: Adrianna Aguilar Did you get the chance to take a break from all the 13 hours of sitting a day to read a little bit about “Sitting Disease?” We hope you did because we at James Fowler would love to assist you in not only learning about the possible causes of tightness and pain that can occur in the … Read More
Sitting Sorrows Part 1
Author: Adrianna Aguilar In 2013, Cision Newswire published findings from a survey showing most Americans sit an average of 13 hours a day. That’s more than half a day! (1) Large majority of that total sit time is spent at work, at a desk, and it accumulates to 65 hours a work week. Any activity or movement when done for … Read More
What is TMJ and What to do When it Hurts
Author: Adrianna Aguilar It is estimated that TMJ Disorders affect over 10 million Americans, yet there is still a great deal to learn about TMJ, about its surrounding disorders and about its origins. In recent years, The US Department of Health of Services discovered that “the condition was more common in women than in men.” (1) With so little known … Read More
Welcoming Wellness in All Ways
Author: Adrianna Aguilar For almost 17 years, JFPT has brought individual physical therapy sessions to New York that improve one’s health and way of movement in life. Over time, we have striven to build a more comprehensive environment geared toward wellness, adding new modes of improving health such as Massage and Lymphatic Drainage. This year, we are excited to add … Read More
Top 10 Benefits of Yoga
The word “yoga” in Sanskrit directly translates to “union,” which can be interpreted in a variety of forms whether it be union of your body in mind in relaxation, union with your breath, or union of yourself to the present moment. (1) Take an hour, thirty minutes or even fifteen minutes to find and create your own union. Relaxation of … Read More