May 2018

Sometimes it’s not one incident resulting in pain that causes difficulties in life. Sometimes the cause of pain is the result of a buildup of issues. Even for the fittest and the physically active, pain can start appearing as if out of nowhere. This is exactly what happened to OSR Physical Therapy patient Julie Pfieffer […]

OSR Physical Therapy patient Kristyn Arends is no stranger to sports – or injuries. The 18-year old Prior Lake High School soon-to-be graduate has been extremely active in sports since a young age. She’s dealt with knee problems and injuries as well as hip pain throughout her sports career, but that’s never slowed her down. […]

Physical therapy used to be considered an alternative form of treatment for pain or a rehabilitation method for post-surgery patients and the injured. However, over the last decade, it’s become a considerably effective and first-choice form of treatment for pain as well as injuries. Furthermore, as the opioid crisis in America consistently makes the headlines, […]

Tim Moore thought he’d never be able to walk normally again. In 2014, he was in a head-on collision with another vehicle that left him seriously injured but alive. “Going 60-70 mph while the other person is doing the same, it’s amazing that we both got out of there alive,” said Moore, remembering back to […]

Imagine a world where we could stop sports injuries from occurring before they happened. It would be quite a world. Your favorite sports teams would never lose the star player. Your sports hero would never get hurt. And you would never experience any setbacks in your own athletic career due to an injury. Sounds too […]

You’ve probably heard it so much that you’ve grown accustomed to it: proper workout form is important. You hear it from your coach or personal trainer, fitness and sports experts, physical therapists, and pretty much everyone and anyone that has anything to say about physical activity. Although you’ve heard it before and you’ll keep hearing […]

Take a moment to think about how you’d live your life if you didn’t have your feet. Inconvenient would be the understatement of the year if that’s the word you’d use to describe being footless. Yet, many of us take our feet for granted every day of the year. Worse yet, many of us don’t […]

It was supposed to be just a normal routine training run for Heidi Leighton as she stepped out into the cold winter morning. The ice and snow made it difficult for stability as she planted each foot into the snow-covered pathways. With each step, she was reminded of the constant nagging pain in her hips […]