Author Archives: Kimberly Daliagon

Coronavirus Important Message

Dear Jackson Clinics Physical Therapy Patient, As a valued patient of The Jackson Clinics, we appreciate the trust you place in us and our teams to provide you the best care possible.  In the current environment, it is important for all of us to take the necessary precautions to ensure our health. We want to […]

Yoga for a Healthy Back

Why Yoga? Builds core strength – Improves flexibility – Minimizes pressure on joints, including the spine – Increases mindfulness and body awareness – Improves balance and stability YOGA FOR LOW BACK PAIN Make 2020 the year to Invest in sculpting the Healthiest YOU yet! This 2x/week for 6 weeks class series is designed as a […]

Fight Menstrual Problems with Diet and Exercise

There seems to be a great deal of talk nowadays about menstrual dysfunctions experienced by young women. Could the media-driven quest for the perfect body have caused a problem among women in this age group? Concern over their body image leads many young women to limit their food intake obsessively, preventing them from getting the […]

Using Exercise to Reduce Arthritic Knee Pain

With arthritis, knee joints can be painful and may frequently ache. Fortunately, exercise can help you to relieve pain and improve your mobility. While moving a stiff joint may sound counterproductive, health professionals agree that movement can help to reduce arthritic knee pain. If you suffer from arthritis pain in the knees, exercise can alleviate […]

Gardening After a Colles Fracture

Perhaps you fell on the ice in January and suffered a Colles fracture, then wore a cast for two months. Can you resume gardening this spring, and should you protect your wrist if you do? A Colles fracture is the most common of several conditions that might be called a “broken wrist.” Named for Irish […]

Tight Hips and Shrinking Muscles: Sitting in a Heap of Trouble

We are a country of workaholic couch potatoes. No matter how good our intentions, the sad fact is that many of us work 9-to-5 office jobs, sitting in a chair (and often sitting with terrible posture), hunched over a computer for the majority of the day. In addition to those myriad problems related to this […]

New Leesburg Clinic is Having a FREE Workshop on Low Back Pain

To help kick off our new clinic in Leesburg, we are offering a FREE workshop on Low Back Pain to a select list of our subscribers featuring some common problems that occur in the lumbar spine and how to make them feel better. Date: November 20th, 6pm – 7pm Location: 30 Catoctin Circle SE Suite 112, […]

What Are Kettlebells? How Can They Help Me?

Kettlebells are cast iron balls about the size of bowling balls with a curved handle on one side. Ranging in weight from two to 100 pounds, they are used to promote functional, whole-body conditioning. Some models are designed so that additional weight can be added in small increments to create a progressive resistance regimen. Because […]

What Is a Trapped Nerve?

By creating a pathway from the brain to the limbs, nerves make muscles move and allow skin to feel sensations, including pain, temperature and pressure. A blocked, or “trapped,” pathway can impede the nerves’ normal processes, resulting in pain or reduced mobility. Nerves get trapped for a number of reasons, each of which creates its […]