by Dr. Ginger Garner PT, DPT, ATC-Ret What is estrogen dominance? Estrogen dominance sounds like a strange term, especially to those of you who may be peri- meno- or postmenopausal. How can you have...
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Got Low Testosterone? Why It Matters & What You Can Do Now
by Dr. Ginger Garner PT, DPT, ATC-Ret Low testosterone. How can you tell if it’s low, and why does it matter? This short read will go over why it matters and what you can do now. Well for men and...
How Societal Influences Impact our Health Across the Lifespan
An interview about social determinants of health with Dr. Dawn Magnusson PT, PhD Societal influences on our health deserve more attention than it gets. We hear often about the personally empowered...
Evolving Physical Therapy: Let’s Ditch the “Home Exercise Program”
by Ginger Garner PT, DPT, ATC-Ret Moving from HEP to IHP is outlined in the landmark text, Integrative & Lifestyle Medicine in Physical Therapy, available at OPTP.com We are long overdue in the...
Getting the Most Out of Your Hip Injection
For any of you who have hip pain or are considering hip arthroscopy AND your surgeon is suggesting a hip intra-articular diagnostic injection or just a plain old hip intra-articular injection -...
Self-Care in Healthcare: How Did we do in 2021?
As we move into 2022, the 3rd year of the pandemic, self-care and our mental health is becoming critically important. This past year COVID certainly continued to impact our small, woman-owned...
Top Tips for Avoiding Burnout
Before I launch into my top tips for avoiding burnout, let me introduce myself first. My name is Ginger Garner. I’m a doctor of physical therapy, among other things... Empowered women empower...
Earth Day is Our Day
What does Earth Day mean to you? To me, Earth Day is a reminder that our health is inextricably connected to the health of our planet. If the planet is unhealthy, we will be unhealthy. This...