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Dr. Eric Christensen was recently featured in a number of wikiHow articles! This article highlights the piriformis, its role in sciatic nerve discomfort and how to properly stretch it. Click the link below to learn more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ https://www.wikihow.com/Stretch-Your-Piriformis-Muscle ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chandler Physical Therapy is a family owned and operated Physical Therapy clinic in Chandler, Arizona. We treat active adults who are looking to keep themselves pain free and active through exercise and healthy living.If you have Read more…

Dr. Eric Christensen was recently featured in a number of wikiHow articles! This article highlights the Cobra pose, its effectiveness and how to properly execute it. Click the link below to learn more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ https://www.wikihow.com/Do-a-Cobra-Exercise ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chandler Physical Therapy is a family owned and operated Physical Therapy clinic in Chandler, Arizona. We treat active adults who are looking to keep themselves pain free and active through exercise and healthy living.If you have any questions, please Read more…

In this weekly series, learn how, through 3 different breathing patterns, to help with stress, reduce pain, and improve overall health with practice. I introduce the concepts then walk you through a short, 10 minute practice. Enjoy! We #breathe over 21,000x/day. Imagine if you’re doing it wrong? ‬ ‪Learn how to do it right, for better health, here: ‬ ‪ Online Course Here:‬ ‪https://sockdolagerwc.thinkific.com/courses/breathe-better-online-course‬ ‪ Ebook: https://amzn.to/2Uj6I5A‬ ‪ Paperback Copy: https://amzn.to/2QicJkH‬ ‪ Chandler Physical Therapy Read more…

The Ulnar Nerve, or the “Funny Bone” as some call it, can be really problematic at times. The nerve, which is susceptible to pinching in many different area, can lead to disabling arm pain, or hand pain. In this video we talk about the nerve, and what PTs can do about it. Solutions include dry needling, cupping, Graston/ASTYM, joint mobilizations and more. Chandler Physical Therapy is a family owned and operated Physical Therapy clinic in Read more…

Zombie Baby Walking: How a weak core can lead to neck pain and more… More often than not, complaints of neck pain are addressed at the neck. At Chandler Physical therapy, we’ve found that the core largely influences the tension of the neck. Fail to address the core, fail to solve neck pain. In this video we talk about how learning to walk influences your core and neck, and how a weak core might present Read more…

Pain down your arm? Often, this is assumed to be a pinched nerve in your neck, BUT, more often than not, trigger points in the shoulder can be a culprit of this pain. If this sounds like you, let us know! There are so many options to treat this successfully in physical therapy! Here at Chandler Physical Therapy we use a combination of soft tissue massage, dry needling, Graston and ASTYM Therapy as well as Read more…

  Low back pain happens to nearly 80% of us at some point in our life. Often, this comes because of overuse of the muscles around the spine. ASTYM is a tool assisted soft tissue technique that can help promote better muscle fiber movement, circulation, and healing. This, combine with stretching, and exercises can really help those struggling with low back pain. If you think you could use this- check out our discovery visit below: Read more…