Rachelle McGuigan, PT

Whenever I see a lot of the same thing coming into my treatment room, my first thought is usually to take a look at the community and analyze the common components and find patterns to try to unravel.  But when the needle isn’t moving like I want it to with how I am treating then […]

Two years ago tomorrow, ”Susan” sat in her crushed car, fearful and panicked as she waited for the jaws of life to pry her car away from her. A week later she was recovering from reconstructive surgery for compound fractures in her arm and leg. Surgery was followed by a lengthy hospital stay. Within a […]

After weeks of physical therapy on “Mo’s” lower back pain, we had only seen slow and steady but undramatic changes. We were doing pretty traditional treatments: exercise, traction, lumbar spine joint mobilizations. All good treatments. I do them everyday and get good results. However, one day “Mo” come in for treatment and something different happened. […]

Working from home sounds like a great idea, right? Yes!…. until that ache 😣in your lower back gives you the home office blues 😔. There’s a reason most business offices aren’t equipped with recliners and couches. And it’s not to prevent mid-day naps. (Although one would argue that would be a great idea… see my […]

It was February 20, 2019 and “Shawn” was lying flat on his icy driveway wondering “what on earth just happened?” It’s was the day before his 42nd birthday- not exactly the age when you worry about broken hips. But low bone density, a freshly shoveled, icy driveway and being late for work ended up being […]

YouTube Neck… It’s a real thing! (the name I just made up.) It is the posture our Gen Z children have developed as a result of hours upon hours of video streaming on mobile devices. This can strike any generation of mobile device user, however. To resolve this issue remember:RAINBOWS are HIGH in the SKY […]

For 3 1/2 years Teddy has been without his walking buddy. His owner, “Reba”, had lost 25 lbs due to dysphasia of unknown origin, had severe chronic pain especially in the low back warranting several doctors and a trip to Mayo Clinic and was diagnosed with a chronic liver disorder. Reba tried all manner of […]

Nature is in a constant state of growth. 🌿🍂 Do you think a plant gives itself a hard time about not being at it’s fullest potential of bloom while it’s still growing? Of course not.🤦🏼‍♀️ We are all in various stages of bloom.🌸 Nature’s tendency is to allow it. Humans have this unique tendency to […]

Zoom-itis is the discomfort (and eventually) pain that results from being in video meetings/classes all day long. And yet one more way #quarantine is affecting our daily lives. Follow the advice of DR. HSS to resolve this issue: D Doorway stretch R Rows H Hitchhiker S Scarecrow S Snow angels Perform a set of each […]

The last several weeks have uprooted habits and routines and set into motion all sorts of new dynamics- at home, at work, with students and clients I work with. And for someone who is sensitive and empathetic to other people’s energy, this has resulted in changes in my own energy and physical body. I see […]