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By Dr. Jessica Warnecke, PT, DPT, OCS  Did you know that only 21% of Americans get the recommended seven to eight hours of sleep each night (Breus, 2011)? We’ve been told from a young age the importance of getting your rest and going to bed in a timely manner, yet still so many people get an average of six or less hours of sleep per night. The older we get, and the busier we get, the more factors in life we have that can keep us from going to bed early, but learning to balance all these events and get a decent night’s rest can lead to great health benefits.
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By Dr. Jessica Warnecke, PT, DPT, OCS  Globally, it is estimated that over half of all mothers have some level of prolapse post baby, with up to 20% having symptoms limiting daily life. While moms attend months of classes learning how to care for their newborn child, schedule an average of 8 MD visits for their baby in the first year, and only have ONE planned visit for themselves, it's no wonder that mothers don't get properly educated on how to care for THEIR healing body.
By Dr. Jessica Warnecke, PT, DPT, OCS  Tired of over-stressing about everyday struggles? It's important to learn how to manage your stress levels, not only for productivity, but also for your health and well-being! According to the American Psychological Association’s annual survey and research, chronic stress is linked to the six leading causes of death: heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, accidents, cirrhosis of the liver, and suicide. More than 75 percent of all physician office visits each year are stress-related ailments and complaints (Hartz-Seeley, 2018).
By Dr. Jessica Warnecke, PT, DPT, OCS  With the use of sunscreen becoming more and more popular, why are skin cancer rates rising at an alarming rate as well? Did you know that an estimated 9,500 people are diagnosed with skin cancer every day in the United States (American, 2019).
By Dr. Jessica Warnecke, PT, DPT, OCS  Want to know ONE simple thing you can start doing NOW that can protect you from cancer, help to prevent diabetes, and improve your chances for a healthy pregnancy and child? A simple switch at the grocery store can make all these benefits possible.
By Dr. Jessica Warnecke, PT, DPT, OCS  Did you know, the lifetime risk for developing symptomatic knee osteoarthritis is forty-five percent?! And the prevalence for this condition has doubled since the 1950's! (1)
Part of this, most likely, is due to our longer lifespans, but changes in food sources, diet, and activity levels may also be playing a role. By Dr. Jessica Warnecke, PT, DPT, OCS  As April rolls around, Spring sports are already in full swing. A common area of the body in which many baseball, tennis, softball, and other spring athletes deal with injury is the shoulder. Whether it be a simple, yet nagging, injury such as impingement or a more serious condition such as a rotator cuff tear, physical therapy provides important stretching and strengthening rehabilitation exercises to help eradicate pain and prevent future problems.
By Dr. Jessica Warnecke, PT, DPT, OCS  Every day, more and more people wake up to aching lower back pain. With this pain, people tend to spend way too much money relying on over the counter pain pills, on narcotics or surgery, or they decide that lower back pain is a factor of life, and choose to deal with it without seeking any treatment whatsoever and giving up activities they love. None of these options are an efficient solution.
By Dr. Jessica Warnecke, PT, DPT, OCS  A warm up is essential for any workout or successful athletic play; however, it often gets overlooked or neglected. How many times have you seen a sportsperson show up a few minutes late to a practice or game, and just jumped into the action of the sport without any sort of loosening up? Or seen an athlete in the gym go straight to heavy weightlifting without performing any exercises to prepare their body?
By Dr. Jessica Warnecke, PT, DPT, OCS  Iliotibial band (ITB) syndrome is a stubborn repetitive strain injury. This pain can be a very common complaint among the active population and one that doesn’t necessarily always go away on its own. Many try to foam roll their IT band as a quick fix to alleviate pain, but in all actuality, this does nothing more than make you miserable throughout the duration of your rolling session.
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Meet Your TherapistJessica has been in Austin, TX for the past four years. She grew up in Idaho and attended PT school at Idaho State University. She completed an Orthopaedic Residency and became a Board Certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist in 2016. Archives
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