Posts By Mikael La Ferla

Sylvester Stallone in Rocky III

How to Get Fit Safely Philadelphia: Lessons From Stallone Sylvester Stallone told The New York Times he became bulimic while training for Rocky III. He also

Orthopaedic care versus Physical Therapy image

Physical Therapy vs Surgery Philadelphia: What Trials Show Clinical trials have tested common knee and shoulder operations against placebo surgery, and several found no meaningful

Exercise physiologist Pat Furphy demonstrating a glute bridge for back pain

Back Pain Movements for Philadelphia: What Helps, What Hurts Pat Furphy, our senior exercise physiologist, demonstrated four movements that help back pain and two habits

Physical Therapist helping patient

What DPT Stands For Chaundy, our Exercise Physiologist, and Molly, our Physical Therapist, made a funny video showing someone who needs a doctor, but instead

Exercise physiologist guessing weights at Zarett Rehab

The Assessment Comes First V, our Exercise Physiologist, guessed dumbbell & barbell weights blindfolded for our social media platforms. Even an experienced professional couldn’t guess

PT doing a resistance band pull-apart outside for stress relief

Stress Relief Exercises Philadelphia Residents Can Do Anywhere: No Cigarette Required If you caught Zarett’s latest Instagram, you saw Jack Reimer standing outside doing a

WHAT IS SCRAPING THERAPY? “Scraping” is the everyday name for Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization, or IASTM. A physical therapist uses a smooth, usually stainless-steel tool

Best Knee Strengthening Exercises for Recovery

If you’ve dealt with a knee injury, surgery, or a nagging ache that just won’t quit, you’ve probably been told to “rest it.” But rest

The Nocebo Effect and Back Pain

When you experience a sudden bout of lower back pain or chronic discomfort that refuses to quit, the first instinct for many is to seek

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