Blog Posts on physical therapy

HOW DID I SPEND MY VALENTINE'S DAY? by Anything Under The Sun on Feb 14, 2012People call it Valentine's Day. I call it TUESDAY!Bitter? NAAAT :))Obviously I don't have a date this Valentine's Day. Someone asked me last night but I refused to go out with him. Because I'm scuuuured. =)) I lied and told him that I already made pl...

February 2012 Physical and Occupational Therapists Licensure Examinations Results and Passers by PRC Board Exam Results on Feb 10, 2012The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 308 out of 610 passed the Physical Therapists Licensure Examination and 27 out of 72 passed the Occupational Therapists Licensure Examination given by the Board of Physical and Occupational...

Sports and Osteoarthritis by Filipina MD on Dec 1, 2011Hello Doctora. I would just like to ask if it is okay to engage in Multisports despite my osteoarthritis? I was an athlete in my younger days and was  with the varsity track and field team of up diliman. I was very active before until motherhood cam...

Back Pain after Giving Birth by Filipina MD on Nov 11, 2011Hi doc, I just gave birth 5 months ago via CS. I noticed that my bones especially sa spine and knees are getting weak and painful everyday.I was diagnosed with osteopenia before way back 2008 but never got treated.I had no time to consult regarding m...

July 2011 PRC Physical and Occupational Therapists Examinatons Results Released! by Doc Ernie's adventure on Aug 7, 2011The list of passers of the July 2011 PRC passed the Physical and Occupational Therapists Licensure Examinations given by the Board of Physical and Occupational Therapy in the cities of Manila and Cebu this July [23, 24], 2011 and was released July 26...

“Let’s have three more therapy sessions.” by PeñaRUNzi on Jul 26, 2011I will have to do more lying in the rehab bed than what I expected... That’s what Dr. Sarmiento said after I underwent three therapy sessions for my pinched nerve. I was kind of expecting it because despite the big improvement on my condition (I...

3 Steps to Do Cobra Pose | Active.com by PeñaRUNzi on Jul 24, 2011This is one of the exercises that PT Cindy asked me to do since I started my therapy. Hope this will be helpful for you, runners. With the injury that I have right now, I may truly admit that I need to work on my glutes. Sadly, they are not as tough...

How to Pass the NPTE by Embracing EveryDay. on Jun 27, 2011After a year long detour from not being able to pass the NPTE, I was able to bag the elusive exam last May 2011! I know there is no magic formula for passing the National Physical Therapy Exam or the NPTE, but maybe these steps I took will help a fel...

"Just slowly increase your mileage," Dr. Sarmiento said. by PeñaRUNzi on Jun 16, 2011This was what he said after he listened to my project run report. I told him that I did thirty-minute runs for three days (June 1, June 4, and June 11). Before that, he checked both my knees. As he was writing the results on my record, I dared to a...

“Hi Ann. I’m Doctor Ramon Sarmiento. What seems to be the problem?” by PeñaRUNzi on Jun 2, 2011http://www.flickr.com/photos/30011527@N05/5204575421 Those were the first words of Dr. Sarmiento (Ramon Sarmiento Rehabilitation and PT Clinic) to me as soon as I sat down on the patient’s chair beside his table. I learned about his clinic through...