In a recent Sports Medicine study, it was estimated that more than two thirds of pregnant women experience low back pain and nearly one-fifth experience pelvic pain. Pregnancy causes physiologic changes in the body, including increased weight gain, swelling of the hands and feet, muscle...Read More

One of the most common  injuries are ankle sprains, which range from 15-30% of all sports injuries. These issues can take up to 8-12 weeks to heal. More alarming is the high likelihood that this setback will reoccur again and again! Phil Wagner MD, founder...Read More

Spine strength and stabilization is an important topic for many physical therapy patients, especially spine bio-mechanics and the function, injury mechanisms and rehab of the lumbar spine. The basic Anatomy of the spine consists of three main parts.  The natural spinal curves should be maintained in different...Read More

Chris Taquino, DPT is a Physical Therapist with SOL Santa Cruz addresses how the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) can aide in the identification of movement dysfunctions and injury prevention. Santa Cruz County is full of active people. We’re commonly referred to as “Surf City”, or...Read More

I’m one of the physical therapists at SOL PT. I’ve been working at SOL for over a year now and during that time I feel like I’ve become a much healthier person, and a stronger runner. Over the past year I have lost over 10...Read More