Do you suffer from a chronic pain condition? One of the biggest breakthroughs in understanding chronic pain in the last several years is the concept of central sensitization.  Persistent, severe or intractable pain can change or modify the way our central nervous system works.  People...Read More

Do you have pain at the bottom of your heel as you step out of bed in the morning? Is your running impeded by a nagging ache in your heel? If so, these are two very common symptoms of plantar fasciitis. Plantar fasciitis is the...Read More

My name is Becca, and I work for SOL physical therapy, but I’m not a physical therapist.  In my story about physical therapy thus far, I’ve given props to my physical therapist for really providing some insightful information about my condition and I’ve given props to...Read More

TRX Suspension Training is resistance training without weights. Rather, the TRX workouts offered at SOL Physical Therapy and SOL Performance Training, each in Oakland, at SOL Physical Therapy in Walnut Creek, and at SOL in Santa Cruz, utilize a simple yet brilliant suspension system that...Read More

Active Release Techniques, or ART, is the gold standard in therapeutic massage treatment and soft tissue manipulation for one important reason: it works. And the physical therapists at SOL Physical Therapy  have the success stories to prove it. Talia, for example, was experiencing sharp muscle...Read More