Avoid Low Back Pain with Targeted Exercises… Read More

There are every day tips that can help decrease neck pain and headaches caused from tension in the neck and jaw muscles. Many times posture and sitting at the computer plays a significant role in developing neck pain and headaches and even TMJ disorders. Fill out the contact us form to receive your FREE neck pain and headache report! Read More

2/3 of all Americans suffer with low back pain. Many times low back pain is simply from sitting too long day after day. Sitting too long weakens the core muscles around your spine. We sit slouched and hang on our ligaments/discs which irritates the low back. With slouching we develop stiffness, a low back ache, and core weakness. After 40+ we need to develop good back hygiene routines (ie exercises) just like we practice daily dental hygiene for our teeth. Please fill out this contact form on the next page to receive a FREE report on how to ease low back pain! Read More

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Penrose & Associates Physical Therapy Shares Dynamic Stretching for Performance… Read More

Most of the time the ache in our neck and shoulders is from overuse of those muscles. Are you sitting up with good posture at your computer? Do you carry your bag repeatedly on one side with considerable weight in it? Do you use the "arm rests" on your chair to rest your arms and decrease the tension in your neck and shoulders? Is the monitor at the right height so you are not leaning forward or bending your neck too far down? All of those posture issues can create neck and shoulder pain. Read More

Dr. Penrose was the featured speaker at "Eye on Health" at Jubilee, an active retirement community in Lacey WA. She spoke about osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. Click to read more and download her presentation and the exercise handout. Read More

Penrose Physical Therapy proudly sponsors Guerilla running club. Read More

Dr. Penrose enjoys teaching the running community how to prevent injuries with the STRONG body workshop. "Most runners lack strength in at least one muscle group, as well as in their neuromuscular pathways, the lines of communication between brain and body," says Jay Dicharry, M.P.T., the director of the REP biomechanics lab at Rebound Physical Therapy in Bend, Oregon, and author of Anatomy for Runners. Read More

Hamstring strains and injuries are among the most common acute musculoskeletal injury in the United States. Athletes who participate in track and field, soccer, and football are especially prone to these injuries given the sprinting demands of these sports. Protecting yourself from hamstring strains isn’t rocket science. Use these five exercises to prehab or rehab your hamstrings to avoid pain and injuries while also improving performance. Read More

Guerilla Running does a wonderful job putting on a 4 mile Turkey Trot race on Thanksgiving morning in downtown Olympia, WA. Penrose & Associates is proud to sponsor this race and provide swag bags. Read More

Headaches. Pain in the jaw and neck. Popping or cracking sounds in the ear. These are just a few of the uncomfortable symptoms of TMJ. TMJ disorders — a type of temporomandibular disorder or TMD — can cause pain in your jaw joint (one on each side) and in the muscles that control jaw movement. Read More