Physical Therapy is a diverse industry having a huge number of different physical therapists with different specialties catering to different needs of the injured. There are physical therapists that specialize in specific areas such as pediatrics, neurology, wound care, hospitals, nursing homes, home health, etc. Each category has special needs and demands and a specialist […]
Michael Wang
DPT, MBA, DN Cert.
Dr. Wang earned his Physical Therapy Degree from Emory University School of Medicine and has been practicing Sports Physical Therapy for the past 5 years.
3 Simple Ways to Treat Shoulder Pain with a Ball and a Stick
3 Simple Ways to Treat Shoulder Pain with a Ball and a Stick In this video I show you 3 simple ways to treat shoulder pain with a ball and a stick. This video is a follow-up to my first video about identifying the pain so if you haven’t seen that video, check out “3 […]
3 Reason why Biofreeze is Great for Natural Pain Relief During Pregnancy
3 Reasons Why I Recommend Biofreeze for Natural Pain Relief During Pregnancy During my wife’s pregnancy, she avoided taking prescription medication so it was my job as a physical therapist to keep her feeling healthy and allow her to sleep at night. The problem is that pregnancy pain is incredibly unpredictable! One day the baby is calm and […]
Crossfit Open 17.2 Tips to Get Your Shoulders and Butt Ready
Crossfit Open 17.2 has lunges, toes-to-bar, dumbbell cleans, and bar muscle-ups. The hardest movement is the Bar Muscle-up so check out my article for 17.1 for the shoulder warm-up portion. However, during 17.2 last night, I found the 100 pound weighted lunges trashed my butt and quad to the point they wanted to explode. Here are some Crossfit […]
Crossfit Open 17.1 Shoulder Warm-up to Prevent Injuries and Perform Better
The Crossfit Open 17.1 this year starts off with Dumbbell Snatches and Burpee Box Jumps-Overs. You should not take Dumbbell Snatches lightly, especially at 50/35 lbs. To perform dumbbell snatches right, you must have both full shoulder range of motion and shoulder stability. If you are lacking in these areas, you could injure your shoulder leading to […]
Recover Faster Training for the Suwanee Kiwanis Shamrock 5k
Recover Faster Training for the Suwanee Kiwanis Shamrock 5K The Suwanee Kiwanis Shamrock 5K Run is coming up in March 18th meaning there’s about a month to prepare for the race. Sometimes we forget to let our bodies recover appropriately in order to prevent injury. On the flip side, if there is not enough training then injury can […]
3 Exercises for Upper Back Pain During Pregnancy
I have been practicing Physical Therapy for many years so one would think I am completely prepared for dealing with upper back pain during pregnancy . Unfortunately, I found that I learned very little when it comes to a child kicking my wife’s ribs, spine, lungs, bladder, stomach and guts every hour during her 3rd […]