Adriana Potter

Regular exercise is essential for maintaining strength, mobility, cardiovascular health, and overall well-being, but exercise alone is not enough to support long-term physical health. Proper self-care, including adequate rest, hydration, nutrition, mobility work, and recovery strategies, is critical for preventing injury, reducing overuse of muscles and joints, and slowing the progression of joint degeneration.

Exercise plays a vital role in maintaining strength, mobility, and overall health. Yet, for people living with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), physical activity can sometimes trigger uncomfortable or even severe symptoms. MCAS causes mast cells to release excessive inflammatory chemicals like histamine, which can affect many parts of the body. This makes exercise a challenge for many, especially those who also have conditions like Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), hypermobility spectrum...

Annual physical therapy evaluations play a critical role in maintaining mobility, strength, balance, and independence as individuals age. Even in the absence of injury, annual assessments help identify early changes in posture, flexibility, gait, joint mobility, muscle weakness, and balance deficits before they progress into more significant functional limitations or fall risks. Physical therapists can provide individualized exercise programs, movement strategies, and preventive interventions th