Being pregnant is an exciting time, and it’s also a time when you’ll experience significant changes in your body. As a physical therapist and a mom, I want to share some general tips that I found helpful and that I share with my pregnant patients.

Posture and Standing

As your pregnancy progresses and your belly grows, you will have an increase in the arch in your low back to compensate for any weakness that you may have in your abdominal muscles.

Have you ever woken up in the morning and tried to brush your teeth, but you couldn’t quite open your mouth wide enough to reach the back molars? Maybe you wince from the pain you feel in front of your ear when you yawn, or you hear a clicking sound when you open and close your mouth.

If you’ve experienced any of these symptoms, there is a chance that you could be suffering from temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD).

Being pregnant is a wonderful time, full of anticipation and excitement for the arrival of a baby. Parents want to be sure they are doing the right things to keep their baby healthy before, during, and after birth.

Finding the right clinician to provide reassurance and support during your prenatal care and through labor, birth and beyond can make a big difference. At Atrius Health, we understand how important finding the right care is for every patient,

I admit it: there’s a lot of information packed onto a prescription medicine label. It’s all appropriate and necessary information, but interpreting the abbreviations and small print can be difficult. To add to the confusion, one pharmacy’s label may place information in a different location than another pharmacy’s label does. This creates a frustrating game of “hide and seek.”

Understanding your medicine label gives you the power to take what’s inside correctly and protect your health.

Almost everyone has experienced a headache at some point in their lives, but did you know that there are over 150 unique types of headaches? Common though they may be, one headache may definitely not be like another. Different types of headaches are defined by a combination of symptoms, duration, frequency, and triggers and respond to different kinds of treatment.

Below are a few of the more distinct types of headaches, their causes,

On Monday, February 20th, Atrius Health medical practices will be closed for the Presidents’ Day holiday except for those practices listed below, which are open for pre-scheduled urgent care appointments.

If you feel you need medical advice or think that you may need to be seen, call your doctor’s office at any time, day or night. Your call will be directed to our 24/7 medical staff and triaged as needed. If it is determined that you need an urgent care appointment,

At Atrius Health, our mission is to provide the right care with kindness and compassion every day for every person we serve. In order to better fulfill our promise to “provide the right care,” we began to routinely request information on gender and sexual orientation in late 2019.  We are now pleased to announce that starting March 7, 2023 we will be inviting our patients to share more details about their race,

The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology released updated guidelines for diagnosing and treating high blood pressure, also called hypertension, in late 2017. These most recent guidelines recommend that blood pressure should be treated when it is higher than 130/80, rather than the previous 140/90. Under these guidelines, it’s estimated that half of the U.S. population has high blood pressure.

High blood pressure, often referred to as the “silent killer,” often has no warning signs or symptoms.

Sodium is an essential mineral found in many of the foods we eat every day. And while some sodium is necessary for your body to function properly, high sodium intake can increase your risk for heart disease and stroke by elevating your blood pressure. Unfortunately, many Americans consume far more sodium than they need to, increasing the risk of serious illness.

Sodium, commonly consumed as sodium chloride (table salt), is often used interchangeably with salt,

It’s no secret that Americans drink a lot of coffee. Trendy coffee shops seem to pop up at every corner, and many people around New England can be seen, day or night, with a “large iced” in hand. Although delicious, convenient, and a cultural norm, is our dependence on caffeinated drinks a cause for concern?

Moderate coffee consumption, or about 2 to 5 cups a day (up to roughly 400mg of caffeine),