Someone told you squatting is bad for your knees. Maybe it was a doctor after an X-ray. Maybe it was a well-meaning trainer at the gym. Maybe it was a friend who swears they ruined their knees squatting years ago. Whoever it was, the message was clear: stop squatting, protect your knees. Here's the problem with that advice: it's wrong. And following it doesn't just fail to fix the problem — it often makes it worse. Squatting is one of the most fundamental human movement patte

You've tried the stretches. You've done the exercises. You've rested, iced, and maybe even gone through a round of physical therapy — and your back still isn't right. Here's something that might change everything: what if your back isn't actually the problem? At True North Physical Therapy in Sioux Falls, one of the most common things we see is people who have been treating the wrong place for months — sometimes years. Their back hurts, so everyone focuses on the back. But th