Articles by Michelle Kok

Articles by Michelle Kok

Michelle has a bachelors degree in writing and experience in producing researched articles for various publications and platforms dating back to 2016. She has been with Performance Health since March of 2024 and leads the production and publication of our articles.
  • Veterans and Diabetes: Awareness, Risks, and Foot Care Solutions
    April 29, 2025

    Veterans and Diabetes: Awareness, Risks, and Foot Care Solutions

    According to the VA, which is at the forefront of diabetes research, nearly 25% of Veterans who receive VA care have diabetes. This guide explores the types of diabetes, common symptoms, the heightened risk among Veterans, and practical tools and tips to help protect their health.
  • Image of a man's legs as he sits on a couch, one of them in a knee brace
    April 25, 2025

    A Summary of John Kenney’s “Anti-Spasticity Contracture Bracing”

    John Kenney, PhD, BOCO, wrote the article Anti-Spasticity Contracture Bracing, in which he shows how traditional static ball hand splints fall short of the needs patients with spasticity have, and how technological advancements have allowed the shift toward dynamic bracing. This article will summarize that study.
  • Photo collage of LiveBand BFR in use
    April 23, 2025

    Performance Health Enters a Partnership with LiveBand® BFR

    Performance Health is excited to announce the partnership with LiveBand® BFR of Innovation Lab. This partnership will expand access to the LiveBand® BFR product and extend distribution of this cutting-edge technology, reaching sports medicine professionals who are seeking recovery and performance enhancing solutions.
  • A female patient smiles at the clinician attending her
    January 21, 2025

    10 Ways to Show Appreciation to Your Patients

    February 1-7 has been designated as Patient Recognition Week. This is an annual opportunity to pamper your patients and show them just how much their loyalty to your clinic is appreciated. Discover 10 ways to recognize and appreciate your patients!
  • A collage of individuals using recovery products in their homes
    December 31, 2024

    The Top 25 Products for Home Exercise Programs

    Home Exercise Programs and Remote Therapeutic Monitoring are easiest when you have the best equipment. Whether you're the clinician assigning the program or the patient looking for the items you need, you can find all the trusted solutions here to enable the journey to recovery.
  • A woman assists and elderly man seated on an exercise ball and lifting weights
    June 27, 2024

    Fall Prevention: The Causes and How Physical Therapy Can Help

    Anyone who has an elderly or disabled loved one or works with such patients knows that a fall can be devastating to their health and well-being no matter where it happens. A fall threatens independence and overall health. According to the CDC, more than one in four Americans 65 and older fall each year. These falls not only affect the health of those who experience them but generate significant personal and economic costs. But falling does not need to be an inevitability of aging and/or physical impairments; there are measures and programs that can be used to significantly reduce the risk of falling for our aging and disabled population.
  • Jaw Pain
    June 10, 2024

    TMD Causes, Symptoms, and Solutions

    Migraines affect over one billion people annually, causing pain that should never be considered normal. There are a wide variety of contributors to migraines and a surprising one is temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD).
  • Man sits win windowsill with a SPINEFITTE twisting in his hands.R
    April 15, 2024

    Forbes Article Calls SPINEFITTER a “Piece of Modern Art”

    A recent Forbes article included the SPINEFITTER by SISSEL® in a list of exercise equipment that looks like art. The article highlights a trend of intersecting fitness with aesthetics, calling out the “latest fitness equipment that is making a bold statement when it comes to integration of art, lifestyle, and well-being.”
  • Performance Health Logo | APTQI Logo
    April 15, 2024

    Performance Health Partners with APTQI

    The Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation (APTQI) unites physical therapy practices to advocate for a common vision for the future of the physical therapy profession. Performance Health is proud to be their first vendor affiliate, having partnered with APTQI in June of 2023.