7 Tips To Avoid Aches and Pains While Gardening
Gardening activities, such as digging, planting, weeding, mulching, and raking can cause stress and strain on muscles and joints. The following tips can help you minimize these aches and pains: 1. Get moving before you garden. Take a 10-minute brisk … Continue reading
What is Occupational Therapy?
Occupational therapy is the art and science of rehabilitating and re-educating patients who have suffered an injury, illness, or have a disability to return to their daily activities. It pertains to more than someone’s job – occupational therapy includes all … Continue reading
Let the Spring Cleaning Begin! 10 Tips From Your PT and OT
Before you begin your spring cleaning, we recommend creating a written list of all the tasks you want to accomplish. Making a list can also help prioritize the tasks that need to be done and virtualize the amount of work … Continue reading
How PT Can Help With MS
Physical therapy for people with MS focuses on helping them return to the roles performed at home, work, and in the community. Your first physical therapy visit will consist of a complete examination to determine your impairments (ie, weakness, pain, … Continue reading
Spring into Action: Changes in Weather Change Your Activity Level
Spring is in the air, meaning more than just blooming flowers and chirping birds. It’s a natural nudge to shake off the winter blues and be more active. Research that looked at the seasonality of physical activity proves this is true. Across various … Continue reading
How to Treat Osteoarthritis (OA) with Physical Activity and Exercise Therapy
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of disability. In fact, knee OA alone affects more than 250 million people worldwide. Physical inactivity is a causal factor of most chronic diseases, including OA, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, dementia, and some … Continue reading
Restore Strength, Range of Motion and Mobility with our Sports Rehab Program
Sports and physical fitness are key to leading a healthy lifestyle. People may experience injuries without correct training, adequate stretching and proper conditioning and sometimes accidents just happen. Whether you are a competitive athlete or simply a weekend warrior, our … Continue reading
PTs Fuel Healthy Movement With Nutrition
Physical therapy and nutrition are often seen as separate, but the truth is, they are deeply intertwined. To get the most out of PT, especially after an injury or surgery, integrating both is crucial. Here’s why: Food Fuels The Body … Continue reading
What is Physical Therapy?
By: Allison R. Weder Everyone will likely need physical therapy (PT) some time in their life. However, many people don’t realize a Physical Therapist can help with many things beyond joint pain and rehabilitation after surgery. Take the time to … Continue reading
Learn the Basics of Proper Foot Care
Your feet work for you the whole day. Whether you stand, play, run, or walk, they can sustain forces of up to 120 percent of your body weight. That’s an enormous amount of wear and tear and it’s why your … Continue reading