Jun 28, 2017 | Physical Therapy Corner
Waking up refreshed can be the beginning of a great day. Restful sleep is the goal for all of us but there is more going on when we lie down to rest than meets the eye. Sleep is when much of our tissue healing takes place. Every day, through our activities and...
Apr 30, 2017 | Physical Therapy Corner
I’m stiff, my back hurts, and it’s hard to get up off the floor! What’s up? Unfortunately we do have “normal” changes to our joints and muscles as we age. But it doesn’t have to mean giving into these changes or succumbing to a lifestyle of inactivity. In fact,...
Dec 30, 2016 | Physical Therapy Corner
Healthy muscles are powerful but perhaps, just as important, they are also flexible. Muscles require regular work to maintain strength and even more work to gain strength. Similarly, muscle flexibility requires consistent stretching to maintain and even more frequency...
Oct 28, 2016 | Physical Therapy Corner
A few months ago we talked about the importance of efficient posture. I’d like to break it down now to even more specificity – neck posture and alignment in exercise. I often have folks tell me that they can’t do sit ups or crunches, or overhead lifts due to neck...
Aug 31, 2016 | Physical Therapy Corner
You may be one of the many people that have tight hamstrings that you stretch, foam roll, stretch and roll and it never changes. You stretch them today and tomorrow they are tight again. Stretching has little effect on relieving this tightness. We tend to think we...
