Elbow injuries are common with people that work completing repetitive wrist and elbow motions. These injuries can occur in those who work construction, mechanics, those who do a lot of lifting, playing sports, and even mothers. Yes, that repetitive motion of picking up your child can cause these injuries! There are simple exercises to help […]
How long should you hold a stretch?
Stretching is an important part of your daily exercise routine. Stretching has many benefits including: Increasing flexibility Improving Range of motion Decreasing injury Improving posture Decreasing stress But unfortunately, many people do not stretch for an adequate amount of time. For our thesis in Physical Therapy school, my group and I researched the effects of […]
Are you working out too much?
As everyone knows, exercise is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. The Center for Disease Control recommends 150 minutes of moderate intensity exercise per week for the average adult. Most adults and even kids are not getting enough exercise, but yes there is such thing as working out too much! Some of the signs […]
Fixing Toe Walking in Children
How many of you have kids that walk on their toes? This can be normal for children still learning to walk, but should be gone by the time they are 2-3 years old. If your child is 3 or older and is still walking on their toes, I would recommend speaking to your pediatrician about […]
How to Stop Headaches
Let’s talk about headaches for a minute. Most of us get them. There are also multiple causes or reasons that they occur: stress, dehydration, hunger, etc. And even different types of headaches ie. Migraines, tension, frontal. I think we can all agree that they suck, and we want to know how to get rid of […]
Best Exercises to Improve Your Posture
Admit it, you slouch when you work on your computer, walk, or stand doing any other tasks; we all do it. Usually this means weak postural muscles in your back and tightness in the muscles of the chest and front of your shoulders. Headaches: muscle tightness in the neck and shoulder can lead to bad headaches […]
Exercises to Help Reduce and Prevent Low Back Pain
As a PT (Physical Therapist), one of the most common problems people come to see me for is low back pain. This pain has many CAUSES including: degeneration (arthritis) nerve impairment sedentary lifestyle and weakness Abnormal posture Stretches There are several ways to treat low back pain and one of those ways is stretching. Stretching […]