Hips, Lower Body, Whole Body Care
How To Do a Proper Hip Hinge Exercise
The simple task of bending over to pick something up can hurt your back if you perform the motion incorrectly. Learning a simple movement pattern called a hip hinge can prevent back pain.
Physical Therapy Education, Whole Body Care
Three Tips to Fight the Effects of Sitting
Picture your day.
If you commute to and from work by car you are most likely sitting. If you have an office job, you likely sit in front of a computer. If you are a student, you sit in the classroom. And it's not just during the day. When you get home you probably sit to eat dinner and then head to your comfy couch to, once again, SIT and watch your favorite television show. Before you know it, it's bedtime and this routine start all over again the next morning.
Physical Therapy Education, Vestibular Therapy
What is Balance and How Does it Affect the Older Population?
Why balance and gait deficits are prone in this population and how physical therapy can help. What is balance? Your balance
Ankle, Lower Body, Running, Whole Body Care
Achilles Tendonitis
We continue our journey through common running injuries by exploring Achilles tendonitis. This particular injury is the second most common injury experienced by habitual runners.
Ankle, Sports & Active Lifestyle
5 Exercises to Help Prevent Ankle Sprains
One of the most common injuries seen in basketball are ankle sprains. Approximately, 90% of ankle sprains occur on the lateral (outside) aspect of the ankle...
Back Pain, Whole Body Care
6 Stretches to Relieve Your Lower Back Pain
Pain is your body’s way of telling you that something is wrong. Low back pain usually stems from the overuse of other muscle groups, specifically the hamstring, hip flexors, and QL (quadratus lumborum). These overused muscles pull the pelvis and lumbar spine into a position where the muscles that stabilize your hip and pelvis can no longer fire properly.