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Return to Running After ACL Injury
Returning to running after an ACL injury is a watershed moment. It is a huge milestone that many ACLers look forward to for months during their recovery. Prior to surgery the doctor and PT explain it very simply: “You [...]
Safe Core Exercises During Pregnancy
You might feel nauseous, your feet might grow in size, you may feel very tired, you might experience urinary leakage, you could feel constipated, your back might begin to hurt, heartburn may creep up on you, oh and [...]
Shoulder Strengthening Exercises for Surfers
Surf’s up! It’s a beautiful day, the sun is shining, and your surfboard is waxed and ready to catch some waves. You hit the water and start to paddle, and boom - sudden onset of shoulder pain. What in the world is [...]
Pickleball Warm Up to Stay Injury Free
Pickleball has been the fastest-growing sport in America for each of the last 3 years. As millions of people of all ages pick up this sport for the time there are a whole host of physical and psychological benefits. As [...]
3 Reasons to Consider Telehealth Physical Therapy
Traditional Physical Therapy is in need of an overhaul. A profession that was once built around manual treatments like massage & joint mobilizations along with modalities such as heat, ice, and electrical [...]
Leg Day Routine Done the Right Way
Imagine it's leg day, and you walk into the gym, greeted by the sight of squat racks, leg presses, and free weights. The air is filled with determination as gym-goers power through their routines. But while the [...]
Pelvic Floor Disorders Explained
A 26-year-old man is training for a 100-mile cycling race and is training 2-3 hours on his bike several days a week when he starts to notice that he has a difficult time initiating the flow of urine when using the [...]
How to Age Well
Are YOU aging gracefully, like a fine wine? Or do you feel that every day you wake up there is a new ache, pain, soreness or noise somewhere in your body? I would venture to guess that the latter is far more common, [...]
Safe Exercises to Perform During Menopause
Menopause. A word that carries so much weight in a woman’s life. A time characterized by physiological changes surrounding the loss of menses, or a regular monthly period for over one year (1). Symptoms during this [...]
3 Easy Pelvic Floor Exercises Every Mom Should Do
Let me paint two pictures for you…you’re a new mom. You’re welcoming a new family member into your home and your life, you’re 6 weeks postpartum and have been cleared back to “normal activity” but your body feels less [...]
5 Ways to Get Back to Running Postpartum
A typical pregnancy is 280 days. That’s 280 days a woman has to anticipate the birth of her child and the beginning of a new chapter. Months of birthing classes, prenatal yoga, strength-specific workouts for pregnancy, [...]
Understanding Cortisone Injections – When to Get Them & What They Do
Cortisone injections are one of the most common orthopedic treatments offered to patients today. When you go to see a doctor for a musculoskeletal injury, that doctor typically has 4 options to offer you: surgery, [...]