With cooler temperatures, the bike paths are busy places. Local physical therapists are offering a few tips for riders who are thinking of dusting off their bikes for a ride. Take a look at how your bike fits and how fit you are for biking. Getting both you and your bike in shape are the …
Bike Right, Bike Fit! – A Physical Therapist’s Perspective Read More »
A recent study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine revealed that maintaining aerobic fitness through middle age could delay biological ageing by 12 years. Physical therapists agree and encourage people to incorporate even a modest exercise program into one’s daily routine. A brisk 30-minute walk each day can improve the body’s ability to generate …
APTA’s Couch Potato Workout (PDF – 524 KB) Has winter weather got you in the house? Are you logging too much time watching football? Start moving. Local physical therapists in Southern Arizona Therapy Network (SATnet) have joined with the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) to put this year’s theme, “Get Fit for Life,” into play. …
By Adrienne Parry, PT Scoliosis is a disorder of the spine that involves lateral curvatures as well as rotational changes of the vertebral bodies. This structural deviation from normal spinal alignment can lead to problems with pain, exercise tolerance and lung insufficiency. Physical Therapists are experts in movement disorders, as well as posture and exercise. …
Acknowledgements: Perry Esterson, MS, ATC, PT; Robert Finkne, ATC, PT; Vanessa Mirabelli, PT; Barbara Sanders, MS, PT Physical therapists suggest that you follow the U.S. Surgeon General’s recommendation of 30 minutes of physical activity every day. It doesn’t have to be done all at once; it can be accumulated throughout the course of the day. …
Physical Therapy and Pain Relief – A Study in Motion Read More »
When picking your child up off the floor, you should use a half-kneel lift. First, stand close to your child on the floor. While keeping your back straight, place one foot slightly forward of the other foot, and bend your hips and knees to lower yourself onto one knee. Once down on the floor, grasp …
5 Tips For Safe Exercise 1. Small range of motion for strengthening 2. Strengthen and/or stretch only one major muscle group at a time 3. Pain-free range of motion for stretching 4. Perform regular cardiovascular exercise in a low or non-impact manner 5. Avoid repetitive movements (keep repetitions to 6-8) The Good Posture, posture, posture: …
Exercising with Arthritis: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Read More »
Studies show that treatment by a physical therapist can provide short- and long-term relief for people with neck pain. A physical therapist designed program of exercises can relieve neck pain and improve mobility without expensive surgery or side effects of pain medication. Proven treatments include manual physical therapy and exercise. Patients have reported they not …
Research has found that Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tears occur four times more frequently in females than in males involved in the same amount of sports participation. The difference in female and male neuro-muscular control, the way muscles contract and react, is one of four primary factors contributing to why women are more susceptible to …
What is a Stroke? Like a heart attack, a stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is reduced or stopped, depriving that area of oxygen. One common cause includes blockage from a clot in blood vessels supplying the brain, or from a disease such as arteriosclerosis that has caused a narrowing …
