Category Healthy living

Athletes, Healthy living, Physical therapy, Sports rehab

Dynamic Warm-Ups

Don't let cold weather hinder your performance. Learn how to prepare your body for exercise with a dynamic warm-up to avoid injury.

SalinasPT
February 10, 2023

Athletes, Healthy living, Physical therapy, Sports rehab

Advanced Tech – EMG Biofeedback

The term Electromyographic Biofeedback may seem like a mouthful but the rehab benefits are mounting. The primary use of EMG biofeedback is to monitor voluntary muscle activation as it relates to neuromuscular control. This treatment method assists with retraining the body's natural electrical system to contract it's muscles - a foundational concept after any injury.

SalinasPT
January 26, 2023

Exercise, Fall Prevention, Healthy living, Physical therapy

Take Control of Your Health

When was the last time you had your musculoskeletal system examined? Do you have aches and pains that you've just decided to live with? Society has conditioned us to see the dentist regularly, along with annual physical and eye exams. Unfortunately, most people never think twice about having a yearly exam with a doctor of physical therapy.

SalinasPT
January 13, 2023

Athletes, Exercise, Healthy living, Physical therapy, Sports rehab

Return To Sport Testing

Safely returning an athlete to competition after ACL reconstruction is a highly individualized process. The 2016 Consensus statement on return to sport from the first World Congress in Sports Physical Therapy discusses three main components to Return to Sport: Return to participation, return to sport, and return to performance.

SalinasPT
January 7, 2023

Exercise, Healthy living, Physical therapy

The Power of Home Exercise Programs

If you’ve been to physical therapy, you likely got a home exercise program. Research says that if you do your home exercise program, you’ll have a significantly better chance of meeting your goals and feeling better. Not doing your program…

ruben
December 23, 2022

Healthy living, Physical therapy

A Physical Therapy Holiday Survival Guide

Keeping up with physical therapy during the holidays is tough. There are so many other things to do – cooking, parties, shopping, traveling, and visiting with family and friends. But if you’re in physical therapy over the holidays, there’s a…

SalinasPT
December 6, 2022

Athletes, Healthy living, Physical therapy, Sports rehab

Frozen Shoulder – Understanding the Process

Frozen shoulder, also known as “adhesive capsulitis,” is a condition that results in stiffness and pain in the shoulder joint for more than three months. As the term indicates, it results from inflammation and thickening of the joint capsule surrounding…