Excerpts from the Mayo Clinic
Technique is key.
By Tom Fontana, PT
As the Forsythia blooms it can only mean that Spring sports are in full swing (pun intended) for schools and club teams and adult participation isn’t far off.
For what we call “overhead athletes” (i.e., those … Read more »
By Cathy Leer, PT, MBA
Spring looks like it is here to stay and it’s time to brush off the cobwebs and get back to your activities. Before you do that though, take a good hard look at what that … Read more »
By Karolina Stetsyuk (Kozlova), PT, DPT, Neurologic Clinical Specialist
What would we do if we couldn’t remember what we thought about five minutes ago? What about if we lost the sense of where we are, what time it is and … Read more »
by LauBen Fournier, PT, DPT
Here’s another common yoga sequence called a Sun Salutation (Surya Namaskar) that can be made more accessible by performing in a chair.
Benefits: Able to continue your practice during an acute pain episode or … Read more »
By Karolina Stetsyuk (Kozlova), PT, DPT, board certified neurologic clinical specialist
This month I want to touch upon a neuro-degenerative disorder called multiple sclerosis (MS). Did you know that every year, approximately 400,000 people in the US are diagnosed with … Read more »
Lauren Fournier, PT, DPT
Want to learn how to do the iconic yoga pose of Warrior I (Virabhadrasana I), but worried it’s “too hard”? Here’s a way to practice the pose without even leaving your chair!
Benefits: Opens hips … Read more »
By Tom Fontana, MSPT
Due to the popularity of last month’s Bizarre Exercises feature–common PT exercises for the shoulder girdle that I’ve given weird names to–I’m doubling down with weirdly-named exercises for the pelvic girdle.
This month we talk about … Read more »
By Tom Fontana, MSPT
In a psychology class in my junior year of college, we replicated a study that showed that using bizarre imagery helps memory retention (for instance, if you are asked to remember two words—Strawberry and Locomotive—and in … Read more »
By Effie Koustas, MSPT
Now that we have a choice of two highly effective (94-95%) vaccines, with a third on the way, should you be vaccinated? If so, does that include pregnant and/or nursing moms? As always, there is no … Read more »
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