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Saying Goodbye Is Hard

By Tom Fontana, MSPT

It’s with a heavy heart that we part ways with patients, particularly those with whom we have worked with for a long time and gotten to know so well. So, if it’s so hard, why do … Read more »

Category: Physical Therapy Tags: family physical therapy services, outpatient physical therapy, physical therapy

Chair Warrior II-Modified for the Physically Challenged

Yogi’s Corner: Warrior II

By Lauren Fournier, PT, DPT

 

In one of our previous newsletters I taught Warrior I (Virabhadrasana I) and now I will teach you how to do Warrior II (Virabhadrasana II) made more accessible by performing … Read more »

Category: yoga Tags: modified warrior II, physical therapy and yoga, PT and Yoga, yoga modifications

Is New Onset of Knee Pain Normal During Pregnancy?

By Effie Koustas, MSPT

The most common diagnosis that I treat in my pre and post-natal population is Sacro iliac dysfunction. This is primarily due to the ligament laxity that happens during pregnancy. However, because our bodies are changing in … Read more »

Category: Pre and Post Partum Physical Therapy Tags: physical therapy and pregnancy, pre & post natal specialists, pregnancy and knee pain

A Few Key Stretches to Start off a Stellar Round of Golf!

Excerpts from the Mayo Clinic

Technique is key.

  • Don’t bounce – Avoid abrupt or bouncy movements
  • Don’t be aggressive – Mild to moderate pulling at most
  • Don’t be too quick – Maintain stretch for at least 30 seconds
While sitting
… Read more »
Category: Golf Stretching

Is Keeping Your Shoulder Healthy Over Your Head?

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 »

Category: Athletic Performance Exercise Shoulder Injuries Tags: athletic performance, exercises for the throwing arm, overhead athletes, rotator cuff, rotator cuff exercises, shoulder strengtheing

Entering Into A New Season of Activities Safely

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 »

Category: Exercise Injury Prevention Tags: exercise with caution, gradual re-entry into sport, injury prevention, listen to your body

Why Do Brains Age?

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 »

Category: Aging Neurologic Clinical Specialist Neurological Conditions Tags: aging, Alzheimer's, dementia

Yogi’s Corner: Sun Salutation-Modified for Pain or Balance Issues

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 »

Category: Balance pain management yoga Tags: PT and Yoga, Sun Salutation - modified

So How Does Multiple Sclerosis Happen?

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 »

Category: Neurological Conditions Tags: degenerative disorders, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, neurological disorders, PT and MS

Yogi’s Corner: Warrior I

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 »

Category: yoga Tags: warrior 1, yoga, yoga and physical therapy, yoga modifications
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FPTS Takes the Gold and Is The 2020 Readers’ Choice Award Winner for BEST PT in NH!

 

Thanks to you, Family Physical Therapy Services has received the Union Leader Readers’ Choice Award for Physical Therapy two years running, and in 2019 we took the GOLD!

Thank you for making your voice heard and your preference count, voting us as your favorite Physical Therapy group in New Hampshire. We will continue to strive to meet your expectations!

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