By James Goodwin, PTA, CSCS
As medicine and overall life expectancy continue to change, more and more older individuals are expressing interest in maintaining or even improving their fitness. The earlier prescription that the geriatric
population (65+ years of age) … Read more »
HEALTH & FITNESS SERVICES: James is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist with degrees in Health & Exercise Science and Physical Therapy. He has advanced training and certification in Functional Movement Systems including the Functional Movement Screen, Y-Balance Test, … Read more »
By Effie Koustas, MSPT
You’ve heard it before, but holding your breath, or “Valsalva” maneuver, is frowned upon, especially postpartum. Although it is not uncommon to hold your breath naturally throughout the day, it is especially common … Read more »
By Tom Fontana, MSPT
Being “pigeon toed” is not usually thought of as being a desirable thing, or an advantageous thing, but there are two (at least!) situations when we use this in PT to our advantage.
The first is … Read more »
Health & Fitness Programs
By Tom Fontana, MSPT
Clinical Staff Manager
October is one of the best months to enjoy New Hampshire. The foliage is bursting with color and many of the annoying insects have died off, so it is a great time to … Read more »
By Tom Fontana, MSPT
In your mind’s eye, if I ask you to picture something that a shoulder does, you’d probably envision something such as reaching, lifting or throwing. What is underappreciated is how many things your shoulder does where … Read more »
By Tom Fontana, MSPT
Do you wonder if that pain on the underside of your heel is plantar fasciitis? Here’s a quick test you can perform to see if it’s plantar fasciitis or not.
Windlass test: Perform this test … Read more »
By Cathy Leer, PT, MBA
I have a dear friend and book club buddy that always reads the end of the book first to see if she wants to read it. Unhappy ending….no go. Happy ending…I’m in. So why am … Read more »
Here at FPTS we follow 3 simple steps to preparing young athletes for sport. RAMP is a commonly used acronym in the performance world meaning Range of Motion (ROM), Activation, and Movement P… Read more »
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