The HARTZ PT Blog

The surgery is done and now is the time to get back to your life.  A joint replacement of any kind is not an easy surgery from which to recover. It takes time!  When the time comes to travel again via car or plane, here are some tips to help make the trip more enjoyable.

I am sure you have heard it before: Stretching after a tough workout will reduce the risk for injury and can lessen muscle soreness.  Traditional arm and leg stretches often are the first thing to come to mind, but have you ever considered foam rolling to achieve the same benefits?

Have you picked up your child's backpack recently?  Chances are, it feels like it weighs a ton!  Shoulder, neck and back pain in adolescents could be linked to the loads students are lugging around every day. Choosing the right backpack can be crucial to helping students of all ages stay pain free.

In the sheer excitement of the season, safety and prevention of injuries is not usually at the forefront. However, injury prevention techniques are essential for players who want to continue running the bases until the last game of the season.

Muscle strains are common this time of year for those who jump right into the spring routine, without properly preparing themselves, after a long winter indoors.  Here are some tips to keep you pain-free this spring!

A lifelong sport, golf offers players a great low impact way to exercise and stay active as we get older, especially if we forgo the cart and walk the course. With the following tips, not only can we help to prevent injuries, but also, to improve our overall golf game.

Basketball Injuries Can Keep You from Playing Your Best. Here are some great tips to keep you in the game and to help you avoid injuries.

There are several at-home exercises you can do to help improve your balance. While we recommend consulting a physical therapist first to help assess where your strength/flexibility is most needed, these exercises are also a great place to begin.

With winter comes ice, snow, sleet, and other varying forms of precipitation. There’s something they have in common: they make things slippery.

Don’t make the mistake of returning to your regular running regimen without proper recovery; this could potentially increase the severity of the original injury. When in recovery, take these steps to ensure proper treatment – getting you back on the track in a jiff.