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Blood flow restriction training is becoming more popular in the training and rehabilitation world. It is a very useful technique that helps patients recover faster and more efficiently, especially for those who are limited in lifting heavier weights.
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Fitness Tips, More About Physical Therapy
Written by Aaron Brustad
As we all spend more time at home during this pandemic, it is more important than ever to stay active to ensure our health and wellness. While we all may be feeling a bit stir crazy throughout this time, what better time to get started with some activities at home?
Fitness Tips
Written by Daulton Rutter, DPT, OCS
In times such as these, practicing mindfulness can help to calm the mind, comfort our spirits, and facilitate mental and physical well-being. But what is mindfulness?
More activity is great for your health, energy levels, sleep, and mood. However, ramping up your activity level too quickly after a holiday season of eating, drinking and being merry can lead to pain, injury and disappointment if your body isn't ready for it.
Every summer throughout my entire life I have heard the repetitive warnings that as the heat and humidity increases, there are dangers of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. With those warnings, I tended to shrug them off with the ignorant mindset of “that isn’t going to happen to me.”
Spring cleaning is a great way to recharge and get your house back in order, however organizing closets and cleaning out the basement can create achy, stiff joints, and tight muscles. Here are 10 tips to help you avoid injury while cleaning this spring.
Fitness Tips, Injury Prevention
Gait is the medical term for the way you walk and includes not only the mechanics of walking, but the speed as well. But why is gait speed important?
With age, our ability to participate in regular standing exercises can decline and sometimes, just staying on our feet can be challenging enough! However, the good news is, there are other options for those who have difficulty standing or balancing for prolonged periods of time.
Over the past few years, High Intensity Interval Training OR HIIT has been at the forefront of fitness magazines and news headlines. So, what exactly is HIIT and what is so unique about this approach to training?
A popular activity for physical fitness that has recently stepped into the spotlight in the therapy community is Tai Chi. Tai Chi originated in China and has been practiced there for generations.