If you're an athlete, you know the importance of maintaining your balance and stability. Many sports-specific drills, movements, skills and plays, whether running, jumping, throwing or walking, require high levels of balance, motor control, and postural control.

Maintaining balance in terms of fitness and fatigue is crucial to not only ensure optimal physical performance but to avoid injuries in sports. This balance is essential for peak performance and a successful, injury-free sports season.

The RICE treatment has been used for years as the go to treatment for soft tissue injuries, but heading into 2023 we’ve turned our focus to PEACE & LOVE. Let us explain.

Growth plates are the area of new bone growth in children and teenagers. Before a child reaches “skeletal maturity,” they have at least one growth plate (epiphyseal plate) on each end of their long bones.

Most of us know how important exercise is for rehabilitation and performance training; and prioritize it on our journey through rehab, and to achieve our performance goals.

Osteoporosis is a health condition in which bone mineral density and mass decrease, leading to porous bones. Porous bones are susceptible to fracture and/or injury. ‍

Foam rolling is a mobility exercise that targets myofascial tissue. Myofascial tissue is the tough membrane that wraps, connects, and supports muscles throughout the body.

Prehabilitation (prehab) is a form of physical therapy performed in preparation for elective surgery. It is also used as a prevention-rehab to lessen the chance of sports, work, or life-related injuries. 

It's important to be equipped with the tools needed to independently keep motivated on both strength and recovery journeys. As a client of a physical therapy and performance clinic, equipment and expertise are readily available. However, training shouldn’t stop in between visits. Home exercise programs allow therapists to provide clients with the ability to train from anywhere without equipment.

Pilates is a type of exercise that focuses on improving your strength, core stability, and flexibility through a series of controlled movements. It involves specific breathing techniques and precise maneuvers that stem from the core of your body. 

Your core is an important part of your body. It's important to know what it consist of, and the different exercises you can do to get yourself a six-pack.

One way to improve performance is to assess your current performance state. VALD forcedecks allow PT's to monitor and assess, in real time, to better create custom plan.

Our bodies are complex and require lots of maintenance. After an injury or surgery, it can be common be experience a lose of strength and mobility. Neuromuscular re-education helps restore normal movement by retraining your body.

Some patients considering physical therapy suffer from muscle weakness. It can be difficult to lift heavy, but that is where blood flow restriction comes in.

Aches and pains are all too common for those that live an active lifestyle. But living with chronic pain may present a barrier to further activity.

A growing concern for parents with young athletes is early specialization in sports and the consequences attached. Injuries come with the territory of staying active but did you know that many issues can arise from being overly active?

Things to look for in a great physical therapist and physical therapy practice ‍With the high volume of health care clinicians in the city, it can be challenging trying to separate the good ones from the great ones. Here are things to look for to make sure you’re receiving the best care for yourself.

We define a muscle imbalance as an asymmetry between muscle strength and/or length between opposing muscle groups around a joint or between both sides of the body. These need to be in balance for normal movement and function. This is common for athletes who rely heavily on their dominant arm or leg, such as baseball pitchers, tennis players, or even swimmers. Even recreational athletes and gym-goers can have muscle imbalances.

Good posture is a fundamental component to our overall physical well being. Not only does it help improve breathing and reduce back pain, it is also linked to improved self-confidence and better mood. And yet, with 80% of Americans experiencing some form of back pain, many of us still struggle with maintaining good posture.

In the pursuit of improving one’s athletic ability, training is vital. But for high-performance athletes pursuing excellence in their sport, then sports-specific training is the key to success. 

Protein consumption helps to rebuild your muscles and other tissue. This improves your recovery after exercise, helps rebuild tissue after an injury, and builds muscle to improve strength. 

Physical therapy is care that aims to ease your pain and help you function, move, and live better. We can diagnose and treat a variety of movement dysfunctions – from musculoskeletal to neurological – across the lifespan, from pediatric to geriatric. 

We’re thrilled to announce that we will be launching a new monthly service called the Maven Membership. Maven Members receive weekly 1-on-1 performance sessions with their Doctor of Physical Therapy and Strength and Conditioning Specialist.

Over the past couple of years, we have seen a stark rise in the number of people regularly working from home. With the increase in time working from home, people have realized that their workstation is more style than substance. In other words, that dining room set-up is bad for your mobility. 

We are always looking for that one secret weapon. The one exercise that is going to fundamentally change our workouts and deliver the results we’re after. When it comes to strength and mobility training, that exercise is the humble squat. 

Injuries can happen at any moment, however, as active individuals, it is important to ensure you are adequately preparing your body with the necessary resources to decrease your risk of future injury. 

With a New Year in full swing and 2021 behind us, what better time than now to set new physical health goals for the year ahead?

Get the most out of your time in an uncomfortable (but oh-so-good-for-you) position.

Our three favorite ways to decrease end-of-year stress and to keep moving through the holidays

Five of the most common physical bad habits we see at our practice . . . and helpful hints on how to avoid them!

We train our clients for the life they want to live, and that training is lifelong