Ways to Increase Your Heart Rate at Home
A lot of people have a difficult time staying motivated to exercise at home, especially with gyms being closed… there being no sports or activities… not having family or friends nearby… and a house full of snacks. So what are we going to do? There are a ton of different things that you can do…
Yoga at Home? No way.
I often hear from people that they think yoga could be beneficial for them, but they just don’t know where to start. Other comments include “I’m not flexible enough”, “I can’t afford to go to a fancy studio”, or “I’ll just do some stretches at home to improve my flexibility since that’s what yoga is…
Benefits of Working Out at Home
Have you found yourself spending more time at home recently? With recent guidelines mandating to stay indoors as much as possible for the foreseeable future, along with closures of most fitness classes and gyms, it is easy to become a little lost as far as how to continue your health and wellness journey. Whether you…
Telehealth: Current and Future Benefits
What is telehealth and why are we hearing so much about it now? Telehealth is the use of electronic communication to provide healthcare services from remote locations. This has been around for quite a while and some of you may even have utilized these services with your physician or other healthcare professionals in the past.…
Flattening the Curve: A Success Story
Springtime is here and the weather is finally perfect for all your outdoor activities. Everyone should be outside in the sunshine, but instead, we are staying inside our homes and practicing social distancing. Coronavirus 2019 or Covid-19 has many of us stressed out and unsure of how to cope with the recommendations to help flatten…
Golf Injuries and How ANY Golfer Can Avoid Them
Golf injuries are extremely common. But the problem with golf is that most people who play it seem to put up with the injuries and continue to play through them. Many times they don’t want to accept that their injuries are a direct consequence of the sport that they love. what are common golf injuries?…
What is the proper posture for sitting at a desk all day?
Sometimes it can surprise us how the smallest things in life can actually affect our health. Small things like wearing a heavy bag on the same shoulder every day, or the terrible posture you have from work, but so desperately want to get rid of. That’s right… it all adds up. Today we’ll be going…
Don’t Do This When Having Shoulder Pain
Are you currently suffering from shoulder pain? It’s one of the greatest mysteries of being 50+; the sudden onset of shoulder pain and stiffness that often creeps up without any warning or explanation. Sometimes it just happens! I’ve had a number of patients come to see us, saying things like… “I just woke up one…
Is my Lifestyle Causing my Shoulder Pain?
Often it can be hard to see what you’re doing wrong in your habits because, well, it’s your lifestyle. Your daily routine is so uniform to you that it can become second nature to read before bed, play on your tablet, or go for that golf game on Saturday morning. It is so uniform in…
Why do I have shoulder pain at night?
Let’s talk about shoulder pain… the one thing that gets on most people’s nerves because they don’t know what to do about it. They think it’s just something they have to get on with day in and day out… Suzie is a fellow physical therapist and long-time family friend. She works with kids at school…
