Summer is just around the corner and now is the time to start preparing your body for the sports and activities you look forward to in the warmer months of the year. Sports such as soccer, football, tennis, basketball, and running all require a moderate amount of hamstring strength. Did You Know It takes up to […]
What is Eccentric Exercise and How Does it Work?
An eccentric muscle contraction produces lengthening of the muscle while strengthening it at the same time. It usually returns a “shortened” muscle to its normal resting length. Muscles activated during lengthening movement function as shock absorbers and are used to decelerate the body during landing tasks or help deal with high external loading in sports. […]
A Simple Exercise to Prevent Water Skiing Injuries
Our front desk hears this story much too often Monday mornings in mid-July: “I hadn’t been water skiiing in years and it was the perfect day, I had to give it a try. The popping sound was incredible and so was the pain, now may leg is all black and blue.” I’ll put my money […]
Becoming Empowered to Maximize the Quality of Your Physical Lifestyle
I am a 57 year old physical therapist and I know that all of my chronic shoulder pain will not completely go away. I appreciate that the mild pain I feel at times reminds me of all the fun that I have had with this amazing complex joint. Impact traumas from skiing, softball 4 nights […]
Preventing the Problem of Exercise “Catch Up”
Picture the lonely jogger; forging his way down a busy road on Saturday morning. His face relays the grueling endeavor and the fact that there is still quite a ways to go before the familiar driveway is in sight. Upon completion, there is a feeling of both accomplishment and mild concern. “I made it, but […]
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