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By Kevin Stahl, PT, DPT Welcome back to our series of blog posts discussing how you can start exercising to meet the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans and improve your overall health! If this is the first post of the series for you, be sure to go back and read our first overview post about...
By Kevin Stahl, PT, DPT Last week, we opened a discussion about what would be an appropriate (i.e. helpful, realistic, and actionable) set of New Year’s Resolutions around increasing your physical activity. For a full recap, be sure to follow the link above! I’m not going to spend much time going over the benefits of...
By Kevin Stahl, PT, DPT It’s almost here: New Years Day, 2023. With the coming of January, many of us reflect on the past year with our minds full of holiday cheer, reveling in the festivities of the past few months. We ate candy and desserts, consumed copious beverages of varying healthful quality, and likely...
By Todd Sparks PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS After more than two years of pandemic life, many of us are no longer strangers to the idea of working from home. When everyone packed up their computers and set up shop at their desks, kitchen tables, or even their bed or couch, nobody knew that the switch...
By Kyle Dorsey Doctor of Physical Therapy Performance Plus Physical Therapy If you’ve ever attended Physical Therapy, you’ve most likely been sent home with a list of exercises to complete between scheduled visits. While these exercises are often simple and easy to perform, they are vital to your plan of care and only help to...
By Prachi Karande, PT, DPT Over the last two years, the pandemic has changed the way we work, forcing us to adapt our homes into spaces we not only live in, but also work in. Therefore naturally, we have spent more time sitting at our desks. Studies show that prolonged sitting can have a negative...
By Jacqueline Dagostino, PT, DPT, OCS, Cert. VRS Do you think you exercise enough? Following the recommended exercise guidelines can lower your risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, hypertension (high blood pressure), cancer, dementia, depression, and anxiety. Exercise also helps improve cognition, memory, sleep, bone health, and balance. Check out the current physical...
By Jacqueline Dagostino, PT, DPT, OCS, Cert. VRS The intervertebral disc is a strong fibrocartilaginous disc separating each bone in our spine. It provides cushioning, shock absorption, and support to the spinal column, and plays a large role in our ability to move our spine in multiple directions (bending, twisting). Bulging and herniated discs are...
By Kyle Dorsey, PT, DPT Doctor of Physical Therapy Performance Plus Physical Therapy One of the most common questions people are asked when they come into Physical Therapy is if they are experiencing any pain or soreness. Sometimes people can answer this question, but often people are shocked to realize they don’t know the difference....
By Dr. Rachel Herman | PT, DPT Sleep is a crucial time for our body and its healing as it is the time when our cells most involved with growth and regeneration are the most active. Not getting enough sleep can even contribute to the development of chronic pain. If you find you are having...