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How Stress Affects Your Healing

Last updated on June 19, 2018 By Kira Davis MPT Leave a Comment

It is clear that we live in a world full of stressers. There is work stress, home-life stress, parenting stress and, often times, unnecessary stress. Many people are unaware of the actual physical demand that stress places on the body. Our body has various systems that are always trying to work harmoniously, but when we […]

Filed Under: Exercise & Fitness, Physical Therapy

Feeling Stiff in the Colder Weather

Last updated on December 19, 2017 By Kira Davis MPT Leave a Comment

Snow is on the ground. The weather has definitely let us know that winter is approaching by the very brisk morning temperatures. I have personally noticed that, over the years, my body doesn’t enjoy the mornings so much when it starts to get too cold out. I essentially wake up feeling like a relative of […]

Filed Under: Exercise & Fitness

What is the Three (3) Hop Test?

Last updated on September 13, 2017 By Dan Baumstark, MSPT, CHT Leave a Comment

The following video (below) gives us a quick example of what the three-hop test is. In a nutshell, our athlete is taking three consecutive hops using the same leg while striving for the maximum forward distance possible. Note that the participant must maintain total control of the hops: no loss of balance, stutter stepping, or […]

Filed Under: Exercise & Fitness, Physical Therapy

It’s Pool Season: Use It for Your Rehab

Last updated on June 11, 2017 By Kira Davis MPT Leave a Comment

The weather is getting warmer and the sun is out for longer. People are putting on their swimsuits to sunbathe at the pool. If you are dealing with an injury, it’s a perfect time to change up your exercises a bit to do some rehab in that water. Benefits of Aquatic Exercises The buoyancy and […]

Filed Under: Exercise & Fitness, Orthopedic Injury

How to Landscape Without Experiencing Orthopedic Injury

Last updated on May 3, 2017 By Kira Davis MPT Leave a Comment

It’s that time of year when the sun is out, the birds are chirping and bees are buzzing. It’s Spring! It’s the perfect time for gardening, whether you like to do so as a hobby or you just have to do basic maintenance of weeding and lawn mowing. These activities of botanical prowess sometimes come […]

Filed Under: Exercise & Fitness

The “Clamshell” Hip Exercise

Last updated on January 16, 2017 By Dan Baumstark, MSPT, CHT 2 Comments

It has stood the test of time and is a staple in just about every physical therapy clinic. It is the beloved “clamshell” exercise. This exercise is relatively simple, portable, safe, and effective in regards to recruiting the often-neglected gluteal muscles. Let’s take a quick look at the start and finish positions of this exercise. […]

Filed Under: Exercise & Fitness Tagged With: Hip

How Do I Strengthen My Upper Back?

Last updated on December 31, 2016 By Dan Baumstark, MSPT, CHT Leave a Comment

The muscles of the upper back are easily the most neglected in the patient populations that physical therapists see. Why? Two reasons reasons come to mind. 1. Most people sit at a desk all day in a forward-pitched position. The muscles in the front of the body become over worked with reaching movements of the […]

Filed Under: Exercise & Fitness, Featured Tagged With: Upper Back

Neck Pain With Bicycling?

Last updated on December 13, 2016 By Dan Baumstark, MSPT, CHT Leave a Comment

In terms of repetitive stress injuries involved with bicycling, one type of injury that we are encountering with increased frequency is the “neck strain.” Take a look at the relative positions of both the head and neck in the photo on the right. Note that this person’s neck has to extend quite a bit in […]

Filed Under: Exercise & Fitness, Featured, Injury Prevention Tagged With: Neck & Head

The Male “Kegel” Exercise? (A Taboo Subject!)

Last updated on November 7, 2016 By Dan Baumstark, MSPT, CHT Leave a Comment

Men do not prefer to talk about the subject of urinary incontinence, but it certainly does exist. Most men, once they reach their late thirties, will notice that the urine stream becomes less strong. Many men will also note that there is less control over the extra “dribble” at the end of urination. (You can […]

Filed Under: Exercise & Fitness, Featured Tagged With: Groin

Sugar Addiction: Confessions From a Physical Therapist

Last updated on October 10, 2016 By Dan Baumstark, MSPT, CHT Leave a Comment

For as long as I can remember, I have been addicted to anything that is sweet. My parents tried to raise their children on healthy foods, but I always seemed to find a way to get around it. Secret trips on my bicycle to the general store, eating snacks at friends’ houses after school, and […]

Filed Under: Exercise & Fitness, Featured

Foam Rolling for the ITB: Why Am I Doing This Again?

Last updated on September 2, 2016 By Dan Baumstark, MSPT, CHT Leave a Comment

How many gym-goers do you know who roll the sides of their legs up and down a foam roller before or after a workout? Throngs of people feel that they are doing themselves a service by mashing the “ITB”, or iliotibial band, in a fashion that resembles using a rolling pin on dough. I have […]

Filed Under: Exercise & Fitness, Featured Tagged With: Hip

Electronic Pedal Assist Bicycle Review

Last updated on June 8, 2014 By Dan Baumstark, MSPT, CHT Leave a Comment

Washington, D.C. is becoming a bicycle-friendly city. There are now many main thoroughfares that have delineated bicycle lanes for those of us who choose to commute to and from work in this manner. At first I was reluctant about using my bicycle as a primary means of getting around in the city. Now, I wouldn’t […]

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Postural Shirts?

Last updated on September 9, 2013 By Dan Baumstark, MSPT, CHT Leave a Comment

A client came in this week with something I have not seen before: a “postural” workout shirt. The shirt shown in the photo is a tightly sewn spandex nylon mix marketed as a way of facilitating upright posture and body mechanics. The client did report that she felt more upright. Is this a fad, or […]

Filed Under: Exercise & Fitness Tagged With: Shoulder, Upper Back

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