Exploring the Healing Power of Class IV Laser Therapy Innovative technologies continue to reshape the way we approach rehabilitation. One such groundbreaking advancement is Class IV laser therapy, a non-invasive and highly effective modality that holds immense promise for accelerating healing and improving outcomes. Let's investigate the advantages that this state-of-the-art approach offers in [...]
Photo Credit: Your House Fitness When you think about your daily activities, we squat far more than we realize; it happens when we stand up from a chair, from the toilet, and get up and down from the floor. Since we perform this movement so frequently, it makes sense that [...]
When you think of physical therapy, what sort of image comes to mind? Is it one or two therapists scrambling to care for multiple patients at once? Perhaps you picture a crowded gym with rubber bands flying, weight machines slamming, and a singular physical therapist shouting exercise instructions like “shoulders [...]
In part one and part two of the Injury Prevention in Tennis series, we focused on how functional exercise and dynamic exercises help prevent injuries in tennis. We’ll close out the series with a look at the best dynamic stretches for recreational players. […]
For a non-contact sport, tennis has a high injury rate, and musculoskeletal injuries can lead to decreased participation. […]
As the weather warms up, summer is the perfect time to enjoy being active in the beautiful outdoors. One of America’s favorite outdoor pastimes is tennis, with nearly 18 million people picking up a racket to hit the court each year. The game can be played across a broad spectrum [...]
When we usually think of running, we often focus on things like speed, endurance, pace, hydration and on, but what most of us fail to include is thinking about how we breathe when running. Novice runners typically complain of severe pain in their lungs or sides, which may be one [...]
Part 1: What is it? Part 2: What Does Fascia Affect? Part 3: Treating Fascial Dysfunction In Part 1 and 2, we touched on the hot-button topics ‘Fascia’ and “myofascial release,” including what they are and what they affect. In Part 3, we’ll go over how to treat fascial pain and dysfunction. Chances are, [...]
Part 1: What is it? Part 2: What Does Fascia Affect? Part 3: Treating Fascial Dysfunction In Part 1: What is Fascia?, we discussed the anatomy of the fascial tissue and where it can be found throughout the body. In Part 2, we are going to take a deeper look at the tissue and [...]
Although hip and leg injuries often get the attention of runners, like plantar fasciitis, runner’s knee, and IT band syndrome, for example – lower back pain is also quite prevalent and often ignored. For people who run, lower back pain is often a symptom of inefficient running mechanics, imbalanced muscle [...]
