5 Tips for Counteracting Parenting Stress
There are many stressors associated with raising kids. However, these tips can help you counteract the PHYSICAL stressors associated with navigating our days and nights with littles in the mix.
How SMART Goals Help Moms Prioritize THEIR Health and Happiness
Call to action for all the moms out there! Consider something that’s important to you and write down a goal that is specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and timebound, and get started on changing your physical activity, health, and well-being.
Walk Your Way to Wellness
If you’re trying to improve your heart health, it’s as simple as putting one foot in front of the other. Walking is a safe and effective way to not only improve aerobic capacity, but also reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, and cancer.
How to Pick a Pillow – Tips From a Physical Therapist
Did you know that picking the right pillow for your body type and sleeping position can greatly impact how well you sleep?
Should I Exercise with an Injury?
Whether you are new to the exercise and fitness world, or a seasoned workout guru, there can be a gray area when it comes to recovering from an injury. Generally, unless you are dealing with a fracture or catastrophic injury, movement can be an integral part of the healing process.
No time for exercise? Make time to move!
Exercise does not require a gym, special equipment, or high intensity. Down to its core, exercise is simply movement. Despite being busy, most of us have plenty of time to move around every day.
Find Relief for Holiday Stress Headaches
Holiday stress is no joke. Did you know that physical therapists can provide relief from tension-type headaches by correcting the problems that cause the pain?
Start Small for Big Change: A Guide to Your New Exercise Routine
You already know there are many great reasons to exercise, but if you’re having trouble beginning a new exercise routine or sticking to it once you do, you’re not alone. Whatever your age or fitness level, you can use this guide as a starting place for a healthier, more active tomorrow.
3 Tips to Relieve Neck Pain
Neck pain can be a manifestation of lack of movement, tension from stress and muscles that yearn for activity. There are several ways to manage neck pain, including these three favorites.
5 Exercises for Healthy Bones
Bones are excellent adaptors and grow stronger when they are loaded, or given a stimulus that makes them do their job to hold your skeleton up. Consistent strength training or weight bearing exercise can increase bone density and help prevent or manage osteoporosis.
Sleep VS Exercise: Which Is More Important?
Many people struggle with the question of whether to prioritize sleep or exercise. The quick and easy answer (when you are really in a bind), is prioritize sleep. However, both sleep and exercise are very important to our overall wellness.
Healthy Development of Our Kids: Why Motor Milestones Matter!
Gross motor skills are the foundation of exploration and are the building blocks of movement that allows for experiences that infants and toddlers learn from. This is why it is so important to be committed to helping your children with early movement as they develop these skills and reach their developmental milestones.
Joining the Fight Against Skin Cancer and Melanoma
As a massage therapist, Jamie Peterson is passionate about doing her part to help educate Therapeutic Associates’ patients while also watching for signs of melanoma during treatment.
Hiking to Wellbeing – One Step at a Time
If the wilderness is calling you, remember it is important to adequately prepare for your adventures. From your fitness to your gear, learn what you can do to set yourself up for a fun, injury-free hiking season, including 9 exercises designed to lay a foundation for strengthening and balance.
Forming a New, Healthy Habit with Yoga
Chances are, you know a lot of people who practice yoga, or have at least tried yoga before. The reasons we choose to do yoga are endless! Research shows people experience physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and relational benefits with the help of yoga.
Yoga and Physical Therapy
When blended, the combination of physical therapy and a regular yoga practice can increase improvement in flexibility, strength and balance while also supporting the management of pain and stress. Sun Salutations, in particular, bring balance to spinal and full-body movement that PTs emphasize daily with our patients and ourselves.
Childhood Growing Pains – 10 Things Parents and Caregivers Should Know
Symptoms of growing pains can be felt even when kids are not experiencing a growth spurt. Research is limited on what causes kids leg pain, but that does not mean their pain is not real. A physical therapist can work with your child to reduce pain, improve function, and get back them back to the things they love.
Take a Swing at Better Health
Most of us may never have the flawless golf swings that the pros do, but we can improve by working on our fitness. Training can provide the physical tools necessary to hit the ball farther and straighter. Improving our strength, flexibility, and endurance also reduces risk of injury.
Aging in Place — Mobility Matters
If staying in your home as you grow older is important to you, make sure you maintain your strength and mobility so that you’re able to physically do the things you need to do in order to safely care for yourself. These 5 moves can help prepare you for aging in place.
Workplace Wellness: The Benefits of Stretching
Whether you’re at home, school or work, simple stretches done frequently throughout the day is one of the best ways to keep moving and stay healthy. Add these moves to your routine and make stretching a daily habit to improve your posture while avoiding aches and pains.
4 Strategies for a Stronger Immune System
We each have the capacity to strengthen our immune systems. Our daily habits and routines impact our ability to defend ourselves against the things that make us sick. Take steps toward a healthier tomorrow through these four strategic actions.
6 Creative Ways to Move More at Work
Prioritizing your health while at work doesn’t have to be difficult. Add simple movements throughout the day to increase your weekly physical activity and boost your health and fitness while making it easier to reach your goals. A physical therapist can help you overcome obstacles and get started today.
Finding Success by Setting Goals that Matter to You
While each aspect of setting SMART goals matters, what truly distinguishes the successful endeavors from the unsuccessful is whether or not the goals matter to the person setting them. When a goal is autonomous there is a greater willingness to push toward success, even in the face of adversity.
5 Tips to Avoid & Alleviate Aches and Pains While Traveling
Long road trips and airplane flights mean a lot of sitting, which can lead to a lot of pain and discomfort. But travel doesn’t have to mean sore muscles and joints, just incorporate these top 5 five traveling tips and arrive refreshed and pain-free.
