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The Benefits of a Standing Desk: A Physical Therapist's Perspective
As a physical therapist, I have been using a stand-up desk for years and can personally recommend its benefits for your mobility. Standing during the work day is a great option for many reasons, as long as you are making the most of the position with these tips.
Yoga Poses For Runners
Most of you know that I love yoga and I love to incorporate it into my personal workouts as a runner and my treatment plans for my patients as a physical therapist. As a runner, yoga balances my training and serves to both strengthen my muscles and maintain flexibility. In this video, I show you a quick and easy yoga flow for runners that you can add to your training today!
Open Water Swimming for Beginner Triathletes
One of my biggest fears while triathlon training for my first Ironman 70.3 was open-water swimming. In this video, I’ll tell you about a magical piece of equipment that helped me overcome my biggest fear during Ironman training.
Strengthen Your Ankles to Prevent Sprains and Strains
Ankle tweaks and sprains account for a large majority of runner, hiker, and walker injuries. The good news is that a physical therapist can help you prevent ankle sprains with these basic exercises.
Stop Slouching and Correct Your Posture
Here are 3 simple and easy posture exercises anyone can do right now to stop sloutching and correct poor posture.
Three Patellar Tendonitis Exercises for Knee Pain
Pain under the knee cap can be debilitating, especially while playing your sport or working out. These 3 exercises for patellar tendonitis from physical therapist, Dr. Marnie Wortman, might help you out if you are having pain under your knee cap or if you have been diagnosed with Patellar Tendonitis.
Are your ankles affecting your squat form?
Do you have ankle tightness that's impacting your squat form? Here are 2 simple ways to find out! It is important to fix functional issues that may set you up for injury before lifting heavy weight, which you can do with a physical therapist. If you notice any weakness, discomfort, or instability while doing the exercises in this video, be sure to give us a call!
Avoid Lower Back Pain While Gardening
In this video, I demonstrate a few simple ways you can avoid lower back pain while gardening to keep your body healthy and moving all summer long.
Ankle Surgery Bound: Doctor Becomes Patient
As a DPT, I’m so passionate about physical therapy as a first line of treatment before ever considering more risky options such as injections or surgery. I believe my own dedication to mobility, strength and rehab got me this far, but sometimes there comes a point when surgery becomes the only option to progress.