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03.11.2024
How Can Physical Therapists Reduce Risk of Falls?
Physical therapists can significantly reduce the risk of falls, especially for older adult populations. During each appointment, they conduct thorough assessments to identify risk factors that can make a person more likely to fall. This may include evaluating balance, gait, sensation, muscle strength, coordination, medication side effects, vision, footwear, and home safety hazards. Based on
02.26.2024
Sticking to Your Exercise Program
New year’s resolutions around fitness and exercise are incredibly popular. The excitement and hope generated by the start of the year makes starting an exercise program easy. But, sticking to your exercise program is a whole other challenge. Now that it’s February, staying with it gets hard. Life gets busy, motivation drops, and suddenly you’re
02.12.2024
PTs Fuel Healthy Movement with Nutrition
PTs and nutrition are often seen as separate, but the truth is, they are deeply intertwined. To get the most out of PT, especially after an injury or surgery, integrating both is crucial. Here’s why: Food Fuels The Body During recovery from an injury or surgery, your body is working to heal itself. The activities
03.18.2024
Pickleball 101: A Beginner’s Guide to the Basics of the Game
Have you become part of the pickleball craze yet? It’s a sport that has been gaining popularity in recent years, attracting people of all ages and skill levels. If you’re curious about pickleball and want to learn more about it, you’ve come to the right place. We’re going to cover the basics of pickleball, from
03.04.2024
Nurturing Boundaries: Empowering Your Young Child for a Healthy Future
As parents, we strive to provide our children with the best possible upbringing. One crucial aspect of parenting is establishing and nurturing healthy boundaries. Boundaries not only help our children understand their limits but also empower them to navigate the world confidently. By setting boundaries early on, we equip our young ones with crucial life
02.19.2024
Reading Rope
What is reading rope? When we think about learning to read and to read well, we tend to immediately think about knowing letter sounds and how to sound out words. This is a prerequisite to reading fluency, but reading requires much more. Scarborough’s Reading Rope provides an excellent model of the skills needed to be
