by Kent Kever | May 6, 2014 | Health Tips, Uncategorized
Straighten up, Don’t slouch These exercises can help your posture, which could spare you back pain down the line. September 13, 2011|By Julie Deardorff | Tribune Newspapers (Bill Hogan/Chicago Tribune) Poor posture can make you look 10 pounds heavier. It could...
by Kent Kever | Apr 24, 2014 | Health Tips, News & Resources
Human movement is dependent on the amount of range of motion (ROM) available in synovial joints. In general, ROM may be limited by 2 anatomical entities: joints and muscles. Joint restraints include joint geometry and congruency as well as the capsuloligamentous...
by Stephanie Sousa | Jul 5, 2013 | Featured, Health Tips, News & Resources
For a few helpful tips on how to work out while suffering with chronic pain, check out the article below from Mandy Oaklander with Prevention News entitled, “Working Out With Chronic Pain”. Working together with your physical therapist you can create a...
by Kent Kever | Aug 14, 2012 | Health Tips, News & Resources
February 7, 1994 Boston With the opening ceremonies of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games just around the comer, world famous figure skater Nancy Kerrigan has a lot of work to do to get ready. As if regular Olympic preparation weren’t enough. Kerrigan is also...
by Kent Kever | Aug 14, 2012 | Health Tips, News & Resources
ALBANY – Bonita Claytor was pushing a cart bearing a 500-pound liquid nitrogen cylinder when the small steel wheels got caught on the leading edge of a carpet. She tried to tilt the cart and landed in the hospital. “I lost the feeling in my foot and my...
by Kent Kever | Aug 14, 2012 | Health Tips, News & Resources
By Dawn Frasieur El Cerrito physical therapist Alan Ling believes that swimming is an exceptional therapy tool. “Little babies swim before they n can walk,” he said. “It’s such a natural thing. You eliminate gravity and move freely without...
