We can continue with you on your journey, providing guidance, advice and helpful tips & tricks as we watch you move over video chat and demonstrate exercises for you to keep you stronger and resilient. If you have recently undergone surgery we will be open and available to continue your care in the clinic as we follow strict CDC sanitation guidelines.
Hey baseball players! I’m conducting a research study on throwing and the value of weighted balls. Are you interested in being a test subject? Have some fun trying out cutting edge baseball technology all while helping improve throwing training for the entire sport! Hit me up, if you are in the Tri-county area and want to participate.
No one wants to live in pain. But no one should put their health at risk in an effort to be pain free.
Doctor-prescribed opioids are appropriate in some cases, but they just mask the pain—and opioid risks include depression, overdose, and addiction, plus withdrawal symptoms when stopping use.
Thank you NBC for publishing this great article! You will find a link at the bottom to take you to the original article!
By Tiffany Ayuda / Life by Daily Burn
You’re in your twelfth week of marathon training, and one morning you wake up to a sharp pain around your knee. You wait a few hours and pop a few ibuprofens, but the pain doesn’t subside. Who should you see? While it’s always a safe bet to consult your doctor, chances are they’ll recommend seeing a physical therapist, too. Physical therapists can help treat injuries and ease joint pain, but they can also help you become fitter and healthier, overall.
It’s always nice to come across reports that resonate with our general stance on promoting better health and movement in our communities! One of the things near and dear to our heart is the Well Batavia Initiative (Sarah is a founder of this initiative!). It’s all about how community ‘set-up’ , (street planning, sidewalks, public transportation, green spaces…) affects moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA ).
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Physical Therapists are generally considered movement experts, but we are actually movement optimists. We believe everyone has the capacity to move well despite age, injury, or illness and it’s our job to help make that happen. Of course being injured or suffering from a disease process may affect how you move, but there is always room to improve with hope of feeling better. Let’s talk a little about functional movements and how we use them to help you move towards your best self.
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We were fortunate to be included with a group of presenters who spoke on Community Grant Writing. Our specific contribution was the practical application of community engagement programming highlighting the WellBatavia Festival and WellBatavia Initiative. Our presentation helped to provide an example of how attendees can connect to issues in their own community and become problem solvers and how to identify and receive the grants that can help them succeed.
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We are thrilled to see an increased focus on health and wellness in society today. Focussing on diet and exercise is a key part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Unfortunately, many are unaware they are actually over (or under) functioning ...until an injury occurs, alerting them to this fact. A common question we hear from patients is, “So, how do I avoid injury?”
With regard to health and fitness, few things bring about as passionate a response as nutrition and diet. Many advocate to be experts on the topic but it’s hard to wade through the noise to know who is right and who is wrong. We are all aware that a plethora of things impact how we view food and choices we make when we eat. As Physical Therapists, we …
