Having A Desk Job Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Physically Active!
We see a lot of hardworking patients at our physical therapy clinic who want to advance in their careers and provide for their families, but it’s difficult to do so when you’re dealing with an injury.
Unfortunately, many people eventually realize that their job’s sedentary nature has a direct impact on their health and productivity.
Throughout the day, everyone needs to move a lot. However, if you spend the majority of your workday sitting, it’s critical to find a way to move around more frequently.
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You must maintain a high level of fitness if you are an athlete or someone who enjoys a lot of exercises. This necessitates relying on strong core muscles to stabilize our bodies and allow us to perform at our best. The squat is one of the most important exercises for core strength.
This appears to be a fairly standard and simple exercise, but athletes must improve their form in order to master it.
Read full blogPhysical Therapy Can Help You Avoid Surgery After A Sports Injury
A sports injury can happen to anyone, whether they are professional or an amateur athlete. People who have just started exercising or participating in sports on a recreational level are often the most vulnerable to sports injuries. In this article, sports injuries are defined as injuries to the musculoskeletal system, which includes muscles, bones, and tissues like cartilage.
The following are the most common sports injuries:
- STRAINS: A strain occurs when a muscle or tendon is pulled, torn, or twisted.
Therapeutic Massage Can Help You Get Back in the Game!
Therapeutic massage is frequently used by athletes whose muscles have been overworked for an extended period of time. It aids in loosening up any tight areas and facilitates recovery, allowing you to get back on track to achieving your end goal.
If you’re an athlete, you’re well aware of the level of commitment required. Whether you’re training for a marathon, a competition, a recital, or a big game, you’ll need a lot of practice and preparation.
Read full blogWhich Is Best For You: Weightlifting or Cardio? Here’s How To Tell!
Cardio exercise and weightlifting hold equally important places when it comes to physical therapy and exercising for good health. The only way to know which of the two is the better choice is to know what your end goal is.
If building up stamina and endurance is your end goal, the best choice would definitely be cardio exercise. If building mass or regaining physical strength is your end goal, the best choice for you would be weightlifting.
Read full blog7 Tips For Getting More Physical Activity Into Your Routine
Whether you realize it or not, you’re probably living a very sedentary life. It’s pretty common to be less active the older we get, but if we want to remain as healthy as possible, we must incorporate as much physical activity into our daily lives as we can!
Some people make the excuse that they don’t have time to exercise because of their job, kids, sports, or other things they like to fit into their routine.
Read full blogAre You An Athlete Prepping For Fall Sports? PT Can Help!
Before we know it, it’ll be autumn, and with the cooler season will come something many of us love to participate in fall sports!
Everyone who is heavily involved in athletics knows that one thing is for sure, with physical activity also comes the risk of injury. Eastside Sports Rehab in Bellevue strongly encourages athletes prepping or fall sports such as cross country running, football, and soccer, to visit one of our skilled physical therapists as they begin preparing their bodies for the playing season.
Read full blogLiving In The Shadow of Chronic Pain? With Physical Therapy, You Don’t Have To!
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, around 1 in 5 people have chronic pain. In fact, approximately 80 percent of Americans have experienced (or will experience) chronic back pain.
As you can see, chronic pain is extremely common, with over 100 million sufferers in the United States alone, so you are not alone if you are dealing with it!
Standard pain medications have so many drawbacks that you can’t rely on them to fully treat your pain, leaving you to wonder if you’re doomed to live forever with the words “Ugh, my back hurts!” on the tip of your tongue.
Read full blogThinking About Trying Physical Therapy? Here Are 3 Benefits of Treatment!
Back pain is a pain in the neck and back, plain and simple. After years of dealing with it, many people become frustrated and consider costly surgeries or addictive pain medication to solve the problem. What they may not realize is that surgery and opioids aren’t the only treatment options for people with this condition. If you’ve been suffering from chronic back pain and are considering surgery as a solution, contact our clinic today to learn more about how physical therapy can be a viable alternative to surgery.
Read full blogHelpful Tips For Recovering Faster After a Workout
If you work out often, you know it’s important to take time to rest and let your body relax a little between workouts. A recovery period is the amount of time you take between workouts. This period of time is when the benefits of your physical activity take place in your body. Without a recovery period, your muscles won’t be able to build, repair, and strengthen in the ways you want them to. Although exercising is unquestionably necessary, your healing time is also critical in helping your body to achieve the results you desire.
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