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Sports

A Dynamic Approach To Your Pre-Game Warm-Up

By Stephanie Bingham, MS, LAT If you have ever watched athletes before a sporting event, you may have noticed them spending a large chunk of...

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Injury Prevention

Fall Prevention Tips to Make Your Home Safer

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), three million people are treated for fall injuries in emergency departments across the country every...

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Fitness

6 Exercises to Improve Balance & Stability

Poor balance can have a significantly negative effect on an individual’s quality of life — even limiting independence — whether it is the result of...

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Fitness

Should You Exercise (Cough) When You Have A Cold?

By Amy Morlock, DPT – Bel Air, Maryland Center It’s that time of year when everyone around you is sick. Despite your best efforts to stay...

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Injury Prevention

Balance and Fall Prevention for Seniors

Life is all about balance–literally. And the longer we live, balance and fall prevention for seniors become critical as we become more challenged to stay...

Inside Or Outside, Here’s How To Keep Running During The Winter
Fitness

Inside Or Outside, Here’s How To Keep Running During The Winter

Winter is here, but your training doesn’t have to take a break just because the weather has gotten colder and snow is on the ground....

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Fitness

Warm-Up Tips Before Vigorous Activity

Tips for Getting a Proper Warm-Up Before Vigorous Activity Many of us have heard about the value of warming up before an activity, but what...

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Work & Industry

Workplace Stretches

You don’t have to have a labor-intensive job to experience a workplace injury. Job-related injuries span all industries and professions. Poor posture, repetitive motion, and...

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Fitness

4 steps to getting and staying physically active

By: Alyson Kolesar, Warren Ohio Center The motivation to exercise often is a big problem for people who are thinking of starting physical therapy or...

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Sports

How much should your young athlete sleep?

By: Domonique Martin, PT, DPT, ATC – Trinity Alabama Center We often plan to get a good night of rest before an interview, presentation or big...

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Fitness

Should you CrossFit?

By: Darla Wilson, DPT, Orthopaedic Resident at Austintown Center So-called extreme fitness programs have been shown to produce improvements in cardiovascular fitness and body composition...

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Fitness

Gotta Catch ‘Em All? Try these exercises before you go out Pokémon hunting!

Sore legs have become a pandemic for Pokémon Go users as their activity levels are spiking. Players are running around like never before trying to...