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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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Sports

Youth Baseball Injury Series, Part III: The Throwers Ten

The shoulder has the greatest range of motion of any joint in the body but the least amount of inherent stability. The joint capsule, ligaments...

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Injury Prevention

Youth Baseball Injury Series, Part II: Reducing Injuries

Where do we go from here? Being sensible and smart can go a long way in reducing injuries. There are many simple things coaches, parents,...

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Sports

Youth Baseball Injury Series, Part I: The Epidemic

In the past few years, a great deal of attention has been paid to the increasing number of arm injuries to professional baseball pitchers. In...

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Health & Nutrition

You made your bed, now lie in it: the best sleeping positions

By: Patrick Smith 2016 Orthopaedic Resident at Quarles Court Center American adults sleep an average of 6.8 hours per night, according to a 2013 Gallup...

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Fitness

The Importance of your Physical Therapy Home Exercise Program

It is outside of a physical therapist’s scope of practice to prescribe medication. But as movement specialists, we can recommend therapeutic exercises to do at...

Tips to Prevent Shin Splints - BenchMark Physical Therapy
Fitness

Tips to Prevent Shin Splints

Shin splints are a common injury for avid runners and athletes. The discomfort while running or engaging in physical activity can sap the enjoyment out...

Health & Nutrition

The Back and Forth of Whiplash

By Jessica Heath and Neal Goulet If you type “whiplash” into a search engine, you’ll find a range of stories on the topic. An American...

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