In Your Mid to Late 30s, or Older? You Need to Be Strength Training.
If you are around 35 years old or older, you are now in possession of an “aging body” that requires a little extra TLC (tender loving care) to continue operating like it did only a few years ago. As we age, there are many well-known natural and normal changes that affect many body systems, including our cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine (think metabolism), reproductive, and immune systems, to name a few.
Plyometric Training
If you have ever trained for a sport or participated in a regular exercise routine, you have likely heard of plyometrics. Plyometric training is a useful tool not only for athletes but also is an important component in physical therapy as way to help patients return to sport and activity. This post aims to give readers a basic understanding of plyometric training and provide insight into if plyometric training might be useful to their activity goals.
Constipation: Tips and Tricks
Constipation is defined as having three bowel movements or less in a given week. It can be associated with other uncomfortable symptoms such as excessive straining, bloating or feeling of incomplete emptying…
Ice after injury?
A hot topic that is often posed within the Sapphire Clinic walls and at our Runner’s Edge consults is when and how much to ice after an acute injury. This is a reasonable question as the protocols & principles have morphed quite drastically over the years with ice not being the powerhouse we thought it once was…
Addressing lateral hip pain in runners
Lateral hip pain (hip pain located on the outside of your hip) is common in runners. The hip abductor muscles are located on the outside of the hip. These muscles include the gluteus medius and minimus muscles and tensor fascia lata. These muscles control the alignment of the hip and pelvis when we run.
Manual Therapy
Manual therapy is a general term that is used to describe hands on techniques used by a number of practitioners, including physical therapists, in order to assist with recovery. The definition of manual therapy is quite broad, and can be described as “skilled hand movements and skilled passive movements of joints and soft tissue.”
Return to Sport after ACL injury: Cue Chaos
While Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) rehabilitation is one of the highest studied areas within physical therapy, it certainly has its shortcomings with loose return to play (RTP) guidelines remaining less than definitive and not to mention delivering relatively high failure rates. So, why is this high failure rate occurring, what are we missing, and what can we do to see meaningful changes in return to sport?
Evidence for Exercise
Have you ever had an overuse injury like a tendinopathy (also known as tendinitis)? A common misconception about this injury is that rest is the most important piece to recovery. Though rest is important, it is not the most important part of your recovery. While adjusting your training volume during a time of injury, you should also be progressively loading your tendon. Tendon fibers become stronger when they are put to use in an intentional way.
The Time to Improve Foot Function is Now
The human foot is an evolutionary marvel. The human foot contains twenty-six bones, thirty-three joints, and one-hundred ligaments, muscles, and tendons. Our unique ability to walk on two legs (bipedal walking) is due in part to the ingenious balance of mobility, shock absorption, and propulsion found in our feet.
Sapphire Physical Therapy Takes Over Montana Pedorthics Practice
Sapphire Physical Therapy is excited to announce the expansion of our custom foot orthotic services. John Fiore, PT has taken over the customer base of MT Pedorthics LLC as Marvin Walchuk has retired. John will be serving Western Montana from our Missoula, MT clinic. We will be accepting past, present & new customers who were previously treated by Marvin Walchuk. In preparation for his retirement, Marvin has mentored John to continue the legacy of quality customer service that he has built over the past 34 years. Sapphire Physical Therapy uses the same Amfit digital scanning & on-site milling technology for a truly custom orthotics build to the unique structure & needs of your feet.