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You’re Making Me Dizzy
Dizziness and vertigo are symptoms of various medical conditions including inner ear problems. A common condition is Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, which is the result of calcium carbonate crystals breaking off from a structure within the inner ear and entering another part of the inner ear. When you move your head or body, the crystals…
Direct Access to Physical Therapy Treatment
Let’s say you injure yourself while playing golf with some friends over the weekend. Did you know that you can schedule an appointment with a physical therapist without the need for a referral from your primary care provider? In most cases, this means you can start treatment faster and lower your medical fees. There are…
Proper Stretching: Static vs. Dynamic
For years, static stretching pre-workout or prior to sport activities was thought to prepare the body for more intense exercise by improving performance and reducing injuries. A couple of recent studies show, however, that dynamic stretching – or an active movement-specific warm up involving continuous motion is superior to static stretching prior to a workout….
Let’s Start Thinking About Golf
How much do you think about golf before you go play? If your answer is just long enough to get a tee time, then we have some exercises for you. Repetition and poor form potentially make a golfer prone to multiple injuries. For one, the action of swinging the club has the potential to place…
Playing Through The Pain
Several factors cause athletes of all levels to continue to play through the pain: the warrior mentality, shame from showing weakness and letting others down, pressure from teammates and coaches, and the threat, imagined or real, of loss of playing time. Because of these factors, a significant percentage of players keep their injuries hidden. According…