Category: Physical Therapist
Aging and Postural Control: How to Maintain Your Balance
What is Postural Control? Postural control is maintaining or restoring your balance during static and dynamic activity.1 Examples include maintaining good posture while standing or sitting or keeping your balance when walking. Depending on the perturbation (also known as a …
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Sitting is the New Smoking: 5 Ways to Combat These Dangers
Did you know sitting is the new smoking? Sitting for extended periods is linked with several health concerns1,2. These include increased blood pressure, high blood sugar and cholesterol levels, vascular problems, low back and spine issues, and weight gain1,2. Moreover, …
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5 Aerobic Activities That Can Be Done in 30 Minutes or Less
The summer months can be busy for the entire family. From family gatherings to holidays and everything in between, it can be difficult to find time to exercise. Even though you may be short on time, there is plenty of …
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Shop Talk: Another Reason to Exercise, Especially if You Have Parkinson’s Disease
Today’s issue of shop talk is related to exercise. We hope you like it. We asked whether exercise reduces medication use in people with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Our question is important because, while effective, medications for PD have side effects. …
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Getting Back to Exercise? 5 Tips to Prevent Training Injuries
Summer is the perfect season to get back into exercise. The extra hours of sunlight and time spent outside may enliven you to start exercising or try a new form of exercise, or even increase the duration or intensity of …
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Movement is Medicine: Physical Therapy & Arthritis
Arthritis may seem relatively benign – everyone knows someone who has arthritis. But here are some numbers that help put the problem of arthritis into perspective: Arthritis is the leading cause of disability.1 Arthritis affects 1 in 5 adults and …
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