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Category: Health & Wellness
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Shoulder Strengthening Exercises
Shoulder strength is the unsung hero of everyday activities, from carrying grocery bags to embracing loved ones. Whether you’re aiming for peak athletic performance or simply seeking to enhance your daily range of motion, a robust shoulder routine is paramount. In this guide, we’ll explore the dynamic world of shoulder strength, offering a diverse set…
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Knee Strengthening Exercises
Knee strength can play a crucial role in maintaining an active and pain-free lifestyle. In this comprehensive guide, we dive into the significance of knee strengthening, providing you with practical insights and a curated selection of exercises tailored to fortify these vital joints. The Foundation of Knee Strength Understanding how to strengthen your legs is…
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Can I choose where I go for physical therapy?
Your doctor has just recommended physical therapy, and they’ve even provided their therapist of choice right on the prescription. Physicians will routinely recommend someone already in their healthcare system or located nearby, but that isn’t always the most convenient or best fit for you. While the therapy prescription is the first step to relieving those…
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Safety in the Snow: Preventing Injuries
Whizzing down a snow-covered slope on two skis can be dangerous and hard on your knees, but even simple activities such as shoveling snow or walking on snow and ice pose various hazards. It is important to be alert during the winter and take precautions to prevent personal injury. An accident can happen while skiing,…
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Senior Health & Positive Aspects of Growing Older
If 40 is the new 30, then 50 is the new 40, right? You may be over 50, but you don’t have to be over having fun and living your best, healthy life! Actually, as we age, it’s even more important to get started on healthier habits and ditch the bad ones. Your early to…
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Can Stress Cause Back Pain?
This content was updated for accuracy and relevance on March 25, 2024. Whether you experience chronic stress or your stress levels have increased, you may notice accompanying back pain. But can stress cause back pain? Short answer… Yes! Although many sources of back pain are caused by mechanical stresses, or due to imbalances in…
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Welcome to your Telehealth Session!
We’re looking forward to your telehealth session today! In order to make sure your session goes as seamlessly as possible, here are some tips: Please ensure that you are utilizing the correct browser for your device Android phone and PCs (Windows) – Google Chrome To set chrome as your default browser: On your computer, open…
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Benefits of Foam Rolling
This content was updated for accuracy and relevance on August 28, 2023 What is foam rolling, and how does it work? Foam rolling is the act of taking a “Foam Roller” (a cylindrical tube of compressed foam) and rolling it under your body. These tubes come in a variety of different sizes, textures, colors, and…
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Tips for doing yard work with less pain :: An interview on eightWest
After a long winter, we’re all ready to spend some time outdoors—and this time of year there’s plenty to do. At the first sign of a warm day, many people head to the yard and spend all afternoon raking stray leaves, pulling weeds, and trimming the hedges. But, all that work can often lead to…
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Tips for comfortably working from home :: An interview on eightWest
People are feeling a lot of anxiety and stress right now and being at home more than usual can take a physical toll on our bodies because in general, we’re moving around less. It’s especially difficult for those who are working from home, as makeshift workstations aren’t always the most ergonomically correct solutions. Gina Otterbein,…
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Tips for Working at Home – Effective Stretching and Proper Ergonomics
Physical therapy exercises aren’t something that should only be done when you’re in our clinics. The strengthening exercises that your therapist provides you with are meant to be repeated while at home too. Though working from home is the new norm, awkward posture, neck strain, and overall discomfort can be easily avoided with consistent care…
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We’re Open And Ready To Help
Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy, and its network of partners across the country, are continuously monitoring the developments concerning COVID-19 and all related implications within each of the communities that we serve. In order to best support our patients’ needs, and to ensure uninterrupted continuity of care, Ivy Rehab clinics will remain open for business and…