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Did you know?- Specht Physical Therapy has an entire library of exercises at your disposal! Stretches for hips, back, shoulders, legs. Strengthening, mobility, and balance for the entire body is at your fingertips! Find what you’re looking for at: https://vimeo.com/user53696738 And don’t forget to schedule your Annual PT Wellness Evaluation with Specht to ensure that […]
Did you know?- Specht Physical Therapy has an entire library of exercises at your disposal! Stretches for hips, back, shoulders, legs. Strengthening, mobility, and balance for the entire body is at your fingertips! Find what you’re looking for at: https://vimeo.com/user53696738 And don’t forget to schedule your Annual PT Wellness Evaluation with Specht to ensure that […]
In order to continue to improve our Exercise of the Week series, Specht PT would love to know: – What daily activities do you have trouble with? – What movements cause you pain? – What exercises do you have difficulty with? – What muscles and joints hurt you the most? – What movements and stretches […]
In order to continue to improve our Exercise of the Week series, Specht PT would love to know: – What daily activities do you have trouble with? – What movements cause you pain? – What exercises do you have difficulty with? – What muscles and joints hurt you the most? – What movements and stretches […]
1.) Avoid drinks with congeners like whiskey, tequila, or cognac. 2.) Drink a 1:1 water to alcohol ratio. 3.) Get plenty of sleep. If you’re an insomniac, stick with less than 2 drinks. 4.) Have late night meal or a hearty breakfast to avoid low blood sugar. 5.) Reduce the inflammation through diet or NSAIDs. […]
Usually trap or shoulder pain can be relieved by rest, ice, stretching, massage, or taping and muscle therapy. However, speak to your doctor or physical therapist if you experience severe pain or pain lasting more than a week, an inability to move the shoulder or neck, signs of infection, such as skin redness and fever, […]
Previously in the Trap Therapy Series, we’ve shown ways to release upper trap tension. This week, we demonstrate an exercise to strengthen the posterior (back) muscles of the neck to help alleviate pain due to lengthened and weak “text neck”!
Over-tight or over-used upper trapezius muscles may need more than an occasional stretch or massage. Therapies to help release chronic tension include dry needling, ice & heat therapy, kinesiology tape applications, or the addition of NSAIDs. Contact a Specht physical therapist for help if your upper trap or shoulder pain is not relieved by stretching […]
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries are an all too common occurrence in sports with approximately 100,000 ACL Reconstruction (ACLR) surgeries performed per year in the U.S. alone. Anyone who has had surgery and gone through physical therapy knows how frustrating an injury can be and would probably do almost anything to avoid getting injured again. […]
