Strengthen Muscle With Lighter Weights
You Can Still Strengthen Muscle With Lighter Weights You’ve heard the saying less is more. Yet, when it comes to lifting weights, you may be inclined to toss that notion…
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Why Stretching is Important
Why Stretching Is Important By: Stephanie Ruopp Are you a hardcore workout warrior who thinks stretching is a waste of time? If so, you may want to rethink your stance.…
Is Doing Pilates Post Spinal Surgery A Good Idea?
By: Stephanie Ruopp Is Doing Pilates Post Spinal Surgery A Good Idea? The short answer is yes! Our last couple of blogs focused on how Pilates is one of the…
Pilates Before and After Hip Surgery
By: Stephanie Ruopp The Benefits of Pilates Before and After Hip Surgery Are you scheduled to get hip surgery? Or perhaps you’re recovering from having a recent hip surgery. Whatever…
Surgery for Cracking and Popping
Surgery for Cracking and Popping? By: Stephanie Ruopp Did you know that antelopes deliberately use knee clicking to demonstrate they are worthy fighters? But, of course, you’re not an antelope.…
Using GYROTONIC® to Relieve Back Pain and Stiffness
By: Stephanie Ruopp Often times, back pain is generalized and difficult to diagnose. On occasions where nothing shows up on an x-ray or a scan, it might be that you’re…
Strengthening The Levator Scapulae
BY: Stephanie Ruopp Did you know that the average human head weighs around 11 pounds? That may not seem like much. But for every inch the head projects forward, the…
Ask the PT – Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
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I tend to leak urine when I sneeze or cough, and sometimes have to run to make it to the bathroom. Is this a normal part of getting older, or…
Ask the PT – Scoliosis
I have scoliosis. Can physical therapy help my back pain? Physical Therapist Ron Jagadeesh says when the pain is caused by scoliosis, the goal of physical therapy is to find…
Ask the PT – Sciatica
I have shooting pain down one side of my leg, starting at my buttocks and going down to my lower leg. It bothers me at some times more than others.…