Physical Therapy vs Opioids: When to Choose Physical Therapy for Pain Management
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Which Bones, Joints and Muscles Do You Want to Keep?
Chances are you’ve come across the old dental health adage: “Floss the teeth you want to keep.” The first time you spotted this sign in a dental office or heard the phrase uttered word-for-word by the dentist probably elicited a giggle or a snarky remark. But once the humor of it washed away, you more than likely had an a-ha moment. It just makes so much sense, doesn’t it?
Let’s try to apply this principle to other parts of the human body: What if you only stretched the muscles you wanted to keep? What if you performed weight-bearing exercises to maintain the strength of just a few of your more than 200 muscles? This is an extreme example, of course, but without the guidance of a physical therapist, it’s possible that some parts of your musculoskeletal system may be inadvertently neglected.
A Proper Warm-up on Race Day will Save You from Injury
Renee Przystas, DPT, FAFS here at i'move, recently penned an article for the Grand Haven Tribune. The article gives pointers for a proper warm-up. It was written with triathalon athletes in mind but it's a solid, quick read for anyone.…
Free Adult Fitness Classes at our Grand Rapids Location
Join us for Adult Fitness Classes at the MSA Fieldhouse FREE now through July 31, 2017. Pick from three of our popular adult fitness classes, each with a different level of intensity. This is a no-strings attached offer and you're…
Ankle Sprains Part 2: Ankle Sprain Recovery. What works?
It is estimated that over half of ankle sprains are not evaluated by a medical professional, so proper self-management is very important. Repeat ankle sprains occur in greater than 70% of basketball players, but early, proper management has been shown…
Ankle Sprains, Part 1
Ankle sprains are one of the most common injuries in American high school athletes, occurring over 300,000 times per year. Ankle injuries rates are highest in sports that combine jumping near others and rapid direction changes while running. The winter sports of basketball and wrestling certainly place strong and dynamic stress on the ankles, making this a good time to consider how to handle ankle sprains if they occur to you or someone on your team.
Okay, so what is an pain assessment anyway?
So something has been hurting lately – your back, neck, knees or what have you. You haven’t been able to exercise, shovel the snow or just simply get through your day without pain that limits you. Even if the pain…
Adult Fitness Classes at i’move: 5 classes 25 times per week.
Join the Adult Fitness Classes at i'move The flagship i'move location in Spring Lake sits along Highway 31 - a well populated four-lane road that snakes along much of the West Michigan coast. Many of these folks pass by completely…
i’move, MSA Form Unique Partnership in Grand Rapids
i'move Partners with MSA in Grand Rapids As many of you may already know i'move and Michigan Sports Academies (MSA) have formed a new partnership to serve Grand Rapids area athletes at the MSA Fieldhouse. MSA is the area’s premiere team sports…
Physical Therapy. Have you had it yet? Was it excellent?
“Did you have Physical Therapy yet?” Physicians often ask patients if they had physical therapy (PT) for their problem. Years ago PT was considered a commodity, it didn’t matter where or how you had your PT it just was PT.…