EXERCISE OF THE WEEK: Resistance Band I, T, Y’s One of the groups I find my patients (and I) need the most work on is the upper back muscles. These muscles are especially important to strengthen during pregnancy and motherhood because of the changes in your posture and the endless amounts of bending forward and […]
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Let’s start at the beginning. Pregnancy can bring on ALL sorts of symptoms from weird cravings to crippling back pain to crazy dreams to nausea and vomiting. And while physical therapy cannot address every strange pregnancy symptom, there are MANY that a Doctor of Physical Therapy can help with! NAUSEA Sorry, physical therapy cannot cure
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EXERCISE OF THE WEEK: REVERSE MARCH To kick-off our pregnancy and post-partum focused exercises is one of my favorite deep abdominal activation and strengthening exercises – the reverse march. This exercise focused on deep core activation, control, and lumbo-pelvic stability which is essential during this stage of life. During pregnancy and after giving birth, our
This week I want to discuss a topic that all of us mommas are far too familiar with – yes, I’m talking about mom guilt. I have personally been struggling with mom guilt more lately since finding out about my second pregnancy. I constantly feel like I’m not doing enough for my one year old
EXERCISE OF THE WEEK: Side Steps and Monster Walk Today marks the final day of our clamshell progressions! The final clamshell modification incorporates the muscles worked by the original clamshell while incorporating movement and a maintained squat. This is a great exercise for lower extremity strength as well as core/back strengthening. Side steps and monster
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EXERCISE OF THE WEEK: Standing Clam Are you ready for your next clamshell progression?! This week’s exercise of the week works the same muscles as the clam but also challenges your balance and lower extremity strength and stability. Instructions: Begin standing on one leg with a band slightly above your knees (if you are using
October is physical therapy month and what better way to celebrate than by sharing with you my five favorite things about being a Doctor of Physical Therapy! HELPING PEOPLE First and foremost, we get to help people every single day! Despite all physical therapists being different in their interests, passions, and skill set, we all
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EXERCISE OF THE WEEK: Side Plank Clam Did you try out the sidelying clamshell last week and think this is too easy for me? Well, this may be the perfect exercise for you! The Side Plank Clam amps up the original clamshell exercise by adding increased oblique work to maintain the lift, increased balance and