The Best Morning Routine for An Achy Back By SportsMed Physical Therapy Having chronic back pain is no laughing matter, with millions of people around the world suffering from an achy back every day. The truth is, many such cases can be circumvented with a proper morning routine to alleviate the pain one feels and improve one’s posture at the same time. Today, we’ll be sharing with… Read More...
Why Sitting Is Bad for Your Back By SportsMed Physical Therapy In the year 2018, it’s fairly common for people to have a sedentary lifestyle especially since many people have jobs in the office. Sitting for 6-8 hours a day isn’t all too uncommon and adding to that is the large percentage of people struggling from back problems. If you haven’t already heard, sitting for long… Read More...
Yoga for Back Pain Relief (Child’s Pose) By SportsMed Physical Therapy If you are feeling stiff and experiencing pain in the lower pack, child’s pose, a classic yoga technique, might be the perfect tool for relief. In this video, we’ll show you the progression of this pose starting in a chair for more support. It may look like you’re resting, but child’s pose is an active… Read More...
How to Know If You Have Arthritis By SportsMed Physical Therapy Knowing if you have arthritis can be problematic. There are tons of different symptoms and more than a hundred different types of arthritis and related conditions. The sad thing, however, is that many older individuals tend to resign to their fate that joint pain and arthritis is all part and parcel of growing old. Younger… Read More...
Best Supplements for Arthritis By SportsMed Physical Therapy Many people around the world are suffering from different forms of arthritis and just as many have considered alternatives to address the pain. While supplements for arthritis alone may not be the solution to a complete recovery and elimination of the pain, they may be part of the solution to easing the problems you may… Read More...
Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease By SportsMed Physical Therapy Over 500,000 people in the United States suffer from Parkinson’s disease, and the numbers are rising. Although the cause of this debilitating neurological degenerative disease is unknown, scientists and doctors alike attribute it to both environmental and genetic factors. Seeing that the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease progress very slowly over time, it is imperative for… Read More...
The Different Types of Arthritis By SportsMed Physical Therapy What Is Arthritis? Every so often we hear people complaining about arthritis and the pain that it brings to them, but what really does arthritis refer to? Well, arthritis is in fact not one type of disease but is instead a simplification of a broad range of different joint diseases and pain that occurs. Under… Read More...
How to Improve Bone Health By SportsMed Physical Therapy Bone health has often been overlooked by the young and active, resulting in a large proportion of people seeking to improve their bone health only when they age. Adding to this, one in four men over the age of 50 tend to encounter an osteoporosis-related fracture in his remaining lifetime, making it ever so imperative… Read More...
Why Muscles Feel Sore After a Workout By SportsMed Physical Therapy What is Muscle Soreness (DOMS)? Every one of us has probably felt a soreness in our muscles after an intense workout and this could come hours or even days after the workout. So, what exactly is muscle soreness and why does it come about? Well, muscle soreness is actually known as delayed onset muscle soreness… Read More...
How to Treat Muscle Soreness By SportsMed Physical Therapy Muscle soreness is inevitable for the active individual and every one of us will encounter it at some point in our lives. Muscle soreness is more accurately known as delayed onset muscle soreness or DOMS in short. The intensity of the soreness could vary from individual to individual, but a general pain and stiffness can… Read More...
