by Claire Croft | Jan 12, 2024 | Articles
The new year inspires many to create goals related to New Year’s resolutions. Here are some pointers to help you cultivate new habits to reach your goals during 2024. Making the goal: Don’t make it arbitrary. Why do you want to go to the gym (or read 2 more books a...
by Claire Croft | Dec 12, 2023 | Articles
Winter is here, and it is beautiful! However, ice and snow are also here, sometimes making common walking areas hazardous. A fall can result in serious injury. Here are some tips to help reduce your fall risk this winter. Be more cautious: Become aware of your...
by Claire Croft | Dec 30, 2020 | Articles, Tips
Our bodies are constantly using input from our environment to help assess and respond to our environment. This includes our balance. Falls are one of the primary causes of accidental injury deaths in the world.1 In the winter months, when icy conditions arise, we must...
by Drew Adams | Jun 3, 2020 | Articles, Tips
With many races that will begin again as our restrictions during COVID-19 are slowly lifted, here are some ways to prepare for running or racing while preventing injuries. Dynamic Warm Up Dynamic warm-ups are vital for preventing injuries as they help to get your...
by Drew Adams | May 18, 2020 | Articles
Research has demonstrated that dynamic warm-ups are important for preventing injury as well as help to produce greater power, strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic capacity, and agility performance. This is in comparison to static stretching before exercise...
by Valley PT | Jul 17, 2018 | Articles
Is an old injury keeping you side-lined? Trigger point dry needling can be an effective treatment option. In our pursuit of fitness and participation in sports/recreation, most of us have sustained an acute injury of ligament/joint sprain or a muscular strain. If not...
