Reading Time: 3 minutes Preparing for orthopedic surgery? Discover these 5 vital steps to ensure a smooth recovery. From setting up a pre-surgery routine to maintaining a recovery diary, these strategies are essential for a successful recuperation. Whether it’s ACL, UCL, knee replacement, or meniscal repair, these steps will help you ease into the recovery process. 1. Set Up […]
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Reading Time: 4 minutes Marathon season is in full swing, and avid runners are preparing to push their boundaries and aim for the coveted finish line. But amidst the excitement, it’s crucial to confront a stark reality: a substantial number of runners fail to complete their marathon journey due to injuries. Shockingly, a staggering 21% of dedicated runners fall
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Reading Time: 4 minutes Are you an avid runner who enjoys the physical and mental benefits of this invigorating activity? If so, you may have experienced discomfort and pain during or after your runs, particularly in your knees or hips. In this article, we’ll explore an innovative solution for runners facing such challenges – Force Plate Testing. We’ll delve
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Reading Time: 3 minutes If you’ve recently been discharged from physical therapy because your insurance won’t cover it anymore, and you’re not quite ready to jump back into your favorite sport, you’re not alone. This can be a challenging and somewhat disheartening situation to find yourself in. However, we’re here to offer some guidance. Myokinetix works with individuals facing
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Reading Time: 5 minutes Are you struggling to reach your fitness goals, feeling like your body is not responding to your efforts, or experiencing discomfort and muscle disconnection during workouts? If so, you’re not alone. Many athletes and active individuals face these challenges in their fitness journeys. Enhance your performance with performance acupuncture, a holistic approach that can help
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Reading Time: 9 minutes Starting a physical therapy journey can be a life-changing experience, with the promise of increased mobility, strength, and general well-being. In order for physical therapy to be successful, patients themselves must actively participate and be committed. We’ll explore the crucial actions and strategies people can take to make sure their physical therapy experience is successful.
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Reading Time: 3 minutes When a new year rolls around, people typically set goals and resolutions to improve their lives in the coming year. However, by February, many people have fallen off the wagon, becoming discouraged about accomplishing these initiatives they set for themselves. We see this a lot in PT, with patients setting large goals that just aren’t
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Reading Time: 3 minutes What is Recovery? Exercising is a key component needed to stay mobile and maintain an active lifestyle to enjoy what life has to offer. It starts by simply going for a walk to actively exercising using things like weights or equipment. Once exercises are done consistently, individuals will get stronger, being able to lift heavier
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Reading Time: 2 minutes How Logan Wadle Finished Strong One thing we want all of our patients to know is just because they’ve suffered an injury, it doesn’t mean their athletic career is over. Don’t just take it from us; take it from Logan Wadle, a high school wrestler who became one of our patients after a shoulder injury.
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Reading Time: 4 minutes THE SYMPTOMS OF CHRONIC STRESS Sometimes, the patients we see report suffering from more than a physical injury. There are feelings of brain fog, the inability to fall asleep, loss of body hair, unexplained weight loss, lack of motivation, nervousness, and ongoing fatigue that just won’t go away. These symptoms fall under the umbrella of
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