How To Prevent Injury in Two Steps I recently did a great interview with Gina of The Healthy in Real Life Podcast. We discussed when surgery is appropriate for injuries, when to use ice versus heat and what some of the most common injuries are that I see as a physical therapist. I highly recommend listening […]
Posture Exercises – Easy Pilates Posture Correction Exercises for Home
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Posture Exercises We all know we should stand up straight. There are actually so many other pieces involved in good posture other than simply standing up straighter! Proper posture is the place in space where your body is in perfect alignment. All forces are balanced, meaning the muscles are working exactly as much as they should […]
Balance Exercises – 10 Minutes to Better Balance
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Balance Exercises – 10 Minutes to Better Balance If you have watched your parents or grandparents age, you have probably seen them suffer from some balance issues. Maybe you are going through it yourself. Sometimes it’s missing a step or a curb. It might be tripping over the corner of an area rug, or having […]
Exercises for Knee Pain and Runners
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Exercises for knee pain can be beneficial to almost anyone who uses their legs on a daily basis, including runners! Whether it be walking, hiking, running, squatting, kneeling, climbing stairs, jumping, lifting or standing, we need our knees to be in good shape! Unfortunately, knee pain is a common complaint and one that many people suffer […]
Back Pain Treatment – Ice or Heat?
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You are innocently doing laundry and you bend over to pull the heavy, wet load out of the washer. That’s when you feel it the pain, and it doesn’t feel good. One of the most common questions I get from people looking for back pain treatment is whether they should use ice or heat. I […]
How To Do Crunches
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You probably know how to do crunches, but do you know how to do them without pain? That’s an entirely different subject. People generally have a love/hate relationship with crunches. They either love them or hate them. There really is no in between. As a physical therapist and fitness instructor, I appreciate the purpose of a […]
Working Out While Sick – Good or Bad?
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Working out while sick…good or bad decision? I have been back and forth on this question for most of my adult life. Should I be working out while sick or taking a break? The question came back to me this week when I had plans for my first spin session in over a week and […]
Good Posture Changes Everything
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This is a picture of our wedding in 2010. You see a happy bride and groom, the sun reflecting off the islands in the distance, and the beautiful blue Pacific Ocean. We will come back to this photo at the end of our post and I’ll show you what else I see. When I was in […]
Sciatica and An Exercise Routine for Sciatic Nerve Pain
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I recently received this email from a reader: “I have been doing your video for low back pain and it has really been helping! I would appreciate any tips you might have for sciatica as well. Thanks!” I thought it was such a great idea that I filmed a video the next day! I hope […]
Scoliosis Exercises and 3 Workouts for Lower Back Pain
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I have to start with this dream I had last night. I was in a ballroom teaching a Pilates mat class of about 100 people. There were all these faces from my past – weird how dreams do that – and I was excited to really show off my teaching skills. But there were no […]