How's Your Engine Running?
How's Your Engine Running? .
By: Megan Piersol, DPT.
Your Body As A Car.
Think of your body as a car. Your car engine needs oil pumping through its parts to function well. The same thing applies to the human body, except the oil, in this case, is blood. How do we get blood to pump through the body? The same way a car does...movement. Just like you run the engine of a car, we have to run the engine of our body in the form of movement. Now think further, as we continue to...
Posted on 2018-05-14
Sleep to Heal
Sleep to Heal
You probably already know that if you don’t sleep well you are likely to wake up grumpy, irritable, or a little on edge. Did you know that not sleeping well can also affect how your injury is healing, or even set you up for an injury in the first place?
As we discussed in our recent blog, lack of sleep can be a hidden factor for your nagging injury taking longer than you would like to get better. Sleep is when your body recovers from the day's workout, a...
Posted on 2018-05-01
3 Reasons You Aren't Healing
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3 Reasons You Aren't Healing.
Are you recovering a little slower than you would like from your injury? If the answer is yes, there may be reasons that you haven’t thought of. Sleep, stress, and nutrition all play a large part in our body’s ability to heal. If you are struggling with one or all of those important factors, it may be showing up in ways you don’t even realize. Repeated minor injuries, nagging pain, and decreased performance in your workouts are al...
Posted on 2018-04-15
The Four Resolutions Health Experts Are Sticking To In 2018
4 Health Resolutions for 2018
By Jesse Lewis, PT, DPT
Yes, it’s that time of year again. When you have already read 7 blogs on what health resolutions you should make for 2018. It’s overwhelming, and it’s hard to decide what resolutions to make this year. And then once you pick your resolution, how do you stick with it for the whole year? Instead of offering up ideas like “Run your fastest 10K” or “Lose 10 pounds”, I wanted to...
Posted on 2018-01-09
5 Tips To Avoid Knee Injuries While Skiing
5 Tips To Avoid Knee Injuries While Skiing
By: Jesse Lewis, DPT, PT
Now that winter is here, it’s time to hit the slopes. I’m sure I don’t have to tell you that skiing and snowboarding can lead to injury. Chances are, you’ve either had a knee injury or know someone that has injured their knee while skiing or snowboarding. It might seem like there is nothing you can do and that a knee injury is bound to happen. That doesn’t have...
Posted on 2017-12-14
