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3 Lessons You Can Learn from My Epic Boogie Board Fail!
3 Lessons You Can Learn from My Epic Boogie Board Fail!.
by Tamer Issa, PT, DPT.
I suffered what at the time seemed like a terrible accident, one month ago on the Saturday before the 4th of July while at Rehoboth Beach for a weekend getaway with my family. I was happily boogie boarding with my 2 boys and family friends when a wave decided to pile drive my face into the bottom of the ocean floor. It all happened so fast. I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. When I was f...
Posted on 2018-08-02
Why Your Injury is Like the Stock Market
Why Your Injury and Recovery is Like the Stock Market
By: Jesse Lewis, DPT
Do you check your 401K or other retirement accounts every day? Probably not, and It’s likely because you know that the stock market will go up or down on any given day. You’re in it for the long-term, though. So if your balance is a little lower today, you won’t worry as long as it is higher next quarter. If you make steady progress every quarter, you’ll reach your retir...
Posted on 2018-05-29
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
How To Stay Healthy And Avoid Injury During Winter Months
How To Stay Healthy And Avoid Injury During Winter Months.
by Dr. Jesse Lewis, PT, DPT
The winter season is officially here. That means holidays, family and hot chocolate. Unfortunately, it also means snow, ice, and cold. Inevitably, every year we see these lead to injury. Winter brings its own unique chance for injury. The good news is that there are ways to minimize the risk and stay healthy this winter.
Here are 4 tips to stay healthy on sno...
Posted on 2018-01-17