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2 Simple Ways to Improve Your Balance! (for Seniors)

Oct 8, 2024

As we get older, there are a lot of ways for us to improve our balance…

In this video, I’m going to show you two simple ways you can improve your balance throughout the course of your day, without adding a lot of time and effort to your day.

Physical Therapy for Shoulder Pain: Rotator Cuff Injuries

Oct 7, 2024

Living with shoulder pain can significantly impact your daily life, making simple tasks like reaching for a cup in your kitchen cabinet or putting on a jacket feel like overwhelming challenges

Concussions – What Happens to the Brain?

Sep 17, 2024

Concussions have become a topic of increasing concern in recent years, particularly in the world of sports and athletics.

The Worst Advice for Seniors! (about exercise)

Sep 5, 2024

There’s a lot of bad advice for seniors out there… and when it comes to exercising, this is the worst advice around: focusing only on low-intensity, low-stress types exercise.

I recently worked with a very active 74 year-old who did a lot of walking and swimming, as well as some weight lifting. And yet he still had knee pain associated with hip and quad weakness, simply because he isn’t doing any real strengthening.

Most medical advice sets the bar way too low at simply “staying active” for older adults. However, if we want to stay active as we age, we have to set the bar higher right now, especially when it comes to strengthening.