Health Blog Category: physical fitness
Stress-Related Headaches Don’t Have to Cause More Tension in Your Life – PT Can Help
Do You Suffer From Stress-Related Headaches?
When you see someone at work or in a difficult situation clutching his head, you may assume either that he’s under extreme stress, or that he has a stress-related headache.
In fact, you may be right on both counts. Both physical and emotional stress can cause tension headaches; they can also trigger cervicogenic and migraine headaches, any of which can leave you effectively disabled.
You may struggle with chronic or recurring headache pain yourself — in which case, you’re probably tired of taking pain relievers all the time.
Read full blogImprove Your Physical Performance with Blood Flow Restriction
Have You Discovered the Benefits of Blood Flow Restriction?
If you haven’t heard of blood flow restriction yet, you should give it a shot! According to the American Physical Therapy Association,
“Blood-flow restriction training can help patients to make greater strength training gains while lifting lighter loads, thereby reducing the overall stress placed on the limb.
By applying the right amount of external pressure to an extremity, it’s possible to maintain arterial inflow while occluding venous outflow distal to the occlusion site.”
If you’ve been at the gym recently and notice someone weightlifting with bands wrapped around their biceps, they are likely trying out a new training regimen called BFR.
Read full blogImprove Your Fitness With These 5 Benefits of Walking!
Did You Know About These Walking Benefits?
If you think you don’t know how to exercise, you are wrong. Plain and simple, you get out of a workout as much as you put into it.
If you are willing to give physical fitness a try, then there is absolutely nothing holding you back from getting started.
Don’t believe it? Well hear this: You’ve been building your fitness skills since your very first step.
Read full blogLooking to Improve Your Health? Start with Core Strength!
Have you been suffering from persistent pain? Are you trying to get your body vacation-ready? Do you want to shake the sluggish feeling that’s been dragging you down? Whatever the case may be, core exercises can help. These simple and classic techniques have been practiced by athletes for years and are a great way to quickly increase your body’s core strength.
If you are recovering from an injury or beginning these core strengthening exercises for the first time, it would be in your best interest to consult with a physical therapist beforehand.
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