Motor abilities influence an individual’s success in the performance of certain motor skills (Magill & Anderson, 2013). A motor ability of interest is dynamic balance, or the ability to maintain stability while one is in motion, as there is a strong correlation between poor balance and falls (although it is not the only factor), whichContinue reading “Osteoporosis, Age, Parkinson’s decrease dynamic balance and increase fall risk”
Tag Archives: Prevention
The Often Overlooked Warm up
Arrive at gym. Check-in at the front desk. Walk to treadmill. Start running. Arrive at gym. Check-in at the front desk. Walk to bench press. Perform working sets of exercise. What’s missing here? The warm up! And by “warmup” I don’t mean 3 arm circles before benching or a 5 second quad stretch and toe-touchContinue reading “The Often Overlooked Warm up”
Shoulder Rehab: Take #2
Shoulder injuries are common, and I encountered many patients with them while working as a physical therapy aid. Frozen shoulders, impingements, labrum tears, dislocations, separations, and rotator cuff tears are few that come to mind. Individuals embark on fitness quests to lose weight, get strong, try a new activity, without giving a thought to shoulder health, when just aContinue reading “Shoulder Rehab: Take #2”
Active Rehab: Overhead Flexibility
My personal goal in these weekly rehab posts is to prepare my body to safely learn some Olympic lifts next month (February), to document my progress along the way, and to educate whomever decides to read along in the process. Olympic lifts include two movements called the “clean and jerk” and the “snatch” and their manyContinue reading “Active Rehab: Overhead Flexibility”
Weekly Rehab: Neck Tension
Injury prevention and rehabilitation are major interests of mine (hence my quest to become a physical therapist) so I’ve decided to have a weekly series addressing common pains and injuries that come with active lifestyles (because what active person wants to be stuck on the couch due to an injury from being active– the thing thatsContinue reading “Weekly Rehab: Neck Tension”
Strength Coach K8 