Simple Exercises You Can Do At Home To Help Prevent Injury Exercise Ess ntials Always consult your physical therapist or physician before starting exercises you are unsure of doing or if any of these exercises cause pain or discomfort.
Fly on foam roller Lying on a foam roller with roller running vertically along the spine, start with arms resting out to the side at shoulder level or just below. Slowly bring hands together in front of your body. To increase difficulty add small hand weights. Complete 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Scapular Adduction (shoulder blade squeeze) Start in a relaxed position sitting or standing. Squeeze shoulder blades together by moving your shoulders down and back as if you are aiming your shoulder blades for your back pockets. Hold squeeze for 5-10 seconds and repeat 10 times multiple times throughout the day.
Todd Morneau, PTA
Kristin O’Kelly, DPT
Featured Employee: Donovan Hodges, Aide, South Portland
Where are you from? I am from New Gloucester, Maine. What schooling/training do you have? I have a bachelor’s of health science from USM. How long have you been with Back in Motion®? Just over 1! Time just flies by! What is your best work story (funny, happy, and inspiring)? That is really tough! I have somany funny conversations with patients and so many events amongst co-workers that it is hard to choose. Just give me a burrito and/or latte and just about everything is funny and entertaining. What are your hobbies? Walkingmy dog, Odin. I enjoy hiking, biking, target shooting, and kayaking. What is one interesting fact about you that most people don’t know? I have so many cowlicks that if I cut my hair short enough my head would look like a “pom-pom”! Where do you see yourself in 10 years? I seemyself graduated from a DPT program working as a Physical Therapist!
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