(Continued from outside) Next Step Physical Therapy Guide to Summer Vacations
Exercise Essentials Try this simple exercise to help improve your mobility
one of the best children’s museums I’ve ever been to as well as a place called the “Magic House.” Both of which has entertained my kids for hours every time we go. Catch a Cardinals game downtown and enjoy the beautiful scenery from your seats (you can see the Arch and the Capital Building from you r seats looking into the outfield). Williamsburg Virginia: Take a drive down I-95 (we stopped at Baltimore along the way to see some of the sights.) In Baltimore I would suggest going to the Aquarium and then having lunch or dinner at the inner harbor. Lots of great restaurants along the water where you can take water taxi’s all over the harbor. In Williamsburg they have some history and culture attractions at Colonial Williamsburg and they also have Busch Gardens and a huge water park as well. My kids loved it!
Finally, this is one that we haven’t done but that I keep thinking about doing. Drive out to Orient Point - the end of the north fork of Long Island and take the Ferry to Block Island. I’veheard that its reallyniceout there with some cute shops and places to eat. Then take the ferry from Block Island to Newport Rhode Island. Newport is a great town to walk around. Lots of shops and taverns and beaches. They also have tours of these famous mansions, which I’ve done in the past, and it was very impressive (think gold plated wallpaper in one of the mansions). I hope this gives you some ideas on what to do and where to go this summer. If you end up going to any of these places please let me know what you thought of them. Talk to you soon!
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SINGLE LEG STANCE FORWARD 1. Stand on one leg and maintain your balance. 2. Hold your leg out in front of your body for 10 seconds. 3. Return to original position. 4. Switch legs and repeat 6 times.
Be sure to maintain a slightly bent knee on the stance side.
WHEN PHYSICAL THERAPY CAN HELP
If you’ve experienced any hip or knee pain and are considering whether physical therapy is a good choice for your health needs, consider the following: • From a standing position, are you able to lean over and touch your toes? If so, then this indicates that you have proper hip and low back flexibility. If not, then you may need to improve your flexibility and joint range of motion, and physical therapy could be helpful. • In a sitting position, can you comfortably cross your legs, leaving your ankle to rest comfortably on the opposite knee? If this is painful, or one knee constantly must be lower than the other, then this may be indicative of knee concerns that could be addressed with physical therapy. • From a standing position, with your feet planted flat on the floor, can you push your body into a squatting position? You should be able to squat all the way down so that your buttocks are almost touching your heels. If you aren’t able to do this, then physical therapy may be helpful in improving your range of motion. • Standing near a wall or counter-top, arrange your feet so that you are standing with the heel of one foot touching the toes of the other, as if on a balance beam, and see how long you can stand still. Can you balance for 10 seconds? If not, then physical therapy may be able to improve balance and coordination. The goal of any physical therapy program is to restore range of motion and improve flexibility and strength while reducing the general experience of pain. Unfortunately, hip and knee injuries often tend to linger. Every
movement relies so heavily on the hips and knees that it makes it difficult to allow these joints to actually rest following an injury. Physical therapy provides targeted exercises that support the joints with precise movements that help reinforce strength and range of motion. For more information, contact your physical therapist to learn more about options that will suit your health needs. For more information about how we can help you leave behind your hip and knee pain, contact us at (516) 681-8070.
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