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Core stability is about muscular strength and proper sensory input. This sensory input alerts the central nervous system about the movements and positions you are putting your body through. This means specific exercises designed to help your body react to different movements. Our therapists will design a program to teach you how to use your core muscles properly. We will create a strength program that focuses on core-specific exercises and progresses to multi-joint free weight exercises to train the core muscles adequately. We will provide constant feedback and allow refinement of movements to ensure the core provides optimal spinal stabilization. What To Expect In Physical Therapy When your core is strong, reactive, and mobile, it can perform at optimal levels. Our team of physical therapists will assess your particular condition to identify how your core is affecting your function. Your therapist can educate you on how your core affects your physical activity and contributes to the pain you may be experiencing. Through an individualized exercise program, you can reduce your pain, prevent the condition from worsening, and improve daily function. In many cases, physical therapy can design appropriate core strengthening exercises and provide relevant feedback to your central nervous system that improves your function without aggravating your pain. Your therapist can help you reclaim a healthy lifestyle! At Restore Physical Therapy, our physical therapists are here to help you improve your function and relieve your pain. If you want to strengthen your core, relieve your pain, and improve your overall health, call us today to set up an appointment! Sources: https://journals.lww.com/acsm-csmr/fulltext/2008/01000/core_stability_exercise_principles.14.aspx https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6110226/ https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/fulltext/2013/06000/systematic_review_of_core_muscle_activity_during.29.aspx https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1350453318301152
February is Heart Health Month. Celebrate by practicing these 5 simple health tips: 1. Aim for lucky number seven.
Young and middle-aged adults who sleep 7 hours a night have less calcium in their arteries (an early sign of heart disease) than those who sleep 5 hours or less or those who sleep 9 hours or more. 2. Keep the pressure off. Get your blood pressure checked every 3-5 years if you’re 18-39. If you’re 40 or older, or if you have high blood pressure, check it every year. 3. Move more. To keep it simple, you can aim for 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week of moderate exercise. Even if you exercise for 30 minutes a day, being sedentary for the other 23 1/2 hours is really bad for your heart. 4. Slash saturated fats. To help your heart’s arteries, cut down on saturated fats, which are mainly found in meat and full-fat dairy products. Choose leaner cuts and reduced-fat options. 5. Find out if you have diabetes. Millions of people don’t know that they have this condition. That’s risky because over time, high blood sugar damages arteries and makes heart disease more likely.
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Enjoy this treat with someone special .
Healthy Recipe VALENTINE’S WHITE
Ingredients • 1 tbsp white chocolate chips • 1/2 cup nonfat vanilla greek yogurt • 3/4 cup frozen raspberries • 1 cup almond milk/milk of choice
• 1/2 cup ice • Fresh raspberries for garnish (optional)
CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY SMOOTHIE
Directions In a small microwave safe bowl, heat white chocolate chips about 30 seconds and stir until smooth and melted through. Set aside to cool slightly. Add all ingredients, including melted chocolate, to a blender (or bullet, food processor, etc). Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and top with fresh berries. Enjoy! https://livelytable.com/white-chocolate-raspberry-valentines-smoothie/
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