Think of your body as a big spring that stores and releases energy with every step. The efficiency of your walk comes from the effectiveness of your flexibility, strength and balance. When any one of these is off, it affects your ability to walk efficiently and takes a lot of energy. This results in strain to different joints and makes muscles work much harder than they need to. This leads to possible pain in the back, hips and knees. It also causes fatigue after walking, even for a little while. If you are experiencing pain again after therapy, it might be because muscles or joints have tightened or become weak again.
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Lacey Wilcox, PT, DPT, ATC, Cert. DN
Lacey is a native of Douglas, ND and a 2004 graduate of Max High School. She attended college at the University of North Dakota where she earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in 2011. She is a licensed physical therapist in both North Dakota and Minnesota. Lacey is also a Certified Athletic Trainer and holds additional certifications in Astym and Dry Needling. Lacey is currently seeing patients in the Park River, and sometimes Grafton, locations of Achieve Therapy. She specializes in the treatment of low back pain, chronic pain, the treatment of injured workers, vertigo, and orthopedic conditions. Lacey also performs Functional Capacity Evaluations, workability assessments and ergonomic assessments in the workplace. Lacey and her husband Luke currently reside in Fordville, ND. They have twin boys Eli and Liam, and are expecting baby #3 in 2018. In her free time, Lacey enjoys spending time with her family, snowmobiling, and playing softball. To schedule an appointment with Lacey, please contact us at 701-284-6707.
Performance For Life NEWSLETTER “Move Freely, Walk Farther!” EFFECTIVE HIP & KNEE PAIN RELIEF
INSIDE: • Move Freely Walk Farther
• Find Our If You Are Moving Like You Should
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The Remedy The simple solution is to put the spring back in your step. This is accomplished by first analyzing how you walk. There are slight changes in the way that you walk and move, that our trained medical experts can pick up on.This analysis tells us just what joints or muscles are stiff, stuck or weak. By pinpointing the exact areas of your body that are not moving as they should, we can make a plan to increase motion, strength and improve coordination.
Think of your body as a big spring that stores and releases energy with every step. The efficiency of your walk comes from the effectiveness of your flexibility, strength and balance. When any one of these is off, it affects your ability to walk efficiently and takes a lot of energy. This results in strain to different joints and makes muscles work much harder than they need to. This leads to possible pain in the back, hips and knees. It also causes fatigue after walking, even for a little while. If you are experiencing pain again after therapy, it might be because muscles or joints have tightened or become weak again.
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“Find Out If You Are Moving Like You Should. ” Can you do these simple tests to see if your hips and legs are as flexible and strong as they should be? Try them for yourself and let us know how you did. Use caution and common sense when attempting these tests; do not continue if they cause pain or discomfort. Do not attempt if you have had a hip replacement. to toe. Without putting your hands down, see if you can balance for 10 seconds, keeping yourself steady. If you cannot, then you have trouble with the coordination of your balance from the nerve endings in your hip, knees, ankles and feet.
Restoring Normal Pain Free Motion Restoring normal motion is key to alleviating pain and allowing you to do the activities you love to do safely. Physical therapy is the key to restoring normal joint and muscle motion. Our medical experts pinpoint the key problem areas that you may not even be aware of and focus on a custom treatment plan that will restore your normal pain-free motion. Performing at Your Best Whether you are just out for a walk or an avid athlete, we can help you walk, run and play better. With our motion analysis, strength testing, coordination testing and more, we can spot your muscles and joints that need flexibility, strength or coordination. A specific training and treatment plan is then put together to help you reach your peak movement with the least effort.
• From standing, can you touch your toes? This indicates hip and low back flexibility. • In sitting can you comfortably cross your legs so that your ankle is resting on the other knee? Does one knee go further down than the other? This indicates hip flexibility. If one hip is tighter than the other, it can wreck havoc with your walking and even cause knee pain. • Keeping your feet flat on the floor and holding onto something solid, how far can you squat down? You should be able to squat all the way down so your buttocks almost touch your heels. Don’t letyourheelspopup! Ifyou favormovement to one side, you probably have hip weakness on that side or limited motion in the hip joint. • Standing near a counter top put one foot in front of the other so that you are touching heel
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HolidayHappenings!
T hrough the Season of Giving, more than 200 food itemswerecollectedanddonated to the foodshelf serving Grand Forks and the surrounding area . “Adopt a Family” Achieve Therapy Columbia Road and Achieve Therapy East Grand Forks caught the Christmas Spirit, as they partnered up with Northeast Human Services to participate in their “Adopt a Family” Christmas program. Each facility put up a Giving Tree which was then decorated with ornamental tags. Each tag listed a family member and a Christmas gift wish. Our patients and members thenselecteda tag forwhich they fulfilled thewish. Through the generous support of our Achieve patrons, 3 area families had their wishes fulfilled and were able to enjoy a Merry Christmas. Achieve Therapy would like to thank all of our patients, members a clients for allowing us to be a part of your health & wellness journey in 2017. We look forward to the New Year and the opportunity to continue helping you and your families in your quest for better health and “Performance for Life”.
Holiday Spirit and Giving/Care at Achieve The staff, patients and members of Achieve Therapy got into the Holiday Spirit during the 2017 Holiday Season. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who was kind and generous enough to participate in these fun and heartwarming activities. The staff and management truly enjoy giving back to the communities in which they live and work. We love celebrating these wonderful times with our patients, members and their families. We did our best to spread help spread theSpiritofGivingandHolidayCheer thisyear,and we look forward to many more years of doing so. “Season of Giving” During the week ofThanksgiving, AchieveTherapy Turning Point and Achieve Performance, joined up with their fellow tenants atTurning Point Health & Wellness to celebrate the Season of Giving. They created & assembled 200 Mason Jar Mixes to give away to anyone who brought in a nonperishable food item. Donors had their choice of either Apple Bread Mix, Hot Chocolate Mix or a Santa’s Cookies Mix to take home and enjoy with their family.
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HIP ADDUCTION - SIDELYING While lying on your side, slowly raise up the bottom leg towards the ceiling. Keep your knee straight the entire time. The top leg should be bent at the knee and your foot planted on the ground supporting your body.
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