Newsletter About Your Health and Caring for Your Body by Elite Physical Therapy
The Newsletter About Your Health And Caring For Your Body
STAY OFF THE BENCH THIS FALL!
Making sure your body is strong, stable, and prepped for the game is vital for maintaining high performance. Playing the sport you love, whether competitively or just for fun, is an important part of staying healthy and enjoying your life. Conditioning is a significant part of staying healthy when you play sports. Conditioning programs can lower your risk of sustaining an injury during the game and improve your performance. Our programs focus on keeping your joints healthy and strong. We implement sports-specific strengthening and training methods to ensure your body can tolerate the demands of your sport while improving your ability to compete at a high level. We utilize targeted exercises, lifting weights, and proactive recovery practices to prevent athletes from injuring themselves. We strive to help our athletes be prepared for the ups and downs of a sports season. Request an appointment at Elite Physical Therapy today At Elite Physical Therapy, we make it our top priority to encourage healing and injury prevention for our athletes. In addition to treating injuries, our Physical Therapists can help you improve your range of motion, flexibility, strength, and overall function to prevent additional harm from occurring and get you ready for your sport. Are you an athlete prepping for fall sports? Call us today to learn more about how Physical Therapy can get you geared up to have your best season yet!
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LEAF RAKING TIPS FOR FALL For many of us, autumn is one of the most beautiful times of the year. There’s nothing like the cool refreshing air and breathtaking fall foliage. However, with the changing of the seasons comes a chore that we all dread– raking leaves. Thankfully, there are a few easy ways to make raking the leaves more enjoyable. If you need help with your follow through on this chore, keep reading! 1. If you can, rake downhill Raking leaves is hard enough without having to go against gravity. Make this process a little easier on yourself by raking downhill. 2. Pull the leaves towards you as you rake This technique helps keep stress off your back and prevents injury. For extra preventative measures, tighten your abdominal muscles as you move. 3. Divide your lawn into sections If you’re dealing with a huge lawn, don’t overdo it by trying to tackle all the space in one day. Instead, divide your lawn into smaller, more manageable sections and spread the work out over a couple days. 4. Wait until the leaves stop falling There’s almost no point in cleaning up your lawn while your trees are still full of leaves! To save yourself from unnecessary stress, wait until the trees are bare to get started on this chore.
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Patient Results
“You won’t be disappointed, I promise!” “I am a rock climber, and climbers are notorious for getting A LOT of injuries. This time it was my neck and left shoulder/lat. I had injured it 6 months prior and was hesitant to go back to PT (after being there 6 months prior for hip issues). I went to see Michelle at Elite Physical Therapy and I could NOT be more impressed with her recovery plan for me. Being a climber, I wanted my recovery to be centered around the body movements of a climber. I told this to Michelle and she just went to work. We set up a plan that would incorporate the same movements a climber executes to build strength in the areas I was experiencing so much pain in. In less than two months my neck and shoulder were completely recovered, and I was climbing stronger than I ever have. She was EXTREMELY flexible with my schedule, regularly squeezing me in if I wanted to come in for an appointment an hour or so early, very accommodating to my preferred recovery method, and an amazing PT specialist. Everyone at Elite was so helpful, fun, warm, and welcoming. From Kayla at the front desk, to Letty (who filled in for Michelle on days she couldn’t make it) to Courtney who was assisting Michelle as a student. If you go to any of the locations, MAKE IT GOVERNOR STREET! You won’t be disappointed, I promise!” — Elite PT Patient 5 STAR REVIEW www.elitephysicaltherapy.com
Exercise & Mental Health
Everyone knows that regular exercise is good for the body. But exercise is also one of the most effective ways to improve your mental health. Regular exercise can have a profoundly positive impact on depression, anxiety, ADHD, and more. It also relieves stress, improves memory, helps you sleep better, and boosts overall mood. And you don’t have to be a fitness fanatic to reap the benefits. Research indicates that modest amounts of exercise can make a difference. No matter your age or fitness level, you can learn to use exercise as a powerful tool to feel better. Exercise and depression . Maintaining an exercise schedule can prevent you from relapsing. It promotes all kinds of changes in the brain, including neural growth, reduced inflammation, and new activity patterns that promote feelings of calm and well-being. It also releases endorphins, powerful chemicals in your brain that energize your spirits and make you feel good. Exercise can also serve as a distraction, allowing you to find some quiet time to break out of the cycle of negative thoughts that feed depression. Exercise and anxiety. Anything that gets you moving can help, but you’ll get a bigger benefit if you pay attention instead of zoning out. By adding this mindfulness element—really focusing on your body and how it feels as you exercise—you’ll not only improve your physical condition faster, but you may also be able to interrupt the flow of constant worries running through your head. Exercise and ADHD. Exercising regularly is one of the easiest and most effective ways to reduce the symptoms of ADHD and improve concentration, motivation, memory, and mood. Physical activity immediately boosts the brain’s dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin levels—all of which affect focus and attention. Outdoor activities like hiking, sailing, mountain biking, rock climbing, whitewater rafting, and skiing (downhill and cross-country) have also been shown to reduce the symptoms of PTSD. When you’re under the cloud of an emotional disorder and haven’t exercised for a long time, setting yourself extravagant goals like completing a marathon or working out for an hour every morning will only leave you more despondent if you fall short. Better to set yourself achievable goals and build up from there.
Exercise Essentials Try this simple exercise to help you feel better!
If you experience any difficulty or limitation, contact an Elite Physical Therapist who can help you.
SINGLE LEG BALANCE TAPS, FORWARD Start by standing on one leg with the other leg slightly off the ground. Slowly tap your raised foot in front of you and behind you while maintaining
balance. Repeat 3 sets,10 reps each. Use This Exercise To Improve Your Balance.
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