Relieve Your Pain Try these simple exercises to improve mobility! Exercise Essentials
The foam roller exercises are a great way to help reduce a forward head and remind your neck and upper back tissues and joints how to retract back. Please see our feature article for additional data on this concept and as well March’s newsletter (they are archived on our website). The use of the rollers requires some skill, if you need help get an appointment with us. We can teach you how to use it without strain on the neck and with progressive benefit. Invest in knowledge, it can pay you back over and over.
Relieves Tightness In Shoulders And Chest
FOAM ROLLER PEC MINOR STRETCH Lie down on a foam roll and hold one of your wrists as it rests on your stomach. Put a folded towel or two under your head for comfort. Next, squeeze your shoulder blades together as you lower your shoulders toward the floor as shown. Hold for a gentle stretch across your chest. These stretches require some patience, start with 3 minutes and work to 6-10 minutes dividing the time between the two exercises.
PECTORALIS MINOR STRETCH Lie down on a foam roll and allow your arms to drop towards the floor with your elbows straight as shown. Put a towel or two under your head for comfort. Hold for a gentle stretch across your chest.
Always consult your physical therapist or physician before starting exercises you are unsure of doing.
Letter From Our Owner
Patient Success Story!
Hello,
As I write this short note to you all, it is my hope we are in a better place when this newsletter comes out a month from now. So much has happened in such a short amount of time. For us, a big change is the full resignation of Jack VandenBerg, PT. As some of you may know, Jack “retired” four years ago but so enjoyed his work and his patients he continued to treat part time until this past March. In this newsletter is his announcement about his retirement. We will miss so many things about his presence here as I am sure many of you will as well. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors; he is a man of many interests and I am sure the last thing he will find in full retirement is boredom. As well, you still might continue to hear from him as he imparts his knowledge by an occasional newsletter article like the one he wrote in this issue. I hope your summer is going well and you are moving and feeling well too. If not, take action and get a consult with Full Potential. Pain, indecision, and waiting to get better can actually make one tired and unmotivated. A decision to handle your problem motivates and sets you on a course of positive action. Just that alone can make you feel some better.
“This helped me to avoid having surgery!” “The biggest and most positive change since starting PT at Full Potential is having the ability to walk, run, and get back to normal function! This helped me to avoid having surgery. The staff is attentive to the problem, friendly, educating, and patient at explaining the issues.”
To a good summer, Vince Hanneken, PT Owner of Full Potential
—Robert F.
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