Are you moving like you should be? Your hips and knees are essential to everyday movement; whether you are sitting, standing, walking or running, you need your hips and knees in great shape. Sometimes, when your hips and knees are in pain, it can cause you to change the way that you are moving, causing you to change the flow and pace of your gait, which is the way that you walk. Other times, prolonged pain can cause you to stop doing movements that are indicative of healthy joints. 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. • Standing near a wall or countertop, 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 overcoming hip or knee pain, contact us.
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The king of fish, Alaska salmon is like a summer holiday dinner; true comfort food and fun when you catch some. Some days the catch is amazing, some days true friends gift us theirs because we didn’t catch “the run”. Nothing beats fresh caught, red sockeye salmon fillets. This beautiful dish is an amazing combination of seasonal peaches, salmon, ginger, salty and pungent with a fruit side for fun. Hard to admit how easy it is when it is so elegant. Enjoy! Serves 4. Ginger & Peach Roasted Red Salmon Recipe
INGREDIENTS • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar (unfiltered, raw)
• sea salt and pepper • 1 medium red onion, thickly sliced • 3 peaches, cut into wedges • 2 zucchini, sliced • 4x 6-ounce wild-caught salmon fillets (about 1 inch thick, skin on)
• 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger • 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves • 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
INSTRUCTIONS Heat grill to high-medium; when it comes to temperature use a grill brush to remove “detritus”. Turn thegrilltomediumormedium lowforcooking(differentgrillshavedifferentheats—lowerandslower
isbest). InaMagicBullet,Nutribullet,orfoodprocessor,cream together thevinegar,ginger, thyme,3 tablespoonsof theoil,and¼ teaspooneachsaltandpepper. Set the creamy vinaigrette aside. Slice the zucchini lengthwise and brush with olive oil. In a large bowl, gently toss the onions and peaches with approximately 1 tablespoon oil. Rub both sides of the salmon with olive oil and then season the fleshy side with ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Place the onions on the preheated grill; they take the longest. Grill onions 2 minutes before starting the salmon. Place the prepared salmon on the grill flesh side down. Also place the preparedzucchinion thegrill.Grill thesalmon,zucchini,andonions2minutes.Carefullyflip thesalmon toskinsidedown (this iseasiestwitha longspatula).Flip the onion slices and the zucchini slices. Place the peaches on the grill to cook while the salmon, zucchini, and onions finish. Peaches need about 1 minute per side. Use tongs to turn the peaches while the salmon, onions, and zucchini continue cooking. Arrange all artistically on a serving dish. Drizzle with the vinaigrette and serve. A simple mixed greens salad rounds out this beautiful dish. Find more healthy recipe makeovers at www.OurNutritionKitchen.com Contributed by Marie Cecchini Sternquist, MS CHHC who uses Functional Nutrition and Nutrition Response Testing to address inflammatory processes that prevent true healing.
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