Back To Health Physical Therapy

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Come join us for this Therapist-led class. We specialize in modifying every pose to avoid pain and injuries while improving strength, flexibility and balance! Join us at 6:00 every Tuesday Evening!

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Give us a call to reserve your spot for tonights class. This is a fun class designed for all levels of students to find breath, mobility and strength in a safe, small class experience.

We Have a New Yoga Class taught by Bill! This class is meant to be a gentle guide movement experience for people of any level flexibility! We focus on gentle stretching, deep breathing and moving slowly. First Class is Tuesday July 9th!! Come by our office at 5975 North Federal Hwy, Suite 244 and join the fun! Call 954.697.9452 for more details. Namaste!!

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Wondering How to Choose the Right Chair for Work? Give my video a Watch for My Thoughts on How to Choose, and Use the Right Chair.

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I know you've all heard me echo these tips for keeping your back pain free, but now it's all in my eBook, along with video links to make sure that your doing each exercise and stretch properly! You've all made this possible. Without my patients I never would have learned all that I'm sharing! Thanks!!

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I've made an explainer video on my Youtube Podcast about Plantar Fasciitis and Posterior Tibialis Tendonitis. Subscribe to my podcast to get immediate notifications, and leave your questions in the comments if you would like me to answer one of your questions in an upcoming episode of my Podcast "Body Talk"

Body Talk! Plantar fasciitis I'm a Physical Therapist Assistant with 30 years experience in helping people get out of Pain. In today's episode of Body Talk, we answer Amber's question ab...

I've just dropped a new episode of my Youtube Podcast called Body Talk where I make video responses to listeners health questions. I take questions from listeners about health concerns and give the answers and solutions. Take a listen, give us a thumbs up, tag a friend that can benefit from this episode and of course subscribe to get all of the latest episodes immediately. If you have questions that you would like addressed in the podcast leave them in the comments section.

Body Talk: Numbness in the Legs This episode answers a listeners questions about numbness and tingling into his legs, I talk about based and for eliminating ...

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The Importance of Your Glutes!

Glutes are some of the most important muscle group in our body. They are not just the look good Brazilian b***y that we may think. They have super important functions. What are the glutes? They are the b***y muscles- the gluteus maximus (fondly known as glut max) helps with power and function. Those athletes with the high larger b***y will be sure to explode with force and be a great athlete. We see them mostly in tennis, baseball, basketball, gymnastics and many other sports. Body builders can sculpt a gorgeous buttocks by doing squats with great weight. Cross fit enthusiasts use the glut max to do box jumps.

But, glutes are very important in everyday activities. Such as standing up straight, getting up from a chair or toilet, and even getting up off the floor. They come in very handy when climbing a flight of stairs and if you are like me, when climbing mountains , I’m grateful that they are in strong.

The very obvious glute max gets all the attention however, the glute medius and even minimus play a very important role as well. While the glute max is in the back of your hips and we refer to it as our butt, the glute medius (and minumus) are on the side of our hips and keeps our hips level and stable. Often, weakness in these muscles will cause problems that appear to be “back” issues, but really come from where your sacrum meets your hip (pelvic) bones. This is your SI joint.

Our pelvis is the foundation of our body and all of our weight is transferred through this area. If it is unstable or weak, we can find ourselves with pain, instability, poor posture, pelvic floor issues, back pain and so much more.

Just by tightening our glutes and nodding our pelvis, the entire orientation of your spine and pelvis can change. When the glutes are weak, our spine doesn’t have a stable base of support and backpain with ensue.

If you are going to train one muscle group- The mighty Glutes should be on the top of your list. Anyone at any age or fitness level can start. You don’t even need to get out of the chair (although sitting is not good for glutes- or anything else for that matter). Just by squeezing your butt cheeks tighter, you can activate the glutes. If you are starting your training sit to stand exercises are a good one to begin with. But squats – with proper form- are the most superior method to increase strength and increase it quickly.

Bird-dog is also an excellent glute and pelvic stability exercise. Don’t stop with just the basics because strengthening along with movement is great for functional stability.

Because we do not move in just one plane- forward and backwards, DON’T forget to train your glute medius. Simple exercises for your glute medius can be clams, side-lying and lifting your leg up. You can use resistance bands while lying down or you can put a resistance band around your ankles and side walk in a partially squatted position.

There are so many exercises, but please remember the importance of them have good strength. They are not just there to look good! We need them active and strong and be functional.

Call us if you would like a functional evaluation and exercise prescription. We can be your Health Coach- and get you Back To Work, Back To Play and most importantly BACK TO HEALTH!
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Author: Darlene Wooldridge PT

Good Morning! Gentle reminder that there is no Yoga Saturday Feb 4. See you The following Saturday!

Have you been the star of this movie? Our Team at Back To Health Physical Therapy can get you moving on to your next adventure…and leave this old story behind. We are a hands on physical therapy clinic dedicated to helping our clients find their way Back to Health.

Are you waking multiple times in a night to p*e? We treat overactive bladder with a Non Invasive treatment called Myokinesthetics that works quickly and effectively by treating the nervous system to regulates bladder activity. Give us a call and find out how we might help you get a better night sleep!!

Is your groin pain coming from your back or even your SI joint. It's possible.
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Groin pain can be related to back pain SI dysfunction can cause a host of varying symptoms. Including back pain. The circular arrangement of the pelvis allows for a problem in the back to cause p...

There will not be Yoga this Saturday!
Cu next week

Good Morning...This Saturday's Yoga with be GOAT Yoga!...(April Fools!)..the class however is canceled (no joke), so no Yoga until April 9th!!

Yoga for Every Body with Bill Yoga is the linking together of breath and movement. You us this morning for a mindful practice designed to move the body, safely, and engage the breath min...

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🌟Happy Holidays from Back To Health!
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🕎 Wishing you a happy & healthy New Year!
🎊 Check out these tips to help start the holidays and new year off right!

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Yoga For Every Body with Bill! Welcome to our gentle exploration of movement and breathing! We will use yoga poses to explore mindful movement in our bodies, and breath in our lungs. Ple...