Block Sports Chiropractic And Physical Therapy, Smithtown, NY Videos

Dr. Wil ending our team meeting with powerful motivation!
“What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”

Now Open!    Block Sports on the South Shore of Long Island. If you or someone you know is in need of Physical Therapy or Chiropractic care in the Massapequa area, you know who to call!    📍 4200 Sunrise Highway   Massapequa, NY 11758      📞 516-541-1064      Call today to schedule an appointment for Chiropractic or Physical Therapy!

💥 Ankle Rehab 💥     After an injury to the lower leg, athletes often present with deficits in strength, balance, and proprioception. Here we have this high level soccer player working on single leg balance drills and general lower body strengthening to prepare her for next season.     #physicaltherapy #chiropractic #sportsrehab #sportsrehabilitation #sportsperformance #soccer #anklerehab #anklesprain #strengthtraining

Post Stroke Rehab    In this post stroke rehab we are working on big, explosive movements across her body and getting her moving dynamically! So proud of all her hard work!

October is National Physical Therapy Month! Let’s give it up to our great PTs and PTAs at Block Sports who help our patients achieve their goals! #choosept

Prone Swimmers    Strengthen your back and shoulders with the Prone Swimmers exercise. This move not only strengthens your large back muscles but can also improve your posture and flexibility. If your posture is suffering or your shoulders hurt, give this one a try!    #physicaltherapy #chiropractic #shoulderworkout #posture #posturecorrection #postureexercises #shoulderhealth #sportsrehab #strengthtraining #strengthandconditioning #sportsperformance

Concussion Rehab    Returning to normalcy after a concussion can take time. Being able to move your head without the sensations of spinning or being able to read or look at a screen without difficulty can seem far away. Everyday life has a great deal of stimuli that comes our way. Our brains are receiving all of these signals, interpreting them, and reacting in the proper way.    Physical therapy can help you get back to life and sport safely following a concussion. You and your physical therapist can set goals together to see exactly what movements you encounter on a day-to-day basis and train specifically to ensure your head can tolerate those.    @blazepod - BlazePods are an excellent example of a tool utilized in end-stage concussion treatment. While commonly used for sports and training purposes, these light-up devices provide the unexpected stimuli that is necessary for concussion treatment.     #physicaltherapy #concussion #concussionrecovery #concussioncare #concussionawareness #concussionrehab #sportsrehab #blazepod #sportsperformance

💥 Knee Rehab 💥       Manual Resisted Exercise (MREs)      MREs are a great way to strengthen the muscles around the knee early on in rehab. The resistance given by the PT can be graded based on the strength of the individual. Here we are working on both the concentric and eccentric phase of the quad contraction post knee contusion. Great job @rebeccagelman_ !     #physicaltherapy #knee #kneepain #kneerehab #quadstrength #sportsrehab #sportsperformance #strengthtraining

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Cupping - Achilles Repair    Myofascial cupping has been around since the early 19th century but only recently has the image of purple circles on athlete’s backs created attention to the practice of cupping.     The basic premise of the cups is to provide suction to decompress the underlying tissues. We’re using the RockPods by @rocktape to manipulate the fascia and promote more mobility after Achilles repair. Quick and easy treatment that can yield good results.     #physicaltherapy #cupping #rocktape #rockpods #myofascialrelease #myofascial #sportsrehab #achilles #achillesrehab #achillestendon

💥 Hip Mobility 💥   First we want to push into the wall and drive your stationary hip forward to crest tension and stability up the chain. Then focus your intent on the movement and rotation of the opposite hip. If you haven’t tried this hip mobility drill yet, you must give it a try!     #mobility #hipmobility #strengthtraining #hipstrength #hipstability #physicaltherapy #sportspt #sportsrehab

💥 Late Stage ACL Rehab 💥   ⚽️ Return to Soccer ⚽️     As athletes begin to return to practice we will continue to work on agility drills and absorbing external forces. This will better prepare the athlete for game speed.     This drill is preparing the athlete to compete for 50/50 balls while absorbing force from another player and the ball.     #physicaltherapy #sportsrehab #sportsPT #sportsphysio #sportsperformance #soccer #soccerrehab #aclrehab #aclclub #aclinjury #strengthandconditioning

Proprioception and Dynamic Stabilization Drill      This drill on a wobble board with the PT tapping the board is called a perturbation drill or postural disturbance.      Catching and throwing a ball incorporates dual tasking, concentration and neurocognitive training.      @mattmoss10 making this drill look easy in his ACL rehab!       Challenging drill but very beneficial for patients in improving lower extremity dynamic stabilization and control.      #physicaltherapy #sportsrehab #aclrecovery #aclrehab #aclclub #sportsperformance #balance #footballrehab #kneerehab #dynamicstability #singlelegbalance #strengthtraining

Sports Specific Rehab - Rugby 🏉     Return to play post concussion    Sports rehab should be specific to the demands of the sport. Here we have a rugby athlete progressing through our return to play program.     @selenaphanx is working on getting back in the scrum, decision making, and agility with these drills. It’s important to challenge her cognitively as well as physically in concussion rehab.     #physicaltherapy #sportsrehab #concussion #concussionrecovery #concussionrehab #sportsperformance #rugby #rugbyrehab

Reactive Dynamic Stabilization Drill for the Shoulder    ⚾️ He’s performing medicine ball drops with throwing arm with sustained holds with opposite arm.     ⚾️ Added reaction to the random lights of the @blazepod with intermittent perturbations from PT.     ⚾️ Great drill for strengthening shoulder complex, rotator cuff, scapula stabilizers, and posterior chain!    #physicaltherapy #sportsrehab #shoulder #shoulderrehab #baseballrehab #shoulderstability #shoulderstrength #sportsperformance #strengthtraining #blazepod #baseball

💥 Eccentric Hamstring MREs 💥     An eccentric muscle contraction is when the muscle is lengthening as it contracts. Eccentric training can improve both strength and flexibility. The hamstrings need to learn how to contract eccentrically (especially after surgery) because they act as our brakes when we run to slow down the leg.     Here we’re starting manual resisted eccentric hamstring curls 5 weeks post-op ACLR. We are cueing him to slowly control his leg down to the table as the PT provides the load. This can be progressed by adding more load or changing the speed.     #physicaltherapy #aclrecovery #aclclub #aclrehab #hamstrings #hamstringstrength #eccentric #eccentrictraining #sportspt #sportsrehab #sportsperformance

ACL Rehab - Early Phase Strength     4 weeks post-op     Strength training early and often is one of the most important concepts in ACL rehab. We need to start loading the muscles early in order to progress to the next phase of rehab. Many athletes are still significantly under loaded in their ACL rehab, setting them up for failure when it comes time to return to play.     Here at Block Sports we like to challenge our athletes in fun and dynamic ways in the gym, not on the treatment table. Strength training must also be gradual and done to the patient’s tolerance.  Here’s an example session from our patient in the early phase of ACL rehab, 4 weeks post-op.   #physicaltherapy #aclrecovery #aclrehab #aclsurgery #sportsrehab #sportspt #sportsperformance #strengthtraining #kneerehab