Thrive Physical Therapy and Wellness Birmingham, Vestavia Hills, AL Videos

Lower body mini band series🌟 Strong hips are the foundation of a healthy, resilient body! Whether you’re aiming to enhance performance or trying to prevent injuries, focusing on hip strength is crucial. We love this mini band series because it’s simple and effective! Save this for your next workout!

✳️Early Postpartum Series✳️ The early postpartum period is a time to re-establish the mind+body connection between the core and pelvic floor. Using breath work can help! The diaphragm, abdominal wall, back muscles and pelvic floor all work together to support our trunk. The breath work can significantly help with recruiting the deep core and the pelvic floor! Relaxing is just as important as contracting and it shouldn’t be painful! Here are some gentle exercises to help the synergy between these muscles. We recommend physical therapy for the postpartum period for everyone starting at 6-8 weeks! 🤰🏻👶🏻

We are always striving to be the best for our patients! One of the ways we do this is by conducting regular in-services where we are learning new techniques/technologies to add to our care toolbox!

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➡️PNF Abdominal Series⬅️ This proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) abdominal series is designed to improve neuromuscular firing of the transverse abdominis muscle. This is a deep core muscle and is so beneficial in providing trunk stability. It is recommended to perform this series prior to core strengthening for better muscle facilitation. It is a three part series. Position 1: Legs in tabletop with open hands placed on distal thigh and feet flexed. Provide an upward and outward force with hands while drawing in legs at the same time creating a counterpressure. Position 2: Legs in tabletop with open hands crossed and placed on distal thigh and feet flexed. Provide an upward and diagonal force with hands while drawing in legs at the same time creating a counterpressure. Position 3: Legs in tabletop with hands wrapped around onto the back of the thigh. Provide an inward force with hands and outward force with legs creating that counterpressure. Variation includes drawing knees into the chest with hand placement on shins. Again, create that counterpressure with pulling hands downward and legs outward. ➡️Hold each position for 10 seconds and then repeat the series for a second time. As strength is gained, increase the duration hold up to 30 seconds. Phasic shaking is normal as you are working to better train your core! ➡️Modification: If the front of the legs are getting more activation than the core, bring the knees forward creating > 90 deg angle. This should inhibit the hip flexors from firing and achieve more of that deep core activation.

Fupa, mommy pooch, shelf, muffin top: whatever you want to call it, we get this question all of the time! 🗣️Listen as Ann shares some of the techniques we use in the clinic to address this common postpartum complaint. ☎️Text (205) 312-7925 to schedule an appointment!

We get asked this question all the time! 🗣️Listen as Ann shares some techniques we use in the clinic when addressing this common postpartum complaint. ☎️Text us (205) 312-7925 to schedule an evaluation!

Guess who’s back? 🎉We’re so excited to announce that Rachel is back in the office seeing patients! ☎️Call today to schedule your appointment (205) 312-7925

🥳IT’S OUR 1ST BIRTHDAY🥳 ONE YEAR! Wow! That went by fast! It’s hard to believe Thrive Physical Therapy has been open for one whole year. It has been a year full of growing, learning, adapting, and evolving. In the past year, we’ve added our amazing office manager, Kelly and a fabulous PT, Rachel! We have moved spaces, added equipment, and participated in several community education events! It has been such a joy serving our community over the past year. Thank you for the support, word of mouth referrals, and positive vibes! We look forward to many more years!🎉

🌟Exercise Equipment SPOTLIGHT🌟 The BOSU is a very versatile piece of equipment that’s great for working your whole body! It provides lots of instability and multiplanar resistance! The BOSU is great for core work, balance work, instability training and much much more! BOSUs are truly amazing; if you ever see one on sale, snag it! Stay tuned for #workoutwednesday featuring the BOSU!🔵 💪