Go Beyond Physical Therapy

Ben helped get our student program back up and running. We enjoyed having Chaia in our office not once but twice this year! She just completed 6 weeks with us (and 2 in the spring) and will be returning to USC ✌️ to continue her learning! We are proud of how much she progressed this summer!

This week we say goodbye to a few of our favorites… Off to bigger and better things, and bright futures. Long Beach State, Utah State, and Syracuse University are lucky to have them! Plus our student returns to USC. Thank you for spending some time with us these past weeks, months, and year. We will miss you!

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Our hip flexors get tight when we sit, and they can create all types of problems like back pain, and knee pain. So for this week's we will show you how to stretch the hip flexors. When you stretch, you should feel this one in front of the hip and/or thigh.

Hip Flexor Stretch #mobility Our hip flexors get tight when we sit, and they can create all types of problems like back pain, and knee pain. Stretching them is very important! When you s...

Who will participate in bike to work day? If you bike to our office for your appointment, we will give you a Go anyone Physical Therapy T-shirt!

This installment of is the single leg bridge! A single leg bridge is a great way to progress a double leg bridge. It isolates the and also gives you a functional stretch of the quads and hip flexors. Drop a comment below if you have ever done a single leg bridge. Did this video help you learn more?

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Having trouble reaching behind your back? Try this week's stretch. My favorite is the Sleeper Stretch. The key is to lay on the stiffer side all the way rolled on to the shoulder. That way you get a better https://youtu.be/cDs8hu4Mb28

Go Beyond Physical Therapy - Shoulder Mobility Stretches Ever have troubles reaching into your seat, or clasping your bra behind your back? Try these shoulder mobility stretches.

This is a REALLY good one. Check out this video and incorporate these into your warm up. You don't have to do ALL of them each time.... but you might want to!

Dynamic Stretches - Go Beyond Physical Therapy Dynamic stretches are a great way to warm up before sport or other exercise. They help improve flexibility, mobility, and stability to prep yourself to perform.

Do you enjoy walking for exercise? Here are some tips when you go out and

Happy 1st day of spring!

The last time the Summer Olympics were in Paris in 1924, women made up 5% of the athletes. 100 years later women will make up 50% of athletes for the first time ever!

The 2024 Paris Olympic Games will be the first Games to reach full gender parity. Out of the 10,500 athletes participating in the Games, 5,250 will be men and 5,250 women.

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How often does a physical therapist find someone with weakness in their gluts? Depends on how many people we see each day.... but generally 100%!!! Seriously! This is a fantastic exercise (yet easy to perform poorly). Here are some tips! https://youtu.be/PfxLWh8wvIs

Go Beyond Physical Therapy - Crab Walk

EVERYONE needs a stronger core.... just sayin'! Do you have a foam roll at home? Have you ever tried any of these exercises on the foam roll? https://youtu.be/8yLilLZlZ58

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My favorite exercise progression for the core - using a foam roll I will take you through 4 exercises that progress from one to the next. It's important that you don't rush from one to the next too quickly- it's quality ove...

This week's will highlight an exercise for the low back. Have low back pain? Want to prevent low back pain? Then this is a great exercise to try! https://youtu.be/5WR55CgE-Ts

Multifidus Activation - Go Beyond Physical Therapy

😂 The most important thing when "counting reps" is to make sure each one counts. Are you completing the rep with proper form? Are you recruiting the correct muscles? Because if you're going to take the time to exercise, make sure you're doing it right!

And what are your goals... Are you looking to build (4-6 reps), (8-12 reps), or (15-20 reps)? Depending on what your goal of the day is, you should fatigue within THAT # of reps.

If you're trying to get , and you could complete 20-30 reps of a particular exercise, you will not get the strength gains you're trying for! You need to get to a fatigue point within the 8-12 reps for strength.

Talk to your if you're not sure if you are doing the right amount of reps for your or exercise routine!

For I am going to share another core exercise. There are ways to progress this one, but it's really one that can challenge you no matter what level you are at! https://youtu.be/chr3vrcEvlY

Go Beyond Physical Therapy - Core Exercise (marching on foam roll) This is a great exercise to strengthen the core. The key is slow and controlled movement.

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Tips to improve your posture As a lot of people are working from home, or helping their kids with their homework during the pandemic. I thought it would be nice to give you a few helpful...

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