The scapula (shoulder blade) and shoulder work as a singular unit that serve to move the arm through space. Due to its ball-and-socket joint structure, the shoulder can move through tremendous ranges of motion in daily life and even greater ranges in overhead sports like baseball and volleyball.
The shoulder complex is composite of the scapula (shoulder blade), the humerus and the clavicle (collar bone). As such, smooth scapulohumeral movement is only possible due to tightly coupled coordination of the deltoid and rotator cuff muscles.
After a total knee arthroplasty (TKA or total knee replacement surgery), some individuals develop joint stiffness also called a joint contracture.
As we age, the density of our bones steadily decreases. How many elderly people do you know who have suffered a major bone break from a fall? In the field of physical therapy, we see it more often than we want to.
Our Office Managers are the backbone to our clinics. But how do they manage their own neck and back?! By doing simple exercises right in their office!
Top Four Exercises to Test your Running Readiness: Single Leg Balance: Stand on one leg, other knee flexed up to 90 degrees or hip level, hold position without falling over or using support from hands or foot for at least 30 seconds.
Running is a fantastic physical activity that cultivates a myriad of health benefits that include improvements in cardiovascular-respiratory health, musculoskeletal health and bone mineral density, cognitive health, stress reduction and general sense of well being.
Strengthens immune sysyem water flushes out toxins, sends oxygen to your body cells, and removes harmful contaminants.
Before hitting on the range, or teeing off on the course, it is important to get your body warmed up and ready to hit some balls.
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