Defy age with exercise Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CGFI Great news everyone! Exercise keeps you young! According to an article in the New York Times that references a new study out of England, exercise changes how you age. They studied 126 men and women between the ages of 55 and 79 and looked …
The Anatomy of a Goal
The Anatomy of a Goal Michelle Millner, PT, DPT, OCS I’ve written about Tips to Keeping those New Year Resolutions last year. This year let’s focus on the anatomy of a goal. One of the biggest problems people have with not meeting their new year’s resolutions is that the resolutions are broad and overwhelming. …
Improve your golf in the winter and your whole body for life
Improve your golf in the winter and your whole body for life Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKPT, CGFI Even though the temps are dropping, frost is on the ground, and snow is in the air; now is the best time to think about your golf game. Sound strange? Well it’s the off season, …
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Fix your pelvis
Fix your pelvis Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI A couple weeks ago, I posted Check your Pelvis. Today, I’m going to talk about how to fix it. To review, the pelvis is a ring made up of three bones. When that ring is disrupted because your bones may be out of alignment, …
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving! Don’t let pain crash the party. Matthew Riordian, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS There’s a lot of information out eating healthy on Thanksgiving, but not much is about Thanksgiving Day injuries. Although this is a day set aside to take a break from the day to day busy routine to relax and give thanks with friends or family, it can …
Your lumbar spine: Avoid the pooping dog or pooping duck
Your lumbar spine: Avoid the pooping dog or pooping duck Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI I read a lot websites, one of my new favorites is Movement-Rx. Recently they, featured a post about how to maintain a neutral spine position with weight training. They used the “pooping duck” and “pooping dog” analogy, …
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Check your pelvis
Check your pelvis Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI Recently, I’ve had a run of patients complaining of low back pain. For the most part, the pain was centralized to the very lower part of their back with no referring symptom or radiating pain. We checked out the pelvis, and found that for …
Proper core bracing sequence
Proper core bracing sequence Paul Kochoa, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP, CGFI So I finally bought this book that I’ve been meaning to read for over a year now. It’s called “Becoming a Supple Leopard: The ultimate guide to resolving pain, preventing injury, and optimizing athletic performance”, written by Dr. Kelly Starrett. He’s a physiotherapist …
Ankle Sprain Grades
Ankle Sprain Grades Michelle Millner, PT, DPT, OCS Rolling your ankle or twisting it can lead to a sprain of the ankle. But what does that really mean? A sprain means that the connective tissue connecting one bone to another (ligaments) gets over stretched or torn during the injury. Grade 1 Sprain: a mild …
Motion Analysis Software
Motion Analysis Software Michelle Millner, PT, DPT, OCS I recently attended a lecture series discussing the use of motion analysis software in the assessment of throwing mechanics of baseball pitchers. It was a really informative lecture and I was intrigued by the use of motion analysis to fix poor mechanics. However, I wondered what …